Master of Arts - Human Developmental Science
5500 North St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, USA
357588
Last updated: 15/10/2024
About Master of Arts - Human Developmental Science
Program Description
The Human Developmental Science master's degree is unique to the Chicago area. It’s a multidisciplinary degree intended to provide both breadth and depth in the study of human development. Students in the program focus on human growth that includes physical, perceptual, cognitive, personality, social and emotional areas across the human lifespan. It empowers students to gain extensive understanding of the human experience and understand individual growth in the larger context of culture and society. The university trains this field’s next generation of researchers, leaders and practitioners.
Students will engage with faculty both in classroom seminars and on individually tailored research projects spanning core developmental areas from infancy to adulthood and aging. Furthermore, students will have many opportunities to advance their statistical and methodological skills in order to work on basic and applied research questions. Students will be able to select a specialized area of research tailored to their interests, needs and career path (e.g., aging and mental health, physiology of adolescence, adult relationship dynamics, etc.). Graduates of the program will be well-prepared to enter into the workforce or will be competitive applicants for admission to doctoral programs. As an individual in the program, students will be able to:
- Explore a wide range of developmental topics related to social, clinical, physiological and cognitive psychology. Students will be able to engage in independent research that encourages curiosity and a passion for answering basic research, industry and behavioral questions.
- Gain skills using an array of statistical tools related to research investigation including collecting, coding, analyzing data and creating predictive models of behavior relevant to for-profit and nonprofit industries.
- Participate in classes that are organized around the principle of engaged and active learning.
- Apply to Ph.D. programs or for careers in fields that desire information research scientists, quantitative skills and knowledge of human behavior.
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