MA - Thesis Track
Program Requirements and Policies
- The Master of Arts degree in Child Study and Human Development requires 32 credits.
- All students must present at Student Presentation Day in either poster or presentation format.
Course Requirements
The following are general MA program requirements for students following an Individual Program of Study (IPS) and not pursuing a specific concentration:
- Master's Pro Seminar (1 course of 2 credits in the first semester)
- CSHD 202: Master's Pro-seminar (Course covers program requirements, professional development, and supplements course work)
- Foundational courses (2 courses/6 credits)
- Theories of Human Development, CSHD 211 (required)
- One of the following (or approved alternate)
- CSHD 151: Advanced Intellectual Development
- CSHD 155: Language Development
- CSHD 161: Advanced Personal & Social Development
- CSHD 163: Infancy: Prenatal to Age Three
- CSHD 168: Adolescent Development and the Transition to Adulthood
- Research Methods course (1 course/3 credits)
- One of the following or an approved alternate:
- CSHD 142: Research Design and Methods
- CSHD 144: Qualitative and Ethnographic Methods
- CSHD 247: Program Evaluation
- One of the following or an approved alternate:
- Statistics course (1 course/3 credits)
- One of the following or an approved alternate. Students should choose which statistics course to take in consultation with the Program Advisor and/or with any of the faculty who teach the statistics courses (check course listing).
- CSHD 140 (Introductory Statistics)
- CSHD 146 (Intermediate Statistics)
- CSHD 249 (Applied Regression Analysis)
- One of the following or an approved alternate. Students should choose which statistics course to take in consultation with the Program Advisor and/or with any of the faculty who teach the statistics courses (check course listing).
- Electives courses (5 courses/15 credits; at least 9 credits must be from CSHD)
- Students should choose elective courses in careful consultation with advisor, to prepare for internship or thesis. These courses are intended to develop an area of expertise or to complete a concentration.
- Students should choose elective courses in careful consultation with advisor, to prepare for internship or thesis. These courses are intended to develop an area of expertise or to complete a concentration.
- Thesis
- During their second year, thesis track students must enroll in two thesis-related courses during both Fall (CSHD 245) and Spring (CSHD 246) semesters for a total of 6 credits. They must also enroll in the MA Thesis Workshop (CSHD 204) during both semesters (0 credits).