M.A. In Child Development
The Master of Arts in Child Development, Emphasis in Theory and Research and Master of Arts in Child Development, Emphasis in Applied Settings requires completion of 33 units of coursework with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Required Foundation courses, elective requirements, and culminating experience are identical in both emphases. Core courses differ, as indicated. No units with a grade lower than "C" may be applied toward the degree.
I. Required Foundation Courses (12 units)
The following courses provide an important foundation for future courses. They are designed to be taken during your first semesters in the program. For example, students taking 6 or more units per semester are expected to take 200A, 200B, and 242 their first Fall semester, and 247 and 250 during their first spring semester. Enrollment in these courses is done only by permission from the department.
| CHDV 200A | Proseminar in Child Development | 2 units |
| CHDV 200B | Analytical Strategies | 1 unit |
| CHDV 242 | Theoretical Approaches to Child Development | 3 units |
| CHDV 247 | Theoretical and Applied Perspectives on Cross Cultural Development | 3 units |
| CHDV 250 | Research Methods (EDTE 250 may be substituted, when CHDV 250 is not offered) | 3 units |
II. Core Courses: See IIA. or IIB. depending on your emphasis choice
A. Theory and Research (9 units) – Three courses selected from the following:
| CHDV 210 | Seminar in Social Development (may be taken twice for credit, with different topics—social vs. cognitive) | 3 units |
| CHDV 211 | Seminar in Cognitive Development (may be taken twice for credit, with different topics—social vs. cognitive) | 3 units |
| CHDV 245 | Selected Topics in Developmental Theory (may be taken twice for credit, with different instructors) | 3 units |
| CHDV 246 | Motivation and Learning in Children | 3 units |
| CHDV 248 | Curriculum and Instruction in Preschool and Primary Grade Settings | 3 units |
| CHDV 249 | Language Processes in Development | 3 units |
| CHDV 299 | Special Problems | 3 units |
B. Applied Settings (9 units) – Three courses selected from the following:
| CHDV 210 | Seminar in Social (may be taken twice for credit, with different topics—social vs. cognitive) | 3 units |
| CHDV 211 | Seminar in Cognitive Development (may be taken twice for credit, with different topics—social vs. cognitive) | 3 units |
| CHDV 215 | Selected topics in applied and community settings | 3 units |
| CHDV 246 | Motivation and Learning in Children | 3 units |
| CHDV 248 | Curriculum and Instruction in Preschool and Primary Grade Settings | 3 units |
| CHDV 295 | Practicum in Child Development | 3 units |
| EDS 290 | Issues in Early Childhood Education for Children with Disabilities | 3 units |
III. Elective (6 units)
6 upper division or graduate units selected with approval of a Child Development faculty advisor.
IV. Culminating Requirement (6 units)
The following courses will help you complete your culminating requirement. You must pass CHDV 290 prior to enrolling in CHDV 504.
| CHDV 290 | Seminar for Culminating Experience (Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy; completion of at least 20 units of coursework toward the Master of Arts; instructor permission). If CHDV 290 is not offered in a given semester, the student may substitute EDTE 290 | 3 units |
| CHDV 504 | Culminating Experience: Child Development (Thesis or Project, CHDV 290 prerequisite) | 3 units |
Department permission to enroll in CHDV 504 is required
Credit for CHDV 504 is given upon completion of a thesis, project, or other approved culminating experience. Open only to the graduate student who has been advanced to candidacy for the master's degree and has secured the permission of his/her faculty advisor and the Department Chair one full semester prior to registration.