The central focus of the child development master's program is promoting child development in a variety of context including families, schools, childcare, and early intervention programs. 

Students in this program will:

• Study child development in context
• Learn to implement, evaluate, and improve family-centered programs
• Gain experience in providing developmentally appropriate, inclusive experiences for young children
• Work with leading researchers in the field
• Learn about emergent curriculum, teacher observation/documentation, and environments that support young children as scientists, naturalist, and artists
• Take courses in applied fields of developmental psychology, special education, teacher education, and family sciences
• Develop professionally through conference presentations, networking, analyzing data, interning with agency and state policy makers, and publishing papers

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*The College of Education and Human Sciences requires all students admitted into a campus program to complete a background check before the start of their first semester.