Human Development Research and Policy
专业介绍
This one-year, 30-credit MA in Human Development Research and Policy (HDRP) prepares students from diverse disciplinary and methodological backgrounds for applied research and policy analysis in human development. Its two inter-related overarching goals are to enable students to:
- Understand social, cognitive, and emotional development across the lifespan as well as the psychological, cultural, and socio-ecological factors that influence the contexts and systems in which people develop (e.g., families, schools, and neighborhoods) and
- Produce and critically evaluate research to inform the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of policies and programs.
Students take courses across three core areas: foundations in human development, research methodology and statistics, and professional development. They also complete a semester-long externship at a partner institution while receiving mentoring and support from the program’s faculty and a culminating project.