Core Courses (five courses, 15 points): M.A. students take five core courses.

• HUD 4120                           Methods of empirical research (must be with Developmental Psychology Faculty) (3)

 

• HUDK 5023                         Cognitive development (3)

 

• HUDK 5040                         Development and psychopathology: Atypical contexts and populations (2-3)

 

Either one of the following two courses:

 

• HUDK 5121                         Personality development and socialization in childhood (2-3) or

 

• HUDK 5029                         Personality development and socialization across the lifespan (2-3)

 

For the fifth course, there are several options:

 

• HUDK 4027                         Development of mathematical thinking (3)

 

• HUDK 4029                         Human cognition and learning (2-3)

 

• HUDK 4080                         Educational psychology (3)

 

• HUDK 5024                         Language development (2-3)

 

• HUDK 5025                         Spatial thinking (3)

 

• HUDK 5030                         Visual explanations (3)

 

• HUDK 6620                         Special topics in developmental psychology (3)

 

• BBS 5068-5069                  Brain and behavior I and II (1-2 each)

 

Specialized Courses (two courses, 6 points): Two courses in developmental psychology taken for 3 points each:

 

• HUDK 5324                         Research work practicum (2-3) or

 

• HUDK 6539                         Research practicum in educational psychology, cognition, and learning (1-3)

 

Plus one additional course in developmental psychology                       

 

Breadth Courses (two courses, 4-6 points): Three Teachers College courses outside of developmental psychology taken for 2-3 points each.

 

Statistics Course (one course, 3 points):

 

• HUDM 4120             Basic concepts in statistics (if no undergraduate statistics) (3) or

 

• HUDM 4122             Probability and statistical inference (3) or

 

• HUDM 5122             Applied regression analysis (3)  

 

Elective Course:

 

One course selected in consultation with an advisor.

 

Special Research Project: The special research project is a research paper written under the supervision of a faculty advisor. The project can be an empirical research study, an evaluation of an educational program, or a research review article.