Overview

The Child Development Program has offered a Masters of Arts degree since 2000. This program provides training in core areas of child development, including development of the whole child from birth through adolescence, family studies, and research design and methodology.

This program at California State University San Bernardino has a uniquely applied focus and integrates many areas relevant to child development, such as early childhood education, special education, counseling, and social work. Students exiting this program take with them skills that are marketable under current and expected socioeconomic conditions.

Career outcomes

This program is targeted to students wishing to continue their studies at the graduate level in child development, for those currently in careers relating to children and families (e.g., early childhood education, elementary education, special education, or social service professionals), for those wishing to teach early childhood coursework at a community college, and for those who plan to pursue doctoral-level studies in related fields such as child/human development, child and family studies, developmental psychology, and clinical/counseling psychology.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Best Practices with Young Children
Theories of Child Development
Advanced Developmental Neuroscience
Social-Emotional Development
Advanced Cognitive Development
Early Childhood Assessment
Families and Parenting
Advanced Methods in Psychological Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

38 SCH

38-40

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

San Bernardino, United States

Disciplines

Psychology Childhood Studies View 844 other Masters in Psychology in United States

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General requirements

$70 Application fee
Prior college transcripts (unofficial accepted)
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university;
Three letters of recommendation
Personal statement

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15515 USD / year

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Out-of-State

15515 USD / year

≈ 15515 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Living costs

San Bernardino

United States

1000 - 1795 USD / month

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Career outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

San Bernardino

Funding

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