Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development York St John University

Overview

On this Psychology of Child and Adolescent Development course at York St John University you will learn about psychological aspects of human development from infancy to young adulthood. 

Key Facts

You will receive advanced training in psychological research methods and culminate your studies through an extended research project relevant to human development. The content and format of the project should be suitable for publication in an academic journal in the field.

The transferable skills you will gain through this course include data collection and analysis, research design, decision making, critical thinking and presentation skills.

Career

This course could lead you to a career directly related to psychology, such as working as a clinical psychologist, or it could take you in a completely different direction, using the many transferrable skills you will develop. These include problem solving, developing arguments, analysing and evaluating information, collaboration, independent working, communication and more.

This will give you an advantage in careers such as:

• Clinical psychologist

• Counsellor

• Education consultant

• Forensic psychologist

• High intensity therapist

• Psychological wellbeing practitioner