Faculty members have a national reputation for work on multicultural and gender issues.
The nation's first PhD program in applied child development is designed to prepare students to integrate child development research and theory with effective policy and practice. Program advisers work closely with PhD students to plan their course of study to prepare for careers in universities and other educational settings, hospitals, child advocacy programs, mental health and social service centers, museums, children's media production studios, and family courts and government agencies as well as in basic and applied research centers focusing on children and families. Financial support in the form of tuition scholarships, research assistantships, and teaching assistantships is available to entering students. Copyright 2001 by Peterson's. All Rights Reserved.