Their undergraduate program is seen as preparation for graduate work in family and human development, marriage and family therapy, developmental psychology, and related areas. Some jobs require master's degrees or doctoral-level preparation. Program advisers can help students tailor their choice of electives to their individual career goals. In fact, an adviser can help to put together a program with any number of possibilities. One particular advantage of the human development program is the opportunity for undergraduate students to gain practical experience, and many work with faculty on independent research projects.
Human development strives to educate students who are committed to and engaged in their communities.
Therefore, students are strongly encouraged to complete an internship in an approved community agency. Such experiences are beneficial when entering the job market or seeking admission to graduate and professional schools. The human development program maintains the University's physiological laboratory which emphasizes student and faculty research. Human Development maintains an extensive collection of psychological and educational tests for classroom, community, and scholarly use.