The Human Development Program at UCR focuses on understanding and helping people. It examines the changes that occur as humans move from infancy to adulthood and into old age.
Students learn how people are affected by school, work, and their place in society.
The approach is interdisciplinary, and course work spans the fields of psychology, sociology, anthropology, education, and ethnic studies. Human Development majors develop a specialty, choosing from among Diversity, Exceptionality, Psychological, or Social and Cultural emphases. Instructors are drawn from several disciplines and campus departments. All are experienced and knowledgeable professors who are accessible and interested in each student's thoughts and progress. The program offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development, leading directly to careers in some aspect of human services or to graduate school.