Human Development and Social Policy Program PhD
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
Master's
There is no terminal degree in Human Development and Social Policy. Students pursuing the PhD may receive the MA as part of their doctoral course of study at their discretion; those leaving the program prior to the completion through to earning the PhD may receive the MA if they qualify.
Total Units Required: 14
Course | Title |
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HDSP Proseminar (1 unit) | |
HDSP 401-0 | Proseminar in Human Development and Social Policy I |
Foundations of Human Development (4 units) | |
HDSP 413-0 | Theories of Human Development |
Three of the four following courses: | |
Child Development and Social Policy | |
Adolescent Development | |
Adult Development and Aging | |
Nature vs. Nurture Revisited | |
Foundations in Empirical Research Methods (5 units) | |
HDSP 410-0 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistics |
HDSP 411-0 | Quantitative Methods II: Regression Analysis |
HDSP 412-0 | Quantitative Methods III: Empirical Tools for Causal Quantitative Analysis |
HDSP 432-0 | Field Methods |
HDSP 435-0 | Advanced Qualitative Methods |
Foundations of Social Policy (4 units) | |
Students must take 4 courses from among the following: | |
Economics of Social Policy | |
Social-Community Interventions | |
Topics in Human Development & Soc Policy (Organizations, Institutions and Society: Persistence and Change Among Public, Private and Non-Profit Sectors) | |
Education Policy: Design, Implementation and Effects | |
Sociology of Education | |
Modern Theories of the State and Social Policy | |
Social Policymaking and Policy Implementation |
Other MA Degree Requirements
- Examinations: none specified
- Research/Projects: see master's thesis below
- Master's Thesis (HDSP Trial Research): The Trial Research addresses questions that can be answered through empirical, feasible investigations (please note that neither a critical review of the literature on a topic, nor a speculative essay, is acceptable). The final paper should include the student’s particular
- research questions
- conceptual framework and review of prior literature
- methods of data collection
- results, and
- discussion, conclusions, interpretations, and suggestions for further research.
PhD
HDSP Curriculum Overview To obtain a PhD in Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP), students entering the program without master's degrees must complete 21 credits (14 required courses and 7 electives), including the core curriculum and electives, a trial research and an annotated course outline. Students entering the program with a master's degree are required to complete 18 courses (14 required and 4 electives) including the core curriculum and remaining 4 electives. There are no qualifying examinations. Instead, successful completion of the Trial Research and The Guided Literature Review OR Course Outline admits a student to PhD candidacy. There is a two quarter teaching requirement to serve as a teaching assistant. The last requirement for the degree is completion of a dissertation.
Total Units Required: 14
Course | Title |
---|---|
HDSP Proseminar (1 unit) | |
HDSP 401-0 | Proseminar in Human Development and Social Policy I |
Foundations of Human Development (4 units) | |
HDSP 413-0 | Theories of Human Development |
Three of the four following courses: | |
Child Development and Social Policy | |
Adolescent Development | |
Adult Development and Aging | |
Nature vs. Nurture Revisited | |
Foundations in Empirical Research Methods (5 units) | |
HDSP 410-0 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistics |
HDSP 411-0 | Quantitative Methods II: Regression Analysis |
HDSP 412-0 | Quantitative Methods III: Empirical Tools for Causal Quantitative Analysis |
HDSP 432-0 | Field Methods |
HDSP 435-0 | Advanced Qualitative Methods |
Foundations of Social Policy (4 units) | |
Students must take 4 courses from among the following: | |
Economics of Social Policy | |
Social-Community Interventions | |
Topics in Human Development & Soc Policy (Organizations, Institutions and Society: Persistence and Change Among Public, Private and Non-Profit Sectors) | |
Education Policy: Design, Implementation and Effects | |
Sociology of Education | |
Modern Theories of the State and Social Policy | |
The Politics of Public Policy |