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Career Paths For Human Development Majors
As suggested in the HDP mission statement the goal of the Human Development Major atUCSD is twofold: first to provide students with a broad and integrated appreciation of human development from the level of biology through the influence of cultures. Second, we encourage students to develop a specific focus within the larger field that will help direct their future career path.
A common question that arises among students, and parents of students, considering a major in human development, is, "What can I do with a human development major, once I have finished my degree at UCSD?"
The materials that follow are intended to serve as a guide for answering that most important question. As you will see there are many, many possible career paths and directions a student of human development might pursue. Because the field is diverse the trick is to plan ahead and structure a course of study that will prepare you for the career of your choice.
- Planning your career path needs to begin with your arrival at UCSD, or even before, since some decisions about your path will already have been made when you arrive. All incoming UCSD students are admitted to a college with specific rules and requirements. Those requirements provide the first set of constraints in the shape and direction of your educational path. Your HDP career needs to be coordinated with the demands from your college.
- We will provide an overview of possible career paths. It is extensive, but by no means complete. It is designed to provide a sense of the range of opportunities, and the basic requirements for pursuing them. Thumbnail sketches are provided for possible professions along with basic information about training, salaries, etc.
- It is also very helpful to think about
extra curricular activities that are important in helping you to make
career decisions. Internships, study abroad opportunities, independent
studies, are all good mechanisms to learn about fields of study, and
whether they're appropriate for you. Therefore we have included a section
on research, internships, and study abroad opportunities for a range
of career paths.
Education
Health
Medicine
Social/Public Policy
Social/Public Services
Graduate Study
Gradschools.com
- Offers directories of graduate and post-graduate programs, free of charge
for prospectivestudents. The site contains thousands of programs listed
by curriculum including descriptions, contact information and in some
cases links.
Petersons.com
- "the most comprehensive and heavily traveled education resource on the
Web."
UC graduate study
- This publication, Continue the Journey, provides essential information
about graduate study at the University of California.
Promoting
Diversity in Graduate and Professional Education - Provides information
on systemwide efforts to recruit and retain qualified and diverse student
populations for UC graduate and professional schools.
Graduate Programs in Human Development
UC
Santa Barbara - Human Development Program
Harvard University - Human
Development and Psychology
Syracuse University- Human
Development Program
St. Mary's
University of Minnesota- Human Development Program
Pacific Oaks
College- Human Development Program
UC Davis- Human Development
Program
Loyola University
Chicago- Human Development /Research Methodology Program
Marywood University-
Human Development Program
St. Joseph College- Human Development/Gerontology
Program
Northwestern
University- Human Development and Social Policy Program
University of Maine- Human Development
Program
University of Pennsylvania-
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development Program
Penn State University - Human
Development and Family Studies
University
of Chicago- Human Development Program
Oklahoma State
University - Human Development Family Sciences
Child and Family Development Programs
UC Davis -Human & Community
Development Program
University of Connecticut
- School of Family Studies
University of Georgia -
Child & Family Development Program
Auburn University
- Family & Child Development Program
San Diego State
University - Child Development Program
Virginia Tech -
Family & Child Studies Programs
University of Wisconsin - Madison -
Human Ecology Program
University
of Guelph - Family Relations & Human Development Program
Indiana University, School
of Education
Kansas State University- Department
of Family Studies and Human Services
Ohio State University -College
Of Human Ecology
Purdue University Child
Development and Family Studies
University of Tennessee - Child and
Family Studies
Brigham Young University- Family Science
and Human Development
California School of Professional
Psychology- Applied Development and Community Development Program
Iowa State University-
Human Development and Family Studies
Oregon
State University- Family Science and Human Development
Texas Tech University- Human Development
and Family Studies
University
of Kansas- Human Development and Family Life
University of Missouri-Columbia-
Human Development and Family Studies
University of Nevada-Reno-
Human Development and Family Studies
Auburn
University- Human Development and Family Studies
Utah State University- Family
and Human Development
Central Michigan
University- Human Development and Family Studies
University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- Human Development and Family Studies
Student & Educational Development Programs
Bowling Green State University
- Counseling & Human Development Program
George Washington
University - Education & Human Development Program
Seattle University - College
Student Development
University
of Wisconsin - La Crosse - C ollege Student Personnnel Program
University of Southern Maine
- Adult & Conselor Education Programs, School Psychology Program
University of Rochester
- Counseling and Human Development
Vanderbilt
University - Psychology and Human Development
Boston
University - Developmental Studies and Counseling
DePaul University - Social and Cultural Studies in Education and Human
Development Program
