Psychology of Development and Education cluster description
The Psychology of Development and Education interest cluster includes courses in child and adolescent development; social, cultural and research bases for educational design and policy; methods for assessing individuals and programs; educational technology; and data management. The goal is to providing a wide range of perspectives on learning processes and outcomes, especially in children and adolescents. Students engaged in this cluster might prepare for more specialized training leading to careers in the design, management, and evaluation of new approaches to education and of new educational technologies, or to careers in research in these areas. Courses in this cluster can also prepare students for further training in research on a wide range of topics in the basic and applied developmental sciences, including the neuroscience of learning and development; typical and atypical cognitive, social, and emotional development; and clinical applications of basic research on such topics.