Department Programs Overview

The MA in Human Development and Social Intervention at New York University (NYU) Steinhardt seeks to prepare students to understand social, cognitive, emotional, and health development across the lifespan within cultural and socioecological contexts. It emphasizes practical skills of research design and methods, grant writing and grant management, and program development and evaluation from a community psychology perspective. Particular focus is placed on action research programs and prevention research projects. Students are prepared to pursue careers as research project directors, research coordinators, grant writers, research scientists and program evaluators in university, community-based, and private industries.

Highlights

Pursue a core of research methodology and psychology courses, then choose a concentration in Developmental Psychology, Health, or Methodology  The New York City location provides an ideal urban setting for studying many kinds of communities and settings combined with easy access to gateways to the world at large  Apply skills to an independent research problem culminating in a publishable-quality research thesis, program development proposal, or prevention intervention study. Recent topics include: Civic Engagement in South African Youth, Socio-Dramatic Play in Young Children, Music Therapy Outcomes with Autistic Youth, and Low-Income Housing Status and Literacy Outcomes

Programs/Credentials Offered by Department

Master's (e.g., MSc, MS, SM) PhD

Comparison of Selected Graduate Health Sciences Credentials Offered  by Department

	Approx. # StudentsEnrolled/Year (all options)	Campus Based Option	Online Option	Time To Complete
PhD Degree (F/T)	44
PhD Degree (P/T)	20

Buildings & Resources

The Department of Applied Psychology houses four main centers: (1) the Child and Family Policy Center; (2) the Center for Health, Identity, Behavior, and Prevention Studies; (3) the Center for Research on Culture, Development, and Education; and (4) the Institute for Human Development and Social Change. In addition, the department's computer and measurement laboratories are multipurpose resources for student and faculty use. The measurement laboratory houses a collection of educational and psychological tests and reference books containing critical reviews of tests. Also housed in the laboratory are reference books on measurement, research, and statistics.

Admissions & Tuition - Master's Program
Information For US Students	Information For International Students
Admissions Criteria  Minimum Undergraduate GPA: No Set Minimum  Minimum GRE Score: No Set Minimum  Minimum Work Experience: No Set Minimum  Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose/Autobiographical Sketch: Required  Interview: Not Required Deadlines (Month/Day)  Application: 2/1  Notification of Acceptance: Varies Fees (US$)  Application Fee: 75  Total Tuition for Program (excluding books): 50,526  Total Fees for Program (excluding books): 3,854  Total Cost of Program (excluding books): 54,380	Admissions Criteria  Minimum Undergraduate GPA: No Set Minimum  Minimum GRE Score: No Set Minimum  Minimum Work Experience: No Set Minimum  Personal Statement/Statement of Purpose/Autobiographical Sketch: Required  Interview: Not Required  English Language Proficiency  (Minimum Score)       TOEFL (Computer-based): 213.0       TOEFL (Internet-based): 100.0       TOEFL (Paper-based): 550.0 Deadlines (Month/Day)  Application: 2/1  Notification of Acceptance: Varies Fees (US$)  International Application Fee: 75  Total Tuition for Program (excluding books): 50,526  Total Fees for Program (excluding books): 3,854  Total Cost of Program (excluding books): 54,380

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