Forget textbooks. At Sarah Lawrence, Arvin went straight to the original sources.
For Cindy, work really is play. But it’s playtime with a serious purpose.
Combining theoretical perspectives with practical fieldwork, the Child Development Program places the social, emotional, cognitive, and cultural lives of children at the forefront. Students engage in research throughout the program, reading and learning directly from such primary sources as journals, current research, and the writings of leading psychologists—not textbooks. From the beginning, students are immersed in child development theory, which they relate to their experiences with children, in small seminars and one-on-one conferences. Fieldwork opportunities abound, from therapeutic preschools to elementary or secondary schools to child-life programs on pediatric wards.
2009 Thomas H. Wright Lecture
Susan Linn, EdD
Monday, July 13, 2009
4:30 p.m.
Dr. Susan Linn, psychologist, writer, award-winning producer, and puppeteer, is Associate Director of the Media Center of Judge Baker Children’s Center; Instructor in Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School; and co-founder and director of the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. She has written extensively about the effects of media and commercial marketing on children.
Dual Degree Program with NYU
A dual degree in Social Work and Child Development is offered with the Silver School of Social Work at New York University, leading to a master’s degree in Social Work and a master’s degree in Child Development.
Apply to the Child Development Graduate Program
The application deadline for admission to the Child Development graduate program is February 1.