Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Development and Family Science
George Mason, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 4,897 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
* International student deadline is 1st of June of every year | Domestic student deadline is 1st of February
** in-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 16,980 - out-of-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 1,803 - mandatory student fee
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Key Summary
About: This Bachelor of Applied Science in Human Development and Family Science is designed for students who’ve completed an associate’s in applied science (AAS) in early childhood development. It addresses changing family structures, cultural diversity, rising child and family poverty, and an aging population. You’ll study human development, family studies, child development, aging, family policy, and community practice at a public research university in the National Capital Region.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles in early childhood education, family support, social services, community outreach, gerontology, case management, policy support, and child life in nonprofits, government, schools, healthcare, and community organizations.
Who Should Apply?
If you have completed an associate’s in applied science (AAS) degree in early childhood development, this degree is designed for you!
Why This Degree Now?
The need for scholars and practitioners with a background in Human Development and Family Science has never been greater. In the last few decades, family life has become progressively more complex and diverse, and demographic trends at national, state and regional levels reflect a shift in family structures, functions, and cultural backgrounds; an increased level of child and family poverty; and a larger aging population.
To meet these shifting trends, family practitioners with backgrounds in human development and family science have become essential. These individuals consistently strive to understand and work efficiently with contemporary families who have increasingly diverse needs.
Why Choose Mason?
- Our program will build on your current skills to make you more competitive in Virginia’s growing workforce. We will help you maximize your accumulated credits and ‘life credits.’
- With an interdisciplinary approach and an emphasis on experiential learning, theory, and research, this degree program prepares students to understand how children and adults develop within the contexts of their families, communities, and society and to support optimal development and opportunities for all.
- Students will learn to work in a variety of human and family service professions and will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that are necessary for addressing family and demographic needs.
- This concentration is taught by outstanding Mason faculty and emphasizes the application of community research or action research findings while remaining grounded in family theories.
- As part of this program, you will participate in internships and experiential-based activities to build the competence you need where you live and work.
- This concentration is structured according to the standards of the following national professional organizations: American Psychological Association, National Association for the Education of Young Children, National Council on Family Relations, American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, and Society for Research on Child Development.
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When our students graduate, they continue that work, with nearly nine in ten graduates achieving positive career outcomes within just six months of graduation as they strive for the future they want and deserve. George Mason didn’t achieve this incredible success by being like other institutions. We did it by being All Together Different.
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Located just outside Washington, D.C., George Mason’s beautiful 677-acre residential campus in Fairfax, Virginia, is home to the most diverse student body in Virginia. Our physical presence extends across the state and beyond, with Mason Square, our campus in Arlington; the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas; the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal; and our overseas campus in Songdo, South Korea.
As a Patriot, you will be part of a powerful regional presence with a global reach.
George Mason is focused on outcomes
89% of our graduates achieve positive career outcomes within six months of graduation.
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