Northwestern University The Graduate School 25 courses
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide. To obtain a PhD in Human Development and Social Policy (HDSP), students entering the program without master's degrees must complete 21 credits (13 required courses and 8 electives). Students entering the program with a master's degree are required to complete 18 courses (13 required and 5 electives). In addition to course work, students must complete the following milestones:
PhD: HDSP Integration Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDSP 401-0 | Proseminar in Human Development and Social Policy I | 1 |
| HDSP 414-1 | Research Design | 1 |
| Total PhD: HDSP Integration Courses | 2 credits | |
PhD: Foundations of Human Development
Three of the following courses. One of the courses must be a developmental stages course (indicated by a *)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDSP 402-0 | Child Development and Social Policy | 1 |
| HDSP 403-0 | Adolescent Development | 1 |
| HDSP 404-0 | Adult Development and Aging | 1 |
| HDSP 406-0 | Diversity Science in Psychology | 1 |
| HDSP 407-1 | Culture and Development | 1 |
| HDSP 408-1 | Emotional Mysteries | 1 |
| HDSP 413-0 | Theories of Human Development | 1 |
| HDSP 415-0 | Society, Stress and Development: Implications for Intervention | 1 |
| HDSP 482-0 | Methods in Social Psychology | 1 |
| HDSP 489-0 | Identity & Motivation | 1 |
| Total PhD: Foundations of Human Development | 3 credits | |
PhD: Foundations in Empirical Research Methods
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HDSP 410-0 | Quantitative Methods I: Probability and Statistics | 1 |
| HDSP 411-0 | Quantitative Methods II: Regression Analysis | 1 |
| HDSP 412-0 | Quantitative Methods III: Empirical Tools for Causal Quantitative Analysis | 1 |
| HDSP 432-0 | Field Methods | 1 |
| HDSP 435-0 | Advanced Qualitative Methods | 1 |
| Total PhD: Foundations in Empirical Research Methods | 5 credits | |
PhD: Foundations of Social Policy
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