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MSc Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Child life specialists are members of pediatric interdisciplinary health care teams whose primary focus is on the developmental and emotional needs of children and their families. The program is designed to meet the learning needs for Canadian and international students as well as the health care system’s need for certified child life specialists with Master’s level training.

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences  |  Duration: 2 years (Stream 1), 1-4 years (Stream 2)  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Entry requirements

Stream 1 Child Life specialists are members of pediatric interdisciplinary health care teams whose primary focus is on the developmental and emotional needs of children and their families. The program is designed to meet the learning needs for Canadian and international students as well as the healthcare system’s need for certified child life specialists with Master’s level training. Stream 1 of this program is only offered full-time and provides academic and clinical training (2 internships) to prepare students with knowledge, clinical skills, and professional behaviours to practice as entry level child life specialists. The program will be highly accessible through a blended delivery of on

Graduate programmes accept applications for September, January and May admit terms; programmes listed without open/close dates do not accept applications for that term.

Graduate application open and close dates differ for domestic (Canadian citizens/permanent residents) and international applicants and vary by programme and admit term.

Apply through the official page: https://gs.mcmaster.ca/how-to-apply/

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