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Youth Development (Master's) at Michigan State University

Michigan State University, United States

Programme overview

Online Master of Arts in youth development from MSU's IDEA graduate programs, rooted in a Positive Youth Development approach that builds young people's strengths, relationships and opportunities.

Faculty: College of Social Science  |  Duration: 2 years minimum; 36 total credits  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Learning outcomes cover supportive relationships and youth leadership; navigating family, school, community and policy systems; designing, managing and evaluating youth programmes; and theory, research and policy about youth.

Career pathways

Roles with youth-serving organisations such as Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Scouts, Cooperative Extension/4-H, AmeriCorps and YouthBuild.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadlines: Fall June 1, Spring October 1, Summer February 1.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

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