The Psychology & Child Development Department offers undergraduate degrees and minors in psychology and in child development, as well as a master’s degree in psychology. Students are challenged to be actively engaged in a learning process that involves intellectual rigor, a passion for human concerns, and an appreciation and understanding of diversity from the local to the global. Graduates possess the self-awareness, skills, and knowledge they need to begin careers or go on to graduate study. Alumni become competent and ethical professionals who serve the growing multicultural population of California and the nation.
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Senior Projects from 2010
Homeless Youth Services and Their Relation to Children's Day in the Plaza, Leah Nelson
The Influence of Music on the Development of Children, Theresa Riforgiate and Christopher Chau
Improving Sexual Health, P.U.L.S.E., and E.R.O.S. at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Megan (Meg) Rust
A Generational Look into the Occurrence of Child Maltreatment among Latinos and their Effects on Developmental Growth, Maria Teresa Sanchez Diosdado
Horsing Around? Hippotherapy as a Context for Speech Therapy, Kara Schricker
Positive Language in the Parent-Child Relationship: Creating an Educational Video for Parents, Katherine Y. Upchurch
The Parents' Role in Childhood Obesity, Heather M. Wintrup
Senior Projects from 2009
Differences in Computer Mediated Versus Face to Face Negotiation, Melissa Oates