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Master of Arts in Infant Mental Health
(13.5 semester course credits)
Regular full-time two-year program
The regular program is designed for students with a baccalaureate degree in psychology or a master's degree in child development. Students applying to the program should have taken the following prerequisite undergraduate psychology courses: Fundamentals of Psychology, Life-Span Developmental Psychology, Psychopathology, Analytical Methods in Psychology, and Research Methods in Psychology. Some students may be able to work with their advisor to take prerequisite courses as part of their master's degree program.
Required:
(5 credit limit per semester)
EDUC 231 Assessment and Intervention in Young Children (1)
EDUC 238 (138) Social, Emotional, and Moral Development and Learning (.5)
EDUC 242 (142) The Hospitalized Child (1)
EDUC 255 (155) Children with Special Needs: Infants and Young Children (1)
EDUC 275A/B Field Experience in Infant Mental Health (1; 1)
EDUC 291A/B Theory and Practice of Early Childhood Education (1; 1)
EDUC 294A/B Graduate Seminar: Research in Education (1; 1)
PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1)
PSYC 242 (142) Attachment and Loss (1)
PSYC 265 (165) Infancy (1)
PSYC 280 Parents and Caregiving (1)
In addition, the following may be taken with an advisor's approval if the student has already met some of the above required courses: Elective (1) or an Independent Study (1)
4+1 BA/MA Program
(5 credit limit per semester for a total of 10 semester course credits)
The 4+1 BA/MA is designed for Mills students to earn a BA in psychology and an MA in infant mental health in five years. This specialized master's degree is unique to Mills College. The program integrates a carefully designed curriculum that combines undergraduate and graduate specialized course work and field placement with a broad background in the liberal arts and sciences. The undergraduate portion of the program requires students to complete the Mills College BA as psychology majors (See undergraduate catalog for the psychology infant mental health track.) The +1 MA year begins fall of the student's fifth year at Mills.
+1 MA Courses:
EDUC 231 Assessment and Intervention for Children with Special Needs (1)
EDUC 238 (138) Social, Emotional, and Moral Development and Learning (.5)
EDUC 242 (142) The Hospitalized Child (1)
EDUC 255 (155) Children with Special Needs: Infants and Young Children (1)
EDUC 275A/B Field Experience in Early Childhood Special Education or Infant Mental Health (1;1)
EDUC 294A/B Graduate Seminar: Research in Education (1; 1)
PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1)
PSYC 280 Parents and Caregiving (1)
Elective or Independent Study (.5)
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