Master of Arts in Infant Mental Health
The master's degree in infant mental health requires two years of study and is designed for students with a baccalaureate degree in psychology or a master's degree in child development.
Required:
(14 semester course credits)
EDUC 231 Assessment and Intervention in Young Children (1)
EDUC 238 (138) Social, Emotional, and Moral Development and Learning (1)
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)
PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1)
PSYC 242 (142) Attachment and Loss (1)
PSYC 243 Parents and Caregiving (1)
PSYC 265 (165) Infancy (1)
PSYC 291 Thesis Project (1)
PSYC 292 Thesis Research (1)
In addition, students may take an elective or an independent study for up to 1 credit if the student has already met some of the above required courses.
4+1 BA/MA Program
(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 (1)
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)
PSYC 161 Clinical Psychology (1)
PSYC 243 Parents and Caregiving (1)
PSYC 291 Thesis Project (1)
PSYC 292 Thesis Research (1)
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