Childhood Studies

Description

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Through a multidisciplinary approach, the Department of Childhood Studies aims both to theorize and historicize the figure of the Child and to situate the study of children and childhoods within contemporary cultural and global contexts.

The curriculum in the Department is multidisciplinary in scope and purpose and provides students with a strong background in both humanistic and social science perspectives on children and their representations. This approach will prepare students for careers in many areas including academics, public policy, social services, youth programming, and education.

Contents

There are four major program elements:Approaches, Methods, ApplicationsChildren in Ontogenic, Historical, and Cultural Perspective * Child Growth & Development
* Children & Childhood in Cross-Cultural Perspective
* Children & Media
* Children & Migration
* Literary & Cultural Constructions of Childhood
* Philosophical & Religious Perspectives
* Urban Education
* Visual & Material Culture
* Youth Identities

Focused Coursework in Childhood Studies

Doctoral Dissertation

Requirements

* Ph.D program does not accept non-matric applicants. Non-matric for MA Program only. Only 6 non-matric credits will be counted toward doctoral degree.
* GRE General required, or LSAT for PhD applicants. Personal statement indicating interests within childhood studies and reasons for applying to Rutgers Childhood studies program.
* In your personal statement please indicate your interest in childhod studies generally as well as the Rutgers-Camden program specifically. Why are you applying to this program in particular?

English Language Requirements

Funding

All first year PhD students are supported by departmental or university fellowships or graduate assistantships, which provide stipend, tuition remission, and sometimes student fees for the first year.After the first year, students will be supported by their advisors through fellowships and graduate assistantships.

There are also a number of multi-year fellowships available for advanced students through NSF and NIH training programs. BME also has a limited number of teaching assistantships for graduate students who demonstrate outstanding teaching skills.

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Accreditation

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