This program has been suspended. Please contact Dr. Lauren Trakhman (trakhman@umd.edu) with any questions.
Program Overview
The Department of Human Development & Quantitative Methodology (HDQM) at the University of Maryland is a 30-credit Master of Education in Human Development program, with courses offered primarily face-to-face at the Universities at Shady Grove and online over the course of two years. At Maryland, we have been working hard to revamp our human development curriculum to reflect the latest research and topics.
This program embodies a cohort model, wherein groups of applicants are admitted each fall semester, and progress together through the two-year sequence of courses. The program focuses on theory and contemporary educational research related to child and adolescent social, cognitive, emotional, and physical development, and the translation of that research into principles of instructional practice that positively influence students' academic achievement, motivation to achieve, and school adjustment in education settings. There is a strong programmatic emphasis on diversity and the impact of individual differences on educational outcomes. Past students are typically in-service, certified teachers or counselors who wish to study developmental influences on school achievement, but we welcome applications from anyone who is interested in studying the program content.