Keele University Prospectus Postgraduate | 2017 | Page 49

Child Development Key Information Overview The Advanced Study in Child Development module centres on the Children and Young People’s Special Interest Group, which has been running now for over five years and is composed of staff actively researching in diverse areas around child development. Students on this course become active members of this group and can be involved in presentations and discussions about current research projects being conducted by staff and students. Topics have previously included: children’s humour styles; relationship abuse among young people; early literacy; motivation in the classroom; children with emotion-processing difficulties; bullying and children with SEND; children and advertising; music and media in early childhood, to name just a few. As a group we are committed to ensuring that our work has an impact outside of academia and work closely with schools and the local council. You will be encouraged to contribute actively to the group, both in terms of discussion a nd presenting your own ideas about a topic of your choice. There is a great deal of freedom in terms of the topics that you focus on, not just with the advanced study module, but also with your dissertation. You will come with your own experiences and interests and we are keen to enable you develop these further. Within the teaching team we have experience of supervising a wide range of child development research projects using a variety of methods (both quantitative and qualitative). The research methods modules which run alongside the dissertation module will help you to further develop skills in these areas, which you can apply to your dissertation, and which will provide you with important transferable skills for the future. Previous students have gone onto pursue postgraduate research in psychology and related disciplines, teaching, educational psychology, and clinical psychology, and often return to speak to current students about their careers. There are numerous opportunities to assist members of the research group with their own research. This could involve conducting research with children in schools, helping to design materials and interventions and analysing data. This would be formally recognised through the Research Apprenticeship module. We aim to conduct research which can make a real difference to society, and as part of this we try to collaborate with those who work with children and young people in various settings. We are an active, welcoming group with a strong focus on ensuring our work can have a positive impact on children in society and we very much look forward to welcoming new students as members. Indicative modules • • • • • • • • Advanced Study in Child Development Contemporary Issues in Psychology Advanced Research Skills and Design Research Apprenticeship in Child Development Qualitative Research Methods Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis Research Preparation Dissertation in Child Development For more information please visit keele.ac.uk/pg/childdevelopment Course type MSc Mode of study Full-time or part-time Indicative entry requirements 2:1 in Psychology (or a cognate discipline with some psychology study). For a list of full entry requirements please visit www.keele.ac.uk/pgtcourses Contact email [email protected] Jahnyah Rose Child Development 2014 I learned a lot from my MSc; the quality of teaching was excellent, and I felt the staff acknowledged my maturity. I’m currently working as a Healthcare Assistant in the NHS and hope to progress onto a Clinical Psychology doctoral training course within the next few years. Did you know? We listen to user feedback and have recently restructured this course in line with comments from our students. Smart minds choose Keele 49