Re-accredited by NAAC
with A Grade
College with Potential for Excellence- UGC
Affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University

M.Sc. Child Development

The post graduate programme in Child Development offers a comprehensive study of the growth and development of human beings from the prenatal stage till the time of late adolescence. Its main thrust is to create an understanding of the innate and ecological factors in the maturation and manifestation of the physical and psychological phenomena in the human offspring. Both the normal and the deviant child come within the purview of this subject. An integration of theory, practicals and hands on training and instructional methods aim at equipping the students with the necessary skills and proficiencies for a wide variety of career options.

Eligibility: A pass in the B.Sc. Family and Community Science/ Home Science exam with minimum 55% marks.

Subjects taught (20 papers):

Semester I

- Advanced Child Development I

- Methods of Child Study

- Principles of Nutrition

- Early Childhood Care & Education

- Early Childhood Care & Education  (Practicals)

Semester II

- Research Methods and Statistics

- Communication Technology

- Children with Special Needs I

- Advanced Child Development II

- Advanced Child Development   (Practicals)

Semester III

- Computer Application

- Womens Studies

- Child Welfare

- Children with Special Needs II

- Special Education and Rehabilitation- (Praticals)

Semester IV

- Entrepreneurship Development

-  Marriage and Family Dynamics

-  Community Nutrition

- Guidance and Counseling

- Guidance and Counseling  (Practicals)

Thrust areas of research:

Early childhood care and development ,Health and nutrition of the young child and mothers , Infant and Young Child Feeding, Prevention of micronutrient malnutrition, Adolescent health, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS, Growth monitoring,Nutrition and Health Education,Child guidance and counselling,Early detection and prevention of childhood disabilities ,Learning and behavioural problems of children and parent education ,Child rights and Child Protection ,Juvenile justice ,Women empowerment and Gender mainstreaming ,Holistic development of adolescent girls and family life education ,Prevention of child marriage, female foeticide and female infanticide,Counselling and support services for women in distress,Formation and management of self help groups , Prevention of trafficking of women and children, Gender Based Violence, Needs and problems of elderly

Career Prospects:

• Teaching faculty in colleges & schools &  curriculum planners
• Special educators in special schools and rehabilitation centres
• Nursery school teachers and administrators
• Research assistants/ associates in institutes undertaking research programmes relating to children/ youth/ women
• Project officers/co-ordinators of child/youth/women welfare programmes of governmental and non-governmental organizations
• Counsellors in schools, marriage counselling centres, child guidance clinics, de-addiction and child care centres
• Self-employment opportunities