MA Child Development and Family Education (China)

The family is a child's first school and parents are their first teachers. As such, the quality of family education directly affects children's physical and mental health. With the rapid growth of information technology in the 21st Century, the next generation of parents are experiencing unprecedented challenges and changes to the common family structure, leading to an increasing emphasis on child development and family education.

At present, however, there is a clear lack of family education professionals to meet this growing need. These new professionals must not only understand child development, but also be qualified to provide therapeutic relief for families struggling in the modern world.

This MA programme aims to help learners gain in-depth knowledge, skills and hands-on experience in child development and family education through the combination of research-led and practice-oriented modules. It focuses on the cultivation of transferrable skills and innovative thinking in order to guarantee our graduates great success in their future career, as well as provide the foundation for the home-school-community education paradigm that is rapidly gaining traction throughout society.

UNDERGRADUATE BACKGROUND
Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Psychology in Education, Education, Teaching, Social Work, Child and Family studies, English or a related subject. Students who demonstrate a basic understanding of undergraduate level psychology or education are preferred.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
IELTS 7.0 (minimum 6.0 in all sections). TOEFL iBT or PTE Academic are also accepted. Please refer to the below equivalence table.
TOEFL iBT - 100 (minimum 21 in all skills)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The work experiences in the field of education (e.g. teaching, counselling and education management) are preferred

The minimum entry requirements for all masters programmes:

CHINA
Top 100 of 2022 Shanghai Ranking or World-class universities or First-class disciplines (MoE, People's Republic of China): 75 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark)
Other universities: 80 85 percent or above (Weighted Average Mark), depending on your undergraduate institution

UK:
UK upper second class honours (2:1) or equivalent
NORTH AMERICA:
3.0 Cumulative GPA (out of 4) or
3.2 Cumulative GPA in the final two years of your undergraduate programme