Overview

Texas Christian University's Developmental Trauma program is closely associated with the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. This institute strives to improve the lives of children who have experienced abuse, neglect and/or trauma.

Program Objectives

Students will understand the fundamentals of human development and how these principles relate to the complex needs of individuals with developmental trauma and their families.
Students will appreciate the real-life applications of human development and developmental trauma as it relates to them professionally and be able to apply professional behaviors, standards and ethics in developmental fields.
Student will communicate effectively in both written and oral formats.

Career

With your degree, you can work in occupations involving child mental health, public policy, education, health care, social work or other human services careers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Vulnerable Child: Theory
Advanced Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Experimental Design
Trauma & Relationships

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fort Worth, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with backgrounds in psychology, child development, or a related field.

Students with majors in other disciplines will be considered upon request, but may be required to make up any deficiencies in their undergraduate preparations.

For unconditional admission, the student must have satisfactory undergraduate preparation for the particular degree sought. This is determined by the department chair and the associate dean and includes a:

“B” average in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work or in all undergraduate work;
“B” average in the major field of study; and
Satisfactory scores on the GRE and TOEFL (if required).

Admission to the Developmental Trauma program is based on a review of the applicant’s GPA, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, and narrative description of interests, relevant experiences, and career goals

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

39780 USD / year

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Out-of-State

39780 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

39780 USD / year

≈ 39780 USD / year

Living costs

Fort Worth

United States

1071 - 1679 USD / month

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Overview

Program Objectives

Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Fort Worth

Financing

Funding

Scholarships Information

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