Human Development and Social Policy

Website: www.fcs.utah.edu

Alfred Emery Building, Rm 228

Phone: 801-581-6521

Email: ashley.johnson@fcs.utah.edu

The mission of the HDSP graduate program in the FCS Department is to facilitate healthy human development and well-being by drawing from multidisciplinary research. Humans learn and develop over the life course within families and larger contexts, including communities, schools, workplaces, and other settings. Understanding these developmental processes requires many disciplinary perspectives, including but not limited to economics, sociology, psychology, health sciences, and political science. The HDSP graduate program prepares students to use such multidisciplinary approaches to understand, critically assess, and conduct research that addresses pressing issues affecting the attainment of human potential and optimal physical, psychological, social, and economic well-being.

Required of all applicants:

• A grade of B or higher in an undergraduate social science research methods course (from any department).

• A grade of B or higher in an undergraduate statistics course (from any department).

• A bachelor's degree from a fully accredited college or university.

• An undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 (for all undergraduate work or for work completed during the last two years of study, whichever is higher).

• A 500-word essay describing your career goals and interest in the program, including potential faculty who could serve as your advisors.

• Three letters of recommendation (preferably from faculty members).

International students must submit additional documentation, such as a TOEFL exam to assess English language proficiency. International applicants should consult the university's Admissions Office website at http://admissions.utah.edu/apply/international