Emory Psychology/Child Development

- Multi-Country

Locations Throughout Britain,  Locations in Europe,  Various cities in each country

  England

• London: 
London

Term: Summer 

Description: Academic Focus: Child Development

Program Information: The Department of Psychology offers a five-week program in Ireland and Great Britain involving cross-cultural research in the area of child development. Students learn firsthand about the Scottish and Irish educational systems as they spend two weeks observing and interacting with school children in elementary school classroom and playground settings in either: Dundee in southeastern Scotland; or Galway, on the west coast of Ireland.

Students will collaborate with the Program Faculty on an original research project investigating cross-cultural differences in the development of gender roles and gender stereotypes. Students will collect data from children in their assigned classes Dundee, or Galway. For the remaining three weeks of the program, students are in residence in the Department of Psychology at University College London. Classes meet on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of each week. During this time, students will work in close collaboration with the faculty to review the background literature on their research topic,complete their analysis of the gathered data, discuss the implications of their results for our understanding of the social and cognitive development of children, and prepare a written report of the research project. Because students experience both smaller town (Dundee and Galway) and big city (London) settings, and three different national identities in Scotland, Ireland, and England the program affords the opportunity for informal exposure to varied cultures as well as more structured cross-cultural study of child development.

Highlights:
Courses: Program participants take two Psychology courses for a total of 8 credit hours.

PSYC 474S: Seminar in Development Psychology
Description: 4 credit hours

PSYC 499R: Directed Research
Description: 4 credit hours

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Cost in US$: The total Cost of the program is USD 10,370.

In addition, student surveys indicate that, on average, the majority of participants spend from USD 100 - USD 199 per week on meals, USD 100-199 per week on entertainment, travel, and non-living expenses, and USD 1,000-1,500 for round-trip airfare to and from England.

Experience Required: yes

Introductory course in psychology or equivalent; minimum 2.0 GPA; good academic standing; at least 18 years of age; completion of a full year of college; and currently enrolled in a college/university.

This Program is open to American Participants.

Scholarships are Available.

Application Process Involves:

• Essay
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Transcript

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