Program Level Outcomes
PLO 1: Development: Students evaluate developmental theories. Students creatively construct their own theories and compare them to existing work.
PLO 2: Diversity: Students value diversity by demonstrating commitment to social justice and are able to evaluate the dynamics of institutional and individual biases and use of power.
PLO 3: Communication: Students communicate clearly and effectively. They implement and evaluate individual, dyad and group communications for appropriate audience reception, authenticity, and experience of empowerment for self and others.
PLO 4: Research: Students distinguish between observations and theory (reality and fantasy, data and inferences/assumptions). Students collect verifiable and reliable data, present their findings, and link their research with existing literature in the field. Students pose a burning, researchable question; justify the desire to investigate by placing the question in professional, social, and personal context; address issues of diversity and anti-bias in the field and in their approach; collect information, analyze, and synthesize the findings; and evaluate the implications of their findings.
PLO 5: Praxis: Students implement a philosophy of education reflecting developmental theories guided by observation, and evaluate these actions according to results and impact on other persons (ethics, values, principles and empowerment). Students create developmentally and culturally appropriate practice with children and adults. Praxis experience may involve activities such as practica, fieldwork, or student teaching.
Hybrid and Online Learning
Hybrid Learning: Programs Outside of Pasadena
Two academic programs, Human Development and Marital and Family
Therapy, sponsor degree programs in California outside of Pasadena at
Instructional Sites. In addition, Human Development offers blended
degree programs in a hybrid format, which includes a combination of
online and on-ground courses (Site locations can be found on the website).
Hybrid programs leading to the Human Development B.A. , M.A. and
Post-Graduate Certificate extend access to a Pacific Oaks College education
nationally and internationally. Most hybrid classes occur in a fifteen-week
semester; some four-week modules are scheduled throughout the year.
The curriculum online is the same as that offered in face-to-face classes.
Seven on-ground credits are required for students in the hybrid degree
program.
Online Learning: Programs Fully Online
Baccalaureate and Master of Arts can be taken in a fully online format.
Students enrolled in online programs are attending in a lock step model
and have limited electives. Courses are delivered 100% online, and unless otherwise noted are each 7½
weeks in length.
M.A. Curriculum Specializations
The following optional specializations are offered within the M.A. degree. Each specialization has its own specific requirements, which are outlined below. Other classes may be substituted with approval of specialization advisor.
Distance Learning students: see your advisor for alternative courses specific to your location.
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