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Human Development and Thriving B.A.
How do sociocultural, political, and economic conditions affect how children and families grow and develop? By majoring in Human Development and Thriving, you will strengthen your understanding of children's developmental pathways, learn to evaluate the ways in which adverse childhood experiences and environments impact the long‐term outcomes of subsequent generations, and much more. Courses provide a broad and inclusive view of the diverse contexts of development and will equip you to evaluate complex problems from a comprehensive and interdisciplinary view of human behavior.
Program Offered
Human Development & Thriving
Bachelor of Arts
Quick Facts
Level
Undergraduate
Location
La Sierra Campus
Duration
64 Units
Accreditation
WASC
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Description:
The Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Development and Thriving focuses on sociocultural, political and economic conditions as the grounds within which children and families grow and develop. Students who graduate with this degree will be prepared to work in jobs involving child care or early childhood education, child welfare, family planning, or early intervention or they may go on to pursue further education in fields such as marriage and family therapy, social work, child life, or education.
Career Outlook
9% Job Market Growth
$77,030 Median Salary
The median annual wage for social and community service managers was $77,030 in May 2023. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $48,880, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $127,550.
In May 2023, the median annual wages for social and community service managers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
- Local government, excluding education and hospitals $98,530
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations $76,180
- Individual and family services $72,740
- Community and vocational rehabilitation services $69,980
- Nursing and residential care facilities $66,770
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Partial information in this page was retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Social and Community Service Managers, at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/social-and-community-service-managers.htm (visited April 17, 2024).
