Knoxville,
TN,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Child and Family Studies in Knoxville United States | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Knoxville United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
32,108
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Our graduate programs follow an evidence-based approach, training students to become skilled professionals and social scientists. Participants gain expertise in researching child development, family dynamics, and educational settings while adhering to rigorous scientific methods. These programs aim to cultivate researchers, scholars, and educators who can independently examine family and developmental processes. The curriculum includes comprehensive training in scientifically evaluating prevention methods, intervention techniques, and educational approaches. Numerous research opportunities allow graduate students to explore issues affecting children, adolescents, and families. The fundamental belief underlying our child and family studies graduate programs is that scientific research offers the most reliable path to enhancing the well-being of children, youth, and families.
A key principle in these graduate programs is understanding development within context - recognizing that human growth must be examined through the complex relationships between families, schools, communities, cultures, and global environments. This perspective particularly highlights the challenges faced by vulnerable children, youth, and families. These dual themes of contextual development and at-risk populations form the core framework around which our graduate program specializations are designed.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Complete and submit formal online application to the Graduate Admissions Office, along with the application fee.
For the department, a completed file for review includes:
A departmental application
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general section
The GRE is not required for applicants to the MS- Teacher Licensure Pre-K-3 concentration
Completion of three Graduate Rating Forms by individuals who can attest to the applicant's potential for graduate education.
Admission to the graduate program is contingent upon:
Faculty evaluation of GRE scores
Not Applicable for Teacher Licensure (PreK-3) concentration
Undergraduate/graduate GPA
Rating forms
Work experience
The match between student's goals and department's foci
Prerequisites for admission to the master's program are 9 credit hours of upper-division undergraduate social science.
For admission to a graduate program, an international student must have an equivalent 4-year bachelor's degree with at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on all previous coursework or a 3.30 on a 4.00 scale on all previous graduate work. Grading systems other than the 4.00 scale are evaluated, upon receipt of transcripts, in accordance with standard practice. Programs may require a higher average GPA for admission. Applicants with work experience or who are entering graduate study after a number of years away from an educational institution, usually five years, will be given consideration with greater flexibility relative to GPA.
Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
a total score of 550 or equivalent on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT), or
a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.
For the department, a completed file for review includes:
A departmental application
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the general section
The GRE is not required for applicants to the MS- Teacher Licensure Pre-K-3 concentration
Completion of three Graduate Rating Forms by individuals who can attest to the applicant's potential for graduate education.
Admission to the graduate program is contingent upon:
Faculty evaluation of GRE scores
Not Applicable for Teacher Licensure (PreK-3) concentration
Undergraduate/graduate GPA
Rating forms
Work experience
The match between student's goals and department's foci
Prerequisites for admission to the master's program are 9 credit hours of upper-division undergraduate social science.
For admission to a graduate program, an international student must have an equivalent 4-year bachelor's degree with at least a 3.00 on a 4.00 scale on all previous coursework or a 3.30 on a 4.00 scale on all previous graduate work. Grading systems other than the 4.00 scale are evaluated, upon receipt of transcripts, in accordance with standard practice. Programs may require a higher average GPA for admission. Applicants with work experience or who are entering graduate study after a number of years away from an educational institution, usually five years, will be given consideration with greater flexibility relative to GPA.
Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
a total score of 550 or equivalent on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT), or
a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.
Tuition
USD
32,108