Bachelor of Social Sciences (BSocSc) in Human Development

Program Available at Hamilton and Tauranga Campus

The Human Development program explores the development of individuals, families, groups, and communities throughout the human lifespan. It is important for those wishing to go into professions such as youth work, eldercare, social work, counseling, and teaching. An understanding of human development is relevant to many other careers that involve working with or for people.

Papers develop skills relevant to career objectives such as human relations, human services, program planning, community liaison, counseling, policy and evaluation, administration of programs concerned with the family or other groups and research.

Graduates gain a solid foundation in theory and research to understand and explain the development of people from the early years through to old age, have the ability to examine how different contexts influence people's lives, learning, and behavior, and are able to apply this knowledge to a specific life situation