Carmel French, BAEd (Memorial), Grad. Dip. in Special Ed., MEd, PhD (Alberta), Professor Emeritus Profile Kim Kienapple, Dean of Professional Studies, BA (Waterloo), MS, PhD (Purdue), Professor Christine McLean, BA (MSVU), BEd (Wolfville), MA (Ohio), PhD…
Academics - Child and Youth
Program Requirements (for those entering the program in Fall of 2021) The program requires a minimum of 5.0 units, including a 1.0 unit thesis. Academic standing and grading criteria as outlined in sections 2.2.13 Graduate…
Carmel French, PhD Children with Challenging Needs and Their Families. Assessment Issues and Measures. Early Intervention. Children’s Rights. Inclusive Education. Policy Development and Evaluation. Profile Jonathon MeDrano, PhD Historical and cultural dimensions of Indigenous health,…
Our Department offers a variety of resources available to our students, such as our most recent Advising checklist and our 2021 Child and Youth Study Advising Booklet. Interested in applying to the program? Find…
PACE is an excellent experiential learning opportunity for our students to learn about movement education and gain experience working with young children in our community. PACE will be delivered on Friday mornings this coming Winter…
Program Focus Areas The Let’s Get Moving Nova Scotia is the provincial’s action plan to engage all Nova Scotians in physical activity. The action plan strives to make daily movement a priority and in particular,…
Mount Saint Vincent University’s Child and Youth Study program prepares students for careers in a wide variety of programs and services for children, youth and families.
Dr. Jonathon A. MeDrano received his PhD in Indigenous health and wellbeing from the University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development. In this research, he explored and assessed historical and cultural dimensions of Indigenous…
Mount Saint Vincent University’s Master of Arts program in Child and Youth Study will help you to develop an understanding of issues that affect children and youth in our region, in Canada, and around the world. Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.