Helping Your LGBTQIA+ Child, and Yourself, When They Come Out
As children come out at younger and younger ages, parents need to figure out how to best support them—while processing their own feelings.
How to get an M.A. in Human Development
Learn about the requirements necessary to enter an M.A. in Human Development program.
Pacific Oaks Faculty: Dr. Carlene Fider
At Pacific Oaks, Dr. Carlene Fider considers the whole human.
Types of workplaces for graduates with human development degrees
In a field as vast as human development, it can be difficult to figure out where you’ll work after graduation. Consider these three types of workplaces.
A new chapter on the importance of mentors
Pacific Oaks Professor Dionne Clabaugh, Ed.D., has co-written a chapter on mentoring first-year college students in the sciences to become self-directed learners.
The developmental impact of missing life’s milestone moments
Carlene Fider, Ph.D., discusses the loss and grief associated with missed milestones due to the COVID-19 pandemic from a human development perspective.
5 Careers for a B.A. in Human Development Degree
Learn more about how a bachelor's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College can prepare you for a variety of careers.
Can I see your phone, mom?
With accessibility to technology growing at a staggering rate, the field of human development is playing catch-up to learn its effects.
What is Lifespan Development?
Interested in studying lifespan development and its role in psychology? Learn more about its role in the field of human development.
Child competency begins in infancy
For alumna Jill Getto Lee, a RIE parenting class led her to Pacific Oaks and into a career empowering children from birth.
Courses involved in obtaining a human development degree
Coursework in the human development degree program is comprised of learning to understand the often complex issues that people deal with throughout a lifetime.
Career crossover: how human development and education work together
Are you interested in human development and also have an interest in education? Learn more about how the two fields work together.
