18JAV

What to Expect

Our Youth Development MA program emphasizes social justice, culturally relevant care, and experiential learning. Candidates design their own concentration comprised of two elective courses and a capstone project. Coursework includes field experiences that provide opportunities to learn from and lead Rhode Island’s vibrant youth development community. 

Learning Outcomes

• Purposeful Play – Understand that art and play can be a starting point for exploring content and community through ideals such as democracy, care, and inclusion.
• Care – Experience, practice, critically engage, and shape the intentional and diverse practices of care that shape youth and community.
• Identity – Explore both self and others and hone the skills to support young people, staff, and communities in identity exploration.
• Advocacy & Social Justice – Explore programming and policy through the lenses of power and difference in order to better understand how to build, sustain and lead positive communities with youth.
• Leading With – Design and practice democratic, collaborative leadership models with youth, colleagues and partners in the field.

Our Scholarship Fund

The Youth Development MA Program at 18JAV is delighted to announce a new scholarship that is available to all Youth Development MA students. All students will be eligible to receive a $1000 tuition scholarship over the course of their studies. As a program rooted in social justice, this scholarship fund is part our commitment to equity and access in higher education and the field of Youth Development.