Youth Development Graduate Programs
IDEA's online youth development specialist graduate certificate is a 12-credit hour curriculum with flexibility so you can build a certificate program to benefit your career goals with maximum impact. You'll complete two core courses and then choose from a variety of options for your two elective courses.
This graduate certificate is a great complement to a master’s degree in a related field such as education, social work, or other human services, or provides working professionals with additional skills needed to advance their career.
Required Courses for the Youth Development Specialist Graduate Certificate 6 credit hoursThere are two required core courses for the youth development specialist graduate certificate, which allows you to create a learning experience that supports your interests and career goals. The required courses include Foundations of Youth Development, a three-credit hour course that should be taken in your first semester, and Youth Development for three credit hours. Foundations of Youth Development is offered every semester so you can begin the program at any time. |
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Foundations of Youth Development | 3 | Ali Luempert | Heather Kennedy | Melissa Herzog | TTU | NDSU | MU | TTU | UNL | TTU | NDSU | |
| Youth Development | 3 | Rachelle Vettern | Robert Pick | NDSU | UNL | NDSU | UNL | NDSU |
Select Two Courses 6 credit hoursBuild your certificate to benefit your career goals by selecting two additional courses from the listing below. No course is a prerequisite for any other course. |
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| Course | Credits | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| Adolescents and Their Families | 3 | Melissa Herzog | Ali Luempert | MU | TTU | MU | TTU | MU | ||||
| Adolescent Health & Sexuality* | 3 | Antoinette M. Landor | MU | MU | ||||||||
| Positive Youth Development in Community Settings | 3 | Yuya Kiuchi | Meghan Gillette | MISU | ISU | MISU | ISU | MISU | ISU | |||
| Youth-Adult Relationships | 3 | Steven Krauss | Meghan Gillette | MU | ISU | MU | ISU | MU | ||||
| Youth in Cultural Contexts* | 3 | Meghan Gillette | ISU | ISU | ISU | |||||||
| Youth Mental Health* | 3 | Leanna McWood | NDSU | |||||||||
| Youth Policy | 3 | Robin Peiter Horstmeier | Francisco A. Villarruel | MU | MISU | MU | MISU | MU | ||||
| Youth, Sports & Society* | 3 | Yuya Kiuchi | MISU | |||||||||
| Systems of Care for Youth at Risk* | 3 | TTU | TTU | |||||||||
