Child Life, M.S.

Program Requirements

• Credit Hours: 42
• 100-120 hours of formal child life practicum through the Department of Child Life at the Medical University of South Carolina beginning through the first semester of the program through the Summer 1 Semester between the first and second program years. Additional service learning child life programming is integrated into the Child Life, M.S. program through a community partnership model with community non-profit organizations.

Fall Semester - Year One

• CHLI 601 Introduction to Child Life (3)
• CHLI 605 Psychological Aspects of Illness, Trauma, and Hospitalization (3)
• CHLI 607 Advanced Child Development (3)

Spring Semester - Year One

• CHLI 603 Death and Dying (3)
• CHLI 608 Research Methods (3)
• CHLI 602 Therapeutic Play for Child Life Specialists (3)

Summer Semester - Year One

• CHLI 604 Program Development and Practicum in Child Life (3)

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• COMM 580 Seminar in Communication (3) *

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• CHLI 650 International Experiences in Child Life and Pediatric Psychosocial Care (3)

Fall Semester - Year Two

• CHLI 606 Family Issues (3)
• CHLI 610 Infant Development and Child Life (3)
• CHLI 611 Working with Children with Special Needs/Developmental Disabilities (3)

Spring Semester - Year Two

• CHLI 701 Child Life Internship (9)

Transfer Credit Policy

Students may seek approval from the MSCL Admissions Committee to transfer in 6 credit hours of graduate coursework from an accredited institution.