The curriculum of the programme will not be restricted to psychological issues, but will also cover biological and health aspects, human movement aspects, social and cultural aspects, economic aspects, and physical environmental aspects. It will of course not be possible to cover all these aspects thoroughly within a two years Master's programme. Therefore, the programme makes a rough division of developmental issues into biological-individual and interpersonal-cultural domains, and will cover four different themes within each domain. Which themes will be covered in a particular year may change depending on the specific specializations and orientations of the teachers engaged in the programme. Integration of the different themes will be an important part of the curriculum.

The students are invited to choose four specializations— two with a biological-individual orientation and two with an interpersonal-cultural orientation — among several different themes offered. Furthermore, student proposals for own specialization will be considered. Training in research methods will be linked to the chosen specializations. In the second year, the student will design his or her own 15 ECTS credits course, in addition to the choice of a subject for the Master's thesis. Thus giving the programme an individual profile, the students will be encouraged to integrate different aspects of human change processes into their work.

Programme structure for 2007 - 2008
The programme involves 2 years of full-time studies. The programme is structured around core courses and a Master's thesis (45 credits). The normal workload for a full-time student for one academic year is 60 credits.

Term	Courses (7,5 credits)	Courses (7,5 credits)	Courses (7,5 credits)	Courses (7,5 credits)
4th term (spring)	PSY3904 Master's Thesis
3rd term (autumn)	PSY3084 Individually Selected Text		PSY3904 Master's Thesis
2nd term (spring)	PSY3081 Research Methodology, Theories of Sciences and Ethics		PSY3085 Specialization in Relational and Cultural Aspects of Development	PSY3083 Specialization in Biological and Cognitive Aspects of Development
1st term (autumn)	PSY3080 Biological and Cognitive Aspects of Development		PSY3082 Relational and Cultural Aspects of Development

The course descriptions 2007-2008 are available in ECTS catalogue