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Twin Cities Campus
Child Psychology MinorCLA Dean's Office
College of Liberal Arts
Child psychology focuses on behavioral development from the prenatal period to maturity in the areas of cognition, ethology, genetics, language, learning, perception, and social behavior.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
1 courses
before admission to the program.
An Introduction to Child Psychology course (CPSY 2301 or 3301) must be completed or in progress in order to declare the minor.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introduction to Child Psychology
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 4 credit(s) from the following:
Minor Requirements
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in child psychology: a BA, a BS, or a minor. Students may combine the child psychology minor with the BA or the BS in psychology, but not both.
Foundational Course
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Social and Personality Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
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CPSY 4331 - Social and Personality Development
(3.0 cr)
Cognitive Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4343 - Cognitive Development
(3.0 cr)
Cognitive and Biological Development
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s) from the following:
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CPSY 4302 - Infant Development
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4329 - Biological Foundations of Development
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4341 - Perceptual Development
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4345 - Language Development and Communication
(3.0 cr)
Child Development Elective
Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling 3 - 4 credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 1334 - Global Issues on Children and Youth in Society
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4303 - Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4311 - Behavioral and Emotional Problems of Children
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4336 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
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Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CPsy 2301/ 3301/ H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CPsy 2301/ 3301/ H |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |