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Twin Cities Campus
Child Psychology B.A.Institute of Child Development
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. The Institute of Child Development, housed in the College of Education and Human Development, offers a bachelor of arts, a bachelor of science, and a minor in child psychology through the College of Liberal Arts (CLA). All undergraduate child psychology courses are considered CLA courses and count toward the CLA graduation requirements. Majors may not receive a second major or baccalaureate degree in psychology.
The bachelor of arts program places a stronger emphasis on the applied aspects of child psychology. Emphasizing a more applied approach to Child Psychology, the BA requires field study participation (or directed research experience), allowing students to gain practical experience in the field of child psychology. Students have the opportunity to take a course in social work, youth studies, early childhood education, public health, or cultural anthropology. With a combination of intensive training in developmental psychology and a field study experience, the program prepares students for careers and additional training in such areas as early childhood education, counseling, and human service programs. Students are required to meet the second language requirement as determined by CLA.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
1 courses
before admission to the program.
An Intro to Child Psychology course (CPSY 2301 or 3301) must be completed or in progress in order to declare the major.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introduction to Child Psychology
General Requirements
All students in baccalaureate degree programs are required to complete general University and college requirements including writing and liberal education courses. For more information about University-wide requirements, see the
liberal education requirements.
Required courses for the major, minor or certificate in which a student receives a D grade (with or without plus or minus) do not count toward the major, minor or certificate (including transfer courses).
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 4 semester(s) of
any second language.
with a grade of C-, or better, or S, or demonstrate proficiency in the language(s) as defined by the department
or college.
CLA BA degrees require 4 semesters or the equivalent of a second language.
CLA BA degrees require 18 upper-division (3xxx-level or higher) credits outside the major designator. These credits must be taken in designators different from the major designator and cannot include courses that are cross-listed with the major designator. The major designator for the Child Psychology BA is CPSY.
Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in child psychology: a BA, a BS, or a minor. Students may combine the BA in child psychology with the minor in psychology.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate first year experience course sequence.
Foundational Courses
Take exactly 3 course(s) totaling 11 - 12 credit(s) from the following:
·
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Core Courses
Take 6 or more course(s) totaling 18 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CPSY 4331 - Social and Personality Development
(3.0 cr)
·
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
ANTH 3003 - Cultural Anthropology
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 5241 - Field Experience in Early Childhood Education
(3.0 cr)
·
EPSY 3301 - Introduction to Educational Psychology
[SOCS]
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 3102 - Family Systems and Diversity
[SOCS, DSJ]
(3.0 cr)
·
FSOS 3426 - Alcohol and Drugs: Families and Culture
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3511 - Introduction to Counseling Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PUBH 3004 {Inactive}
(4.0 cr)
·
SW 1001 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
·
SW 3701 - Introduction to Child Maltreatment: Intervention and Prevention
(3.0 cr)
·
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 1334 - Global Issues on Children and Youth in Society
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4302 - Infant Development
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4303 - Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4336 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
·
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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CPSY 4311 - Behavioral and Emotional Problems of Children
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Field Study or Directed Research
Take 2 or more credit(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 4996 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4994 - Directed Research in Developmental Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Senior Project
Non-Honors Sequence
CPSY 4347W - Child Psychology Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
or
Honors Sequence
Honors students seeking to fulfill the honors thesis need to take CPSY 3360H in the fall of their junior year. CPSY 4994V should be taken for 2 credits, and it is typically taken in both fall and spring of a student's senior year.
CPSY 3360H - Child Psychology Honors Seminar
(2.0 cr)
CPSY 4994V {Inactive}
[WI]
(1.0-6.0 cr)
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the Major
Students are required to take one upper division writing intensive course within the major. If that requirement has not been satisfied within the core major requirements, students must choose one course from the following list. Some of these courses may also fulfill other major requirements.
Take 0 - 1 course(s) from the following:
·
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4347W - Child Psychology Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
·
CPSY 4994V {Inactive}
[WI]
(1.0-6.0 cr)
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