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Twin Cities Campus
Child Psychology B.S.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 science program places a stronger emphasis on research in the field of developmental psychology. With a combination of intensive training in developmental psychology and in-depth directed research, the program prepares students for graduate study in psychology, education, medicine, law, sociology, and other behavioral sciences.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
Students must complete
2 courses
before admission to the program.
An introduction to psychology course must be completed before admission into the major. Students may formally declare the major with CPSY 2301 in progress.
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Preparatory Courses
Introduction to Psychology
PSY 1001 - Introduction to Psychology
[SOCS]
(4.0 cr)
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 may earn no more than one undergraduate degree in child psychology: a BA, a BS, or a minor. Students may combine the BS in child psychology with the minor in psychology.
CLA degrees require that students complete 48 credits of upper-division coursework taken at the 3xxx, 4xxx, or 5xxx level.
All incoming CLA freshmen must complete the appropriate first year experience course sequence.
Foundational Courses
Take two courses for a total of 7 to 8 credits.
CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Core Courses
Take a minimum of 9 courses and 27 credits. Take CPSY 4310 for a minimum of 3 credits.
CPSY 4310 - Special Topics in Developmental Psychology
(1.0-4.0 cr)
CPSY 4331 - Social and Personality Development
(3.0 cr)
CPSY 4329 - Biological Foundations of Development
(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)
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CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
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CPSY 4341 - Perceptual Development
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4343 - Cognitive Development
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4345 - Language Development and Communication
(3.0 cr)
Note: CPSY 4996 may be taken for a maximum of 3 credits.
Take 3 or more course(s) from the following:
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CPSY 1334 - Global Issues on Children and Youth in Society
[CIV]
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4302 - Infant Development
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4303 - Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4336 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
(3.0 cr)
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CPSY 4996 {Inactive}
(1.0-4.0 cr)
Directed Research
Take a minimum of 6 credits of CPSY 4994.
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:
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CPSY 3308W - Introduction to Research Methods in Child Psychology
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
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CPSY 4313W - Disabilities and Development
[WI]
(4.0 cr)
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CPSY 4347W - Child Psychology Capstone
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
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