| |  | | Child Psychology | Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information—Child Psychology Program, University of Minnesota, 204 Child Development Building, 51 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-4127; fax 612-624-6373; http://education.umn.edu/icd).
See the College of
Education and Human Development Professional Studies Web site
for information on the master of education (M.Ed.) program
in early childhood education.
Along with the program-specific requirements
listed below, please read the General
Information section of this catalog
for Graduate School requirements
that apply to all major fields.
Curriculum—The Ph.D. in child psychology focuses primarily on training for research in normal human development, and most students take positions in academic or research settings. The goal of the program is to train all students for careers in research and college teaching in child psychology, and to prepare students in the collaborative program options for careers in applied areas of child psychology as well. General program students may choose to specialize in an area such as cognitive neuroscience, language, learning, personality, memory, perception, psychobiology, or social development. Students interested in applied areas may specialize in developmental psychopathology and clinical science or school psychology.
The developmental psychopathology and clinical science (DPCS) program is a cooperative effort between the Institute of Child Development and the Department of Psychology to train leaders in research and teaching. Training draws on the unique strengths of each program. Students are admitted to the Ph.D. program in child psychology through the Institute of Child Development and to this training program by the agreement of program faculty in both departments.
The APA-approved school psychology program is a cooperative program of the Institute of Child Development, the Department of Psychology, and the Department of Educational Psychology. Students are admitted jointly to one of the cooperating departments and to the school psychology program. Students must meet the standards and requirements of both the admitting department and the school psychology program.
Prerequisites for Admission—The equivalent of three semester (or four quarter) courses in psychology and one course in statistics are required.
Special Application Requirements—New students are normally admitted in fall semester. Application deadline is in December of the preceding year. Applicants must submit the departmental applications for graduate work, scores from the General Test of the GRE that are less than five years old, three letters of recommendation from persons familiar with their scholarship and research potential, a complete set of official transcripts, and a clearly written statement of career interests, goals, and objectives. The three letters of recommendation also must be received by the deadline. The TOEFL should be submitted when applicable.
Key to test abbreviations (GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, MELAB).
 For an online application or for more information about Graduate School admissions, see the General Information section in this catalog, or visit the Graduate School Web site.
Courses—Refer to Child Psychology (CPSY) in University Courses for courses pertaining to the program.
Use of 4xxx Courses—Child psychology Ph.D. students may include 4xxx courses as part of their supporting program coursework with director of graduate studies' approval and if the course is taught by a member of the graduate faculty in the supporting program. |
M.A. Degree Requirements | | The Institute of Child Development does not offer admission for a master's degree. Students may choose to complete a master's degree (typically Plan B) during their progress toward the Ph.D. Requirements for the M.A. are met through either Plan A or Plan B. Both require a full academic year of coursework.
Plan A requires a minimum of 20 course credits (a minimum of 14 in the major and 6 in the minor/related field) and 10 thesis credits.
Plan B requires 30 course credits, of which 14 credits must be in child psychology and 6 credits in one or more related fields. A project equivalent to 120 hours of work is also required.
Language Requirements—None.
Final Exam—The final exam for Plan A is oral; typically, the final exam for Plan B is written. | Ph.D. Degree Requirements | The Ph.D. degree usually requires five years of graduate work. Major program components include coursework, research activities, and teaching experience. Coursework requirements are specialization specific, but all students are required to take 44 credits in the major, 14 credits in a supporting program, and 24 thesis credits. Each student specializes in an area such as social and personality development, learning, cognitive development, cognitive neuroscience, language development, psychobiology or perceptual development. Required courses include CPSY 8301, 8302, 8304, 8311, 8321, 8360, 8888, 8994, and statistics through EPSY 8263 or equivalent.
Language Requirements—None.
Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—A Ph.D. minor requires 12 credits in child psychology, to include CPSY 8301 (4 cr), 8302 (4 cr), and 8996 (1-6 cr). Remaining credits can be taken from 4xxx (subject to their own program's approval) or 8xxx courses. |
Faculty | | For latest graduate faculty listings, see <www.grad.umn.edu/faculty_rosters/faculty.html>. Key to membership categories (abbreviations after faculty names).
Regents Professor
Megan R. Gunnar, SM
Professor
Dale A. Blyth, 4H Youth Development Center, AM2
Sandra L. Christenson, Educational Psychology, AM2
Dante Cicchetti, SM
Andrew Collins, SM
Nicki R. Crick, SM
Byron Egeland, SM
Xiaojia Ge, SM
Michael K. Georgieff, Pediatrics, SM
Harold D. Grotevant, Family Social Science, AM2
Susan C. Hupp, Educational Psychology, AM2
William Iacono, Psychology, ASM
Robert Krueger, AM2
Gloria R. Leon, Psychology, ASM
Michael P. Maratsos, SM
Ann S. Masten, SM
Scott R. McConnell, Educational Psychology, AM2
Anne D. Pick (emeritus), ASM
Herbert L. Pick, Jr., SM
Arthur J. Reynolds, SM
Maria D. Sera, SM
Elsa G. Shapiro, Pediatrics, AM2
L. Alan Sroufe, SM
Auke Tellegen, Psychology (emeritus), AM2
Paulus W. van den Broek, Educational Psychology, AM2
Richard A. Weinberg, SM
Albert Yonas, SM
Steven R. Yussen, SM
Philip David Zelazo, SM
Associate Professor
Canan Karatekin, SM
Monica Luciana, Psychology, ASM
Charles Oberg, Epidemiology, AM2
Kathleen Thomas, SM | | | | | |
