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Fields of Study College of Education and Human Development

The College of Education and Human Development
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Child psychology

Child psychology deals with behavioral development from the prenatal period to maturity in the areas of cognition, ethology, genetics, language, learning, perception, and social behavior.

Possible areas of study within the field include social and personality development, learning, cognitive development, language development, and perceptual development.

Program highlights

Interdisciplinary study: The Institute of Child Development offers a bachelor of arts, a bachelor of science, and a minor in child psychology through the College of Liberal Arts.

National recognition: The Institute of Child Development is consistently ranked third nationally by U.S. News & World Report among graduate school programs in developmental psychology.

Research center: The Institute of Child Development is home to the The Shirley G. Moore Laboratory School, which provides model training experiences for teachers of young children at both graduate and undergraduate levels and serves as an active center of child study and research.

B.A. or B.S. in child psychology

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B.S. in early childhood education foundations

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Certificate in early childhood policy

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M.Ed./initial licensure in early childhood and early childhood special education

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Ph.D. in child psychology

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Graduate minor in education sciences

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