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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