Graduate program information and admissions

The Institute of Child Development (Department of Child Psychology) offers training at the Ph.D. level for research in normal human development. Students select one of three tracks of study: general developmental psychology, developmental psychopathology and clinical science (DPCS), or developmental psychology and school psychology. In addition, students specialize in areas such as cognitive development, language, learning, perceptual development, social and personality development, or developmental psychobiology and neuroscience. Most graduates take positions in research or academic settings.

General information

• About the institute
• About the Ph.D. program
• Curriculum
• Faculty and faculty research projects

Prospective students

• Admissions information and instructions

Current students

• ICD Graduate Student Handbook
• Graduate student forms
• ICD Graduate Student Small Grants Program
• Graduate School website

Related minors and certificate programs

• Doctoral minor in interpersonal relationships research (IREL)
• Graduate minor in cognitive sciences
• Graduate minor in neuroscience
• Certificate in applied developmental psychology

Related Sites and Affiliated Centers

• Related Sites and Centers

The above links should answer most of your questions about our program. If you have questions that are not answered here, please contact Danielle Bordeleau, associate director of graduate studies, at borde021@umn.edu or 612-625-9778.