Overview

In the Applied Child and Adolescent Development program at the University of Minnesota, you’ll take core courses in advanced developmental psychology, cognitive and biological development, social and emotional development, research methods, and ethics. Then, you’ll complete coursework in one of three specializations: infant and early childhood mental health, child life, or individualized studies.

Key Features

In this program, you'll build a strong foundation in child and adolescent development and choose a specialization from one of our three track options.

Child life

Prepare to be a child life specialist, a trained professional who helps children cope with the stress and uncertainty of illness, injury, disability, and hospitalization.

Individualized studies

Personalize your degree by selecting elective courses that you can apply to a career field that interests you.

Infant and early childhood mental health

Prepare for a career that incorporates early childhood mental health practice or policy. Live in Minnesota? Pursue an option to prepare for an LPCC license.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Developmental Psychology

Cognitive and Biological Development

Social and Emotional Development

Research Methods in Applied Child and Adolescent Development

Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Child and Adolescent Development

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Minneapolis, United States

Disciplines

Educational Psychology Childhood Studies View 25 other Masters in Childhood Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

You’re eligible to apply if you’ve completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, earned prior to the summer start of the MA program. Preferred GPA: 3.00.

Unofficial transcripts: You must submit an unofficial transcript or academic record for each institution you’ve attended.

Resume or CV (do not fill out the employment section in the application, you'll be asked to upload a resume/VS later in the application.)

Personal statement: Address our personal statement prompts in your statement.

Diversity statement: Enrolling and graduating a diverse student body is central to the U of M’s mission.

Three letters of recommendation: Identify and get contact information for three people who will serve as your recommenders.

Application Fee: $75 ($95 for international applicants). Must be paid online with credit card.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

16776 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16776 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10640 USD / year

≈ 10640 USD / year

Funding

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