27 PhD programmes in Childhood Studies

Launched in direct response to the increasing neurodevelopmental, learning, and psychological needs of young people, families, and communities across Ireland, Dublin City University’s pioneering Doctor of Child and Educational Psychology course equips ambitious psychology graduates to become qualified Educational Psychologists.

The Applied Developmental Psychology from University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) prepares researchers to address developmental and societal challenges affecting children, youth, and families. 

The conceptual framework for the Ph.D. in Family and Child Studies at The University of New Mexico is based on the link between the principles of ecology and systems theory with the study of families. 

The Infant Mental Health Dual-Title Degree (IMH-DT) prepares current Wayne State University graduate students to be well-versed in IMH research and practice.

Many of the students of the Childhood Studies programme from University of Essex are already professionals so return to their existing fields with deeper understanding of their work, using this for their personal development and for increasing their potential for promotion and leadership in their existing or new roles.

The Children and Young People programme offered by Swansea University explores the factors that influence the lifelong health and well-being of children and young people, and examines how rapid social and technological changes affect the environments in which they develop.

The PhD in Childhood and Youth Studies at the University of Sussex gives you the opportunity to develop specialist knowledge in an area of interdisciplinary interest and to hone advanced research skills.

The Social Policy and Criminology discipline at The Open University UK has interests in the research field of Children and Young People and is engaged in a number of lived experience, social policy and welfare-related research projects.

The EdD in Child Study and Education at the University of Toronto is a cohort based program designed for professionals working in education or related fields looking to enrich their practice and advance their careers. 

The Educational and Child Psychology program from Mary Immaculate College  is a highly sought-after three-year, full-time professional training course for applicants interested in pursuing a career as an educational psychologist. 

Women and Child Health research at University of Liverpool in Liverpool has an international reputation for excellence.

With a PhD in Developmental Psychology - Child and Adolescent Development from Walden University, you can drive positive change in the lives of individuals, families, and communities.

Students in the Doctor of Philosophy in Childhood Studies degree programme at Rutgers University enroll in a core set of courses in order to acquire the interdisciplinary, theoretical, and methodological knowledge that is at the heart of childhood studies.

The Child Study and Human Development doctoral program at Tufts University helps graduate students integrate developmental research and theory with understanding or modeling effective practice, and offers opportunities to work in agencies and organizations that serve children, youth and families, and to conduct research.

The Nursing Practice - Pediatric Primary Care program at University of Utah provides primary care to children within a community setting acting as their primary care provider or skilled clinician in a specialty care setting. 

The Wellbeing of Children, Youth and Families Research Group in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care from The Open University UK brings together academics and research students conducting social, sociological and critical psychological research into children's and young people's lives and policy/practice applications.

This Children's, Young People's and Community's Services programme at The University of Wales Trinity Saint David is aimed at professionals involved in the children and young people's workforce in a wide range of roles.

Childhood Studies from Rutgers University is the first doctoral program of its kind in the United States, offering an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to the study of children and childhood. 

The Child Studies programme offered by Linköping University develops advanced research expertise in childhood, social development, and the conditions shaping young people’s lives.

The Child and Youth Studies programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in children's and young people's living conditions, learning, development, and socialisation.