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27126 USD / year
27126 USD / year
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About

This Applied Developmental Psychology PhD programme from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) reflects the intersection of developmental psychology and applied science by considering questions of developmental import within the social context of children’s everyday lives.

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Overview

The Applied Developmental Psychology PhD programme from University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) graduates will have the knowledge and skill to conduct research and work in jobs focused on child, family, and school well-being, particularly in inner-city, lower-income, and cultural minority and cross-cultural contexts. Graduates have taken positions teaching and conducting research at universities, analyzing public policy, working in hospital settings conducting evaluations of infants, toddlers and children as well as designing interventions for children and their families.

In consultation with their mentor, students enrolled in the programme develop a programme of course work, research and practicum experiences tailored to the demands of their particular career aspirations.

Concentrations:

The programme has three concentrations, with flexibility within and across concentrations to construct a programme experience that combines broad exposure to foundational courses and to specialized courses and experiences tailored to individual students’ career goals and interests:

  • The Early Development/Early Intervention concentration focuses on genetic, biological and environmental factors that impede or promote development in the early years and on established and innovative intervention approaches for infants and young children at risk.
  • The Socioemotional Development of Children concentration focuses on the interactions between individual, peer, and parenting/family factors in the social-emotional development of children in different socio-cultural contexts.
  • The Educational Contexts of Development concentration focuses on the cognitive, social, and motivational factors that affect children’s learning within the contexts of schools, families, cultures, and neighborhoods.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Cultural Aspects of Human Dev 
  • Social and Personality Development
  • Cognitive Development   
  • Data Analytic Procedures
  • Research Methods

  • Behavior, Qualitative Methods, Program Evaluation

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Credits

76 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

  • Baltimore Highlands, United States

What students do after studying

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Academic requirements

GPA admission requirements GPA
3

Other requirements

General requirements

  • Applicants must have at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution and a “B” average, or 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
  • Admission to the programme is based on a review by the admissions committee of each applicant’s complete profile, including the applicant’s grade point average in the baccalaureate degree; performance in relevant courses of study; stated goals (personal, career and research); evaluation by referees; relevant research and practical experience; maturity; GRE scores on verbal, quantitative, analytic tests and the psychology tests (the latter is optional); and identification of an area of research interest compatible with the research interests and competence of the programme’s faculty.

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Tuition Fee

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Scholarships Information

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35000 USD
Deadline
31 Jan 2026
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10000 USD
Deadline
01 Dec 2025
Latin American Caribbean Scholarship
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Various benefits
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332500 USD
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31 May 2026
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300000 HKD
Deadline
30 Sep 2025
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Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund
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40000 USD
Deadline
30 Sep 2025
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40000 AUD
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30 Sep 2025
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40000 USD
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30000 USD
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30000 USD
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28000 USD
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01 Dec 2025
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25600 USD
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01 Jul 2025
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20000 USD
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04 Mar 2026
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11000 USD
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5000 USD
Deadline
31 Jul 2025
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5000 USD
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31 Jul 2025
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5000 USD
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3000 USD
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1580 EUR
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Various benefits
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01 Nov 2025
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Various benefits
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01 Sep 2025
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Various benefits
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50000 USD
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12000 USD
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16 Aug 2025
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8000 USD
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31 Jul 2025
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2000 USD
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28 Feb 2026
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2000 USD
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1000 USD
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Various benefits
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30000 CZK
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30 Jun 2025
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12500 USD
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15 Dec 2025
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10000 USD
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31 Dec 2025
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5000 EUR
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30 Jun 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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30 Jan 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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1000 USD
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30 Nov 2025
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10000 USD
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10 Mar 2026
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6000 USD
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16 Aug 2025
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5500 USD
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28 Feb 2026
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4000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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2000 USD
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31 Jul 2025
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1500 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1250 USD
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15 Oct 2025
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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28 Feb 2026
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1000 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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1000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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1000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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1000 USD
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04 Aug 2025
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1000 USD
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1000 USD
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500 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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500 USD
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400 USD
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15 Sep 2025
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2000 USD
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01 Dec 2025
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12500 USD
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15 Dec 2025
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5000 USD
Deadline
31 Jul 2025
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3000 USD
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10 Oct 2025
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2000 USD
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22 Nov 2025
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Various benefits
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15 Sep 2025
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31 Jul 2025
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31 Dec 2025
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10000 USD
Deadline
01 Sep 2025
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5000 USD
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25 Aug 2025
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3000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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1000 USD
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31 Oct 2025
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1000 USD
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09 Jul 2025
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90000 AUD
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3000 USD
Deadline
31 Dec 2025
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12000 USD
Deadline
30 Nov 2025
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3000 USD
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1500 USD
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1000 USD
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01 Mar 2026
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1000 USD
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30 Jun 2025
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5000 USD
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