PSY 501
Developmental Psychology
Online Course

PSY 501 Developmental Psychology

3 Semester Units

Developmental Psychology provides students with a balanced coverage of life-span development from a chronological approach starting with infancy and ending with late adulthood. In addition, this course also takes a multidisciplinary approach to how people grow and change through their lives. Together, these two approaches help students to explore the multitudes of developmental factors impacting an individual across the life-span including the physical, cognitive, social, occupational, and personality aspects that shape individuals.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Evaluate and examine the foundation and key theories related to the science and study of life-span development from a physical, cognitive, social, occupational, and personality standpoint.
  • Discuss and examine the developmental factors impacting infancy and early childhood.
  • Discuss and examine the developmental factors impacting middle childhood and adolescence.
  • Discuss and examine the developmental factors impacting young and middle adulthood.
  • Discuss and examine the developmental factors impacting late adulthood.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with academic writing related to developmental psychology.

If you are interested in taking this course, please explore a degree or certificate program below:

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