PSY-200 Life Span Development
This course is an overview of the study of the development of human behavior and mental processes over the life span from conception through late adulthood including death and dying. The emphasis in the course is on the complex interaction of the principles of physical, social, cognitive and personality development.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Evaluate the methods that are employed to study human development throughout the life span.
- Distinguish between the psychological approaches to human development and their contribution to the field, (e.g. humanistic, behavioral, or psychodynamic approaches).
- Analyze controversies and issues using psychological approaches to human development.