PSYC 2290 Human Growth and Development

Basic psychological and social theories of development applied to the life span. Emphasis is on development through adolescence to include sensorimotor, cognitive, socio-emotional, physical, and moral development.

Credits

3

Typically Offered

Athens Campus: fall/spring day - Demorest Campus: fall/spring day; summer online

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Explain the various methods employed to study human behavior across the lifespan 
2. Name and describe the domains of development across the human lifespan and explain how these domains operate interactively.
3. Explain theories of cognitive, moral, intellectual, and psychosocial development.
4. Describe important biological development within each period of development and relate this improvement to learning.
5. Apply theoretical knowledge in discussions of current issues of importance to human development such as the use of medical advancements, discipline of children, the pushdown of curriculum, controversies surrounding genetic and environmental contributions to intelligence, etc.
6. Demonstrate skills in observing, recording, and assessing children’s behavior.
7. Understand the ongoing developmental processes involved throughout the life span.
8. Analyze the possibilities of predicting later outcomes from different types of early experience.
9. Describe the changes in growth, strength, and overall health that occur during adulthood.