PSYC 201 Child and Adolescent Development*
This course explores biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial changes in all our lives from birth through adolescence. Parenting and education are the contexts emphasized to understand and elaborate upon the course material. Pre-requisites: PSYC 101 or instructor permission.
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
PSYC 201Child and Adolescent Development*
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I. General Information
Department
Social Science
II. Course Specification
Course Type
Program Requirement
General Education Competency
[GE Core type]
Semester Contact Hours Lecture
45
Grading Method
Letter grade
III. Catalog Course Description
This course explores biosocial, cognitive, and psychosocial changes in all our lives from birth through adolescence. Parenting and education are the contexts emphasized to understand and elaborate upon the course material. Pre-requisites: PSYC 101 or instructor permission.
IV. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of Developmental Psychology as a scientific discipline.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze and consume research findings in Developmental Psychology.
- Demonstrate the ability to proficiently write scholarly work in proper APA Style format.
V. Topical Outline (Course Content)
Grand theories of developmental psychology
Psychoanalytic (Freud, Erikson)
Learning (Watson, Skinner, Bandura)
Cognitive (Piaget, Information Processing, Kohlberg)
Humanistic (Maslow, Rogers)
Secondary theories of developmental psychology
Biological (Evolution)
Ecological (Bronfenbrenner)
Sociocultural (Vygotsky)
Research methods in developmental psychology
Correlational v. Quasi-Experimental v. Experimental
Longitudinal v. Cross-Sectional v. Cross-Sequential
Ethics in Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Foundations
Heredity and conception
Prenatal development
Birth
Infancy
Physical Development
Nutrition
Motor Development
Health and Illness
Cognitive Development
Piagetian Stages
Information Processing Development
Language
Social and Emotional Development
Family
Attachment
Gender
Self
Early Childhood
Physical Development
Nutrition
Motor Development
Health and Illness
Cognitive Development
Piagetian Stages
Information Processing Development
Language
Social and Emotional Development
Family
Peers
Gender
Self
Middle Childhood
Physical Development
Nutrition
Motor Development
Health and Illness
Cognitive Development
Piagetian Stages
Information Processing Development
Language
Social and Emotional Development
Family
Peers
Gender
Self
Adolescence
Physical Development
Nutrition
Motor Development
Puberty
Health and Illness
Cognitive Development
Piagetian Stages
Information Processing Development
Language
Social and Emotional Development
Family
Peers
Gender
Self
VI. Delivery Methodologies
Required Assignments
Literature review in full APA format
Required Exams
Oral or Written demonstrations of proficiencies in Goals 1, 2, and 4
Required Text
Rathus, S. A. (2017) Childhood & Adolescence: Voyages in Development (6th ed.) (ISBN: 978-1-305-50459-2)
American Psychological Association (APA; 2010) Publication Manual (6th ed.) (ISBN: 978-1-4338-0562-2)
Specific Course Activity Assignment or Assessment Requirements
Literature review in full APA format Oral or Written demonstrations of proficiencies in Goals 1, 2, and 4