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. 

Credits

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

PSYC 201Child and Adolescent Development*

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

Social Science

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Credit Hours Narrative

3

Semester Contact Hours Lecture

45

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

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