PSY 110 Life Span Development

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course provides an introduction to the study of human growth and development. Emphasis is placed on the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development from conception to death. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge of development across the life span and apply this knowledge to their specific field of study.

Course is typically offered in Fall and Spring (when offered).
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Demonstrate the methods of research which developmental psychologists undertake.
Differentiate the various perspectives/paradigms by which many investigators view development.
Explain Freud’s and Erikson’s theories of personality development.
Outline Kohlberg’s theory of moral development.
Apply the concepts of Jean Piaget’s cognitive theory of development to human behavior.
Differentiate the physical, cognitive, social and personality development within the major stages of life.