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PSI 619: Human Development
3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with leading theories and research on human development across the lifespan, with an emphasis on classic texts and current directions in the field. Out of necessity, coverage of relevant issues and topics will be selective rather than comprehensive.
Learning Goals
The primary learning objectives of the course are: 1. Expand one’s understands of classic findings and contemporary research evidence for key theoretical perspectives;2. Compare and critique developmental research methods and relate them to the concepts of continuity and change;3. Describe the role of culture, ethnicity, gender, SES, etc. in explaining human development;4. Evaluate how developmental perspectives may be relevant to one’s own research and clinical interests.
*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this
course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of
information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a
specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start
of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown
here.