PSY 2060 - CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY

credits: 3.0
Course is intended for students who are enrolled in the Education major. Course does not count toward the psychology major, but may be taken by art majors for the art therapy concentration. This course explores the processes of human development from the prenatal period through adolescence. Although basic physical development will be covered, emphasis will be on cognitive, emotional and social development. Objectives: A) The transactional contributions of biological and environmental features, including culture, to the development of children and the learning process; B) Universals, group differences, and individual differences in development and the factors that account for each of these; C) Major theoretical models that summarize and organize our understanding of the course of child development and the differing contributions of these models. Method of Instruction: Lectures, films and class discussions will supplement assigned readings. The readings will include a textbook on developmental psychology. Method of Evaluation: Exams, short assignments, research paper, and class participation.

Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY