PS 201 - Developmental Psychology

Credit Hours: 3

This course focuses on the concepts and contemporary theories of human development throughout the life span. The three domains of development, biological, cognitive and social/emotional, will be investigated beginning with the prenatal developmental period through the life cycle, ending with aging, dying and death.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

understand concepts, theories and methodologies in the field of development;
conceptualize the complex interactions of the physical and psychological development and the psychological sociocultural milieu upon behavior; and
comprehend human developmental patterns in the normal individual from conception to death.

Prerequisites: PS 100
F/S (C, N, S)