PSC 330 - Child Development

Approval Status

Approved

Date Reviewed

November 2019

The development of the child from conception to adolescence: 1. Students who complete this course will be able to analyze major developmental stages, milestones, and processes for children from conception through adolescence in the areas of physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development. 2. Students who complete this course will be able to identify how cultural, economic, political, and historical contexts influence children’s development. 3. Students who complete this course will be able to explain how various theoretical frameworks relate to the study of human development. 4. Students who complete this course will be able to apply developmental theory to the analysis of child observations, surveys, and/or interviews using investigative research methodologies. 5. Students who complete this course will be able to differentiate characteristics of typical and atypical development at various stages. 6. Students who complete this course will be able to explain the importance of the early years and the interaction between maturational processes and social/environmental factors and the effects on various areas of development.

Course Type

Upper Division