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 Department:    PSYC&

 Course #:    200

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    420701

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2024

 Course Description  

A systematic study of the developmental processes in humans from conception to late adulthood. Special emphasis will be given to the topics of physical development, cognitive development, and personality/social development.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: ENGL& 101 and PSYC& 100 with a "C" or higher.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Social Sciences  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Accurately describe prenatal environmental impacts on brain development and human psychology.
2. Identify major physical impacts on human psychology.
3. Correctly describe influences on cognitive development from infancy to late adulthood.
4. Accurately discuss impacts on social development by observing social complexity as the individual ages.
5. Analyze unique attributes and influences within each stage of the life span through comparing different individuals.
6. SOCIAL SCIENCES: Apply concepts from the social sciences to analyze individual or social phenomena, processes, events, conflicts, or issues.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Concept of development
2. Review of major personality and learning theories
3. Discussion of nature-nuture concept
4. Basics of genetics and inheritance
5. Prenatal development
6. Infancy
7. Language development
8. Intellectual development
9. Childhood
10. Adolescence
11. Adulthood
12. Aging and death
13. Cognitive and moral development
14. Physical changes across the life span
15. Special problems in development such as child abuse, anorexia, drug abuse, and euthanasia