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Human Growth and Development (PSY-203)

Formerly Human Growth and Development (PSY-301)
Course Category: 
Psychology and Sociology - Coopersmith Career Consulting
Location: 
Various, distance learning format.
Length: 

Varies (self-study; self-paced).

Dates: 

December 2014 - Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Proficiency exam
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this proficiency exam, students will be able to: describe developmental psychology's theoretical perspectives and research methods, genetic and environmental influences on development, development in the womb, the birth process, and the characteristics of newborns; analyze research and theory regarding cognitive, emotional, and social childhood development; interpret research and theory regarding cognitive, emotional and social development in adolescence and early adulthood; investigate research and theory regarding cognitive, emotional, and social development in middle and late adulthood.

Instruction: 

This self-study exam explores how humans develop cognitively, emotionally, and socially as they age. Major topics include: prenatal development through infancy, childhood, and adulthood, cognitive, moral, physical, emotional, and social development. The foundations of the discipline and its research methods are also explored. The unit objectives in this course are aligned with the American Psychological Association's Guidelines for the Undergraduate Major, version 2.0, August, 2013.

Credit recommendation: 

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Psychology, Social Science, General Science or Teacher Education (12/14) (1/20 revalidation). 

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