PSYC-550: Developmental Psychology

Class Program
Credits 3

This course reviews the extant issues and theories that represent individual development from conception through early adulthood. Attention will be given to the most recent research regarding the conceptualization of transformational events in development, individual differences in cognition and personality as well as the relationship between temperament and personality. This course will review the literature on the relationship of adverse childhood experiences on later, adult outcomes; and, finally, attention will be given to the measurement of stability and change for the age span addressed by this course. In addition, this course will include a review of the current literature of the discipline and engagement in recent and current research.