Child Development and Cognition

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to provide students with a graduate level overview of the key theories of development and cognition. Students will learn about critical issues in development and learning that they will encounter and need to deal with working as psychologists in applied settings. Throughout the course students will be asked to analyze, reflect upon, and critique how theories learned may apply, or not, to those learners whose primary culture may be different from the majority through case studies, online discussion boards (or in-class discussions), and a critical analysis of comparative field site visits.