Child Development I: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

Catalog description

This course is designed to familiarize the students with the process of human psychological development from Early through Middle Childhood. The approach will include the physical, cognitive, intrapsychic, social and cultural influences on this stage of development. Students will become acquainted with the major theoretical approaches and their impact on perceptions of childhood. A thorough explanation and appreciation of both genetic and environmental influences on behavior will inform the presentations. Students should not take PSY 2040 -content overlaps.