Adolescent Development

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This course covers physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of adolescents in diverse contexts. Specifically, changes and characteristics of key developmental domains of adolescents, such as family, peer, and romantic relationship, are discussed, with particular attention to contextual factors that influence adolescent development such as culture, gender, and social class. This course is for students who have acquired the basic principles of psychology as well as fundamental knowledge of human development. Prerequisite: PSYC-SHU 101 Intro to Psychology or AP Psychology: Score of 5 or IB Psychology HL (Higher Level): Score of 7 or A Level Psychology: Score of A, AND PSYC-SHU 234 Developmental Psychology as a pre- or co-requisite. Fulfillment: Social Science Focus Psychology 300 level course.