Lifespan 1: Development Across the Lifespan

Catalog description

This is the first course of a two course Lifespan sequence. The central themes include the following: growth and development, sex differences, psychosocial factors, and health and wellness from gestational development through older adulthood. This course is designed for physical therapy students to examine various developmental theories and the multitude of factors influencing the normative developmental process. In this hybrid course, students will read seminal and current research, and engage with video-based learning materials. The class will meet bi-monthly in smaller groups for in-person student led seminar style discussions about the material.