Human Growth & Development

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to physical, cognitive, emotional, and social aspects of human development throughout the life span. It emphasizes developmental processes beginning with conception and continuing throughout childhood, adolescence, adulthood, later life and death. The course focuses on developmental processes, cultural influences, and other factors that make each individual unique. This course takes an inter-disciplinary approach toward human development that is based on science and applied toward the goal of solving important human problems.