Advanced Developmental Psychology

General

Prefix

PSY

Course Number

640

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Human growth and development. Trends, problems, theory, and contemporary research.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe or use the methods and data by which historians, social scientists, or behavioral scientists investigate human conditions.

Outcome

Analyze human behavior, cultures, and social institutions and processes from the perspectives of history or the social and behavioral sciences.

Outcome

Develop explanations for and explore solutions to historical or contemporary social problems.

Outcome

Reflect upon themselves in relation to family, communities, society, culture, and/or their histories.

Outcome

Apply and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories about human societies and behaviors.

Outcome

Identify and evaluate current research on topics related to human development across the lifespan.