PSY 1100 - Human Development Through Lifespan (SS, GC)

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

Fulfills General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement and is an approved Global & Cultural Perspectives course. For all students who are interested in knowing how and why people change through the course of a lifetime. Covers biological, cognitive, and social changes from prenatal development to late adulthood. Studies scientific methods of collecting and interpreting data, analyzes developmental events from various perspectives, and focuses on applying this knowledge to one's own development. Dual listed with FSHD 1500 (students may take only one course for credit). **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of how humans develop across the lifespan. 2. Identify biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional changes across the lifespan. 3. Predict development that occurs during gestation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and old age. 4. Compare human development across different cultures. 5. Apply developmental theories and trends to their own lives. 6. Discuss developmental theories as it applies to their own life experiences. 7. Differentiate between principles and processes of developmental theories and research methodologies. 8. Evaluate universal changes, cultural generalities, gender disparities, and individual differences within each life stage. FA, SP, SU

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

General Education

• GC - Global & Cultural Perspectives

• SS - Social & Behavioral Sciences

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