Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
NPEP-0018
Organization:
Pittsburgh Leadership Foundation
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
Estimated 27 hours (self-study)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 2 Psychology
Description

Objective:

To provide students with the first of a two part series of an introductory level life-span psychology course. The course will examine the significant events from the lives of people as they move from infancy and early childhood, into adolescence, early and middle adulthood, and late adulthood and explore the theme that life is governed by three developmental 'clocks' that pace the biological, social, and psychological changes in the individual.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Have knowledge of the field of developmental psychology
  • Will be able to identify the three developmental clocks that play a role in each season of life, including the biological clock, the social clock, and the psychological clock
  • Will explore the biological factors of heredity that affect the human life span and the factors of pregnancy and child birth, including genetic contributors, preterm birth, teratogens, and how the developmental clocks influence the timing of births
  • Will understand the methods of developmental research, including naturalistic observation, case studies, interviews, experimentation and the theories that have influenced life-span psychology, including psychoanalytic theory, learning theory, cognitive theory, and humanistic theory
  • Have knowledge of the early development of human life and the developmental landmarks that take place, including cognitive, language, psychological, and social development
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
Supplemental Materials