Course

Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
SDCM-0019
Version:
5
Organization's ID:
Psychology 103
Organization:
Study.com, LLC
Location:
Online
Length:
27 hours for 6 weeks
Minimum Passing Score:
70
ACE Credit Recommendation Period:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Human Growth and Development
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to understand theories of human development, including genetic and environmental influences. Students will be able to analyze various development stages, including sensory, cognitive, language, and social stages.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Compare key human development theories, such as those of Freud, Erikson, and Piaget.
  • Describe research methods in human growth and developmental psychology.
  • Explain genetic influences on development.
  • Identify life stages and related developmental milestones including attachment theory, intelligence, and language development
  • Explain Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development.
  • Describe developmental abnormalities, physical disorders, and mental disorders.

General Topics:

  • Theoretical Approaches to Human Growth and Development
  • Research Methods and the Study of Human Growth and Development
  • Genetic Influences on Development
  • Biological Development
  • Sensory and Perceptual Development
  • Cognition and Cognitive Development
  • Creativity and Intelligence Development
  • Language Development
  • Social Development
  • Social Relationship Development
  • Atypical Development
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Other
  • Quizzes
  • Chapter Tests; Final Exam
Supplemental Materials
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