PSYC1304

Meets MN Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Lifespan Psychology is both intriguing and personally relevant because each of us is constantly developing. The course examines the biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of humans in diverse contexts across the human lifespan. This course explores scientific discoveries and theories through the use of key psychological concepts and terminology. Throughout this exploration there is a focus on the integration of personal experience and connection to related current public policy and diversity issues.Student Learning Outcomes

• Compare and contrast the main theories and issues of human lifespan development: learning, cognitive, contextual, and sociobiological.
• Identify biological, neurological, cognitive, cultural, and socio-emotional processes associated with developmental periods.
• Analyze how biological, neurological, cognitive, cultural and socio-emotional processes interact with each other in a developmental context.
• Identify the scientific method and research methodology used by developmental psychologists.
• Evaluate the quality of developmental psychology information from multiple sources.
• Describe the developmental challenges and psychopathologies that may occur throughout the lifespan.
• Illustrate how developmental psychological principles apply to daily life.
• Analyze ethical perspectives related to legal, social, and scientific issues in human development.