Course Details

Understanding human development throughout our lifespan is crucial. This course explores topics related to physical, cognitive, and psychological changes experienced from genetic and prenatal influences, as well as growth and development from infancy through middle and late adulthood. Topics covered include human development theory and theorists, research methods, stages of human growth and development, and social and moral development.

Goals

• Become familiar with up-to-date information by presenting current topics of information based on scientific evidence.
• Become familiar with current topics relating to development during infancy and early childhood.
• Recognize the reasons for the decline in creativity in children today.
• Understand development during childhood as it relates to cognition, schooling, family and culture.
• Be familiar with a wide variety of issues concerning adolescents and young adults.
• Understand the special challenges of late adulthood.

This course is applicable towards the following certificate:
*Health and Human Development

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