PSYC-255 Lifespan Human Development (3)

This course broadly surveys core conceptual and applied issues in lifespan developmental psychology. It covers human development during infancy, childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, middle adulthood, and old age. Attention is also paid to major contextual influences in development; biological, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning in individual development; and applications to policy issues. Examination of normative developmental processes and intersectional perspectives across the lifespan is emphasized. Students receive a broad overview of key issues in the description and explanation of human behavior and change across the lifespan.