About the course

This course aims to provide students with an advanced understanding of the psychological issues related to human development across the lifespan. The course is divided into sections according to age-related stages of development. Case vignettes are used within each section to present the characteristic issues of that stage of development.

This course is available in the following programme(s):

OP5271 Diploma in Communication Studies Level 5
OP5300 Diploma in Psychology Level 5
OP6210 Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychology Level 6
OP7001 Bachelor of Business
OP7010 Bachelor of Applied Science
OP7020 Bachelor of Arts

What's in the course

• Physical development (including motor, sensory and perceptual development)
• Cognitive development (including learning processes and language)
• Social development (including personality, emotional and moral development)
• The context in which development occurs - education, work/nonwork, gender, culture and family
• Theories of development - a wide variety of theories are considered
• Research - students learn how to critique research in the field of developmental psychology.

What students learn

• Identify and interpret normal development throughout the lifespan
• Evaluate research in the field of developmental psychology
• Discuss the contribution the research makes in developmental psychology
• Evaluate and compare different theories of human development as they apply to specific areas of development across the lifespan.

Prerequisite

Assessment

Fees

New Zealand Student Fee    $588.00

Additional Fee Information

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