PSYH  600

Advanced Human Development

Summer II, 2008

Course Description: This course will examine the principal concepts and problems involved in the development of the individual from birth to maturity. Psychological development will be considered from various perspectives, including the psychodynamic, the cultural, familial, social, intellectual and spiritual aspects of human nature.

Course Objectives:

•  Students will participate in research and on-line discussions of a variety of issues related to human development across the lifespan.

• Students will demonstrate the ability to synthesize and apply the biological, cognitive, and psychosocial development of the individual in terms of the cultural, political, and economic environment surrounding that individual. 

• Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret theoretical concepts in a creative format understandable to a lay-person.  

• Students will demonstrate an understanding of the complex internal and external influences that affect human growth and development.

• Students will prepare and conduct a portfolio project on a relevant topic of their choice. 

Required Textbooks:

Recommended text:

Feldman, R.S. (2006). Development Across the Life Span (4th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice-Hall.