Program Overview

PSY2030 Developmental Psychology

Course Details

• Units: 1
• School or Department: School of Psychology and Wellbeing
• Grading basis: Graded
• Course fee schedule: Not specified

Requisites

• Pre-requisite: PSY1010

Overview

A life-span developmental perspective is an important component of the discipline of psychology and provides a background understanding of human functioning which must be considered by researchers and practitioners working in all areas of the discipline. The three goals of developmental psychology are to describe, explain, and optimise human development. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to achieve these goals. This course takes a life-span approach, introducing students to essential theories and methodologies employed in developmental study, as well as the characteristics and major developmental tasks of individuals at each phase of the life span: prenatal, birth, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and the final phase of dying and death.

Course Offers

• Study period: Semester 2, 2023
• Mode:
  • On-campus
  • Online
• Campus:
  • Ipswich
  • Toowoomba

University Acknowledgement

The University of Southern Queensland acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands and waterways where the University is located. Further, we acknowledge the cultural diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and pay respect to Elders past, present, and future.