2016-2017 Graduate Academic Catalogue 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 Graduate Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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SE 720 - Child and Adolescent Development

(3.00 cr.)

An in-depth review of theories and issues involving the growth and development of human beings from conception through adolescence. More specifically, numerous developmental theories incorporating the perspectives of biology, learning, psychoanalysis, and cognition are examined. Further, current trends in research involving young children are highlighted and related issues explored to provide students with the knowledge and awareness of how factors can affect human growth and development at any stage of life. Students have several opportunities to both respond to essay questions and develop thought papers using information learned from the text, class discussions, guest presentations, and findings from quantitative and qualitative research investigations.



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