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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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PSYCHOLOGY
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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This is one of course in the compulsory departmental categories at fundamental level, allowing participants to explore essential discussions in developmental psychology by taking lifespan approach. Instead of providing a straightforward classical lecture format, it is designed to cover the main theories of developmental psychology by encouraging participants to involve discussions, demonstrations, and even some small applications in and out of the class time. Participants who complete this course successfully will be able to gain the following learning outcomes, corresponding to the AGU Psychology Program aims:
equip students with the general and specific psychological and basic research knowledge in developmental psychology,
acquire basic skills regarding conducting research and on the applications in development psychology,
devising technologies for human well-being, and following global and psychology-specific ethical codes and values in psychological applications and research by using knowledge of developmental psychology.
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Course Content
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"All the world s stage,
And all the men and women merely players.
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts."
William Shakespeare
This is how Dr John Santrock started his book on developmental psychology. He describes the human life span from a psychology perspective as the understanding of the distinctiveness of every life through the rhythm and meaning of people s lives. Understanding an individual life from the beginning and end through scientific methods in this course provides you knowledge of human nature and how it shapes throughout life. Lifespan perspectives on human development are characterized by the belief that development continues throughout one s lifetime. However, there are other characteristics to this perspective that should be considered. For life span expert Paul Baltes (1939-2006), development is viewed as a process that takes place throughout one s life and encompasses several dimensions and directions. It is also characterized by its plasticity, multidisciplinary nature and contextual nature, and it involves growth, maintenance, and the regulation of loss. According to Baltes, it is critical to recognize that development is constructed through the interaction of biological, sociocultural, and individual factors. By exploring each of these components of the lifespan perspective, this course provides you with fundamental psychological theories about the human lifespan to use as much as you understand your story as a child, adolescent or young adult in various future career environments, including teachers, managers, consultant, medical professionals and many more. Furthermore, the course allows you to learn more about what your life will be like as adults, such as in middle or old age. Hence, in this course, you will learn that lifespan study in psychological science is fascinating and full of information about who we were, how we came and where our future will bring us.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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1 Midterm
1 Final
10 1-page long observation reports
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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( PSYC101 ) and ( PSYC102 ) and ( PSYC103 ) and ( PSYC104 )
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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None
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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