HDEV 380 - Lifespan Human Development

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
Interdisciplinary methodologies (integrating sociocultural and biological perspectives) are examined and applied to understanding the human lifespan in interpersonal contexts.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better; and junior, senior, or post-baccalaureate standing.
Equivalent Quarter Course: HDEV 3800.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Entirely Online, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate core knowledge in biological, psychological, and socio-cultural aspects of human development (SLO1; ILO2,6).
Demonstrate critical thinking ability by summarizing, comparing, synthesizing, and critiquing interdisciplinary human development perspectives (SLO2; ILO1).
Demonstrate the ability to access information, design, and conduct individual and/or group research projects, and present them clearly, logically, and persuasively (SLO3; ILO1,2,4,6).
Demonstrate the ability to identify and address problems by applying human development knowledge in diverse contexts (SLO4; ILO1,3,4,5).

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.