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.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
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:

Understand the lifespan from biological, sociological, anthropological and psychological perspectives.
Compare various Human Development theories and how they relate to the different stages of the developing individual.
Critically examine how cultural similarities and differences influence lifelong development.

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.