HDEV 301 - Theories of Human Development

Units: 4 ; Breadth Area: Social Justice Overlay
Critical review of major theoretical approaches to human development from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Social Justice
Prerequisites: Junior, senior or post-baccalaureate standing.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Hybrid, or Online-Asynchronous.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

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

Draw from human development theoretical perspectives and analyze issues of social justice and equity.
Apply analytic skills that identify injustice and ways to combat it.
Understand the ways in which theories of human development inform social justice movements locally, nationally and globally.

Social Justice Overlay Learning Outcomes

use a disciplinary perspective to analyze issues of social justice and equity;
describe the challenges to achieving social justice; and
identify ways in which individuals and/or groups can contribute to social justice within local communities, nations, or the world.