course descriptions
 

           
     

Course Details

PSY 243   Child Psychology
   
Lecture: 03 Lab: 00
Clinical:  00 Credit: 03
   
Components:  None
Prerequisites: PSY 150
Corequisites:   None
   
This course provides an overview of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development from conception through adolescence. Topics include theories and research, interaction of biological and environmental factors, language development, learning and cognitive processes, social relations, and moral development. Upon completion, students should be able to identify typical and atypical childhood behavior patterns as well as appropriate strategies for interacting with children.
This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement pre-major and/or elective course requirement.