Developmental Psychology
PSS250
Overview
Warning: Mature Content
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Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 2 mean?
Undergraduate Level 2
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
Description
Developmental Psychology aims to understand the processes involved in psychological growth and change with age. The focus is on social, emotional, cognitive and language development during the early periods of life from infancy and childhood through to adolescence.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Prerequisites
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- PSS110 — Introduction to Psychology 1
- PSS120 — Introduction to Psychology 2
- STA102 — Foundations of Statistics (Previously STA15)
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Mandatory co-requisites
You must either have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit, or currently be enrolled in the following unit(s); or enrol in the following unit(s) to study at the same time or prior to this unit:
- STA210 — Analysis of Variance
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Assessment
- Assignments — (40%-60%)
- Invigilated Exam — (40%-60%)
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- analysis and problem solving skills
- communication skills
- research project writing skills
- work independently.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Theories and methods of developmental psychology |
| 2 | Cognitive development |
| 3 | Language development |
| 4 | Emotional development/attachment |
| 5 | Social development/self/identity |
| 6 | Moral development |
| 7 | Personality development |
| 8 | Socialisation within the family |
| 9 | Socialisation beyond the family |
| 10 | Applied issues/developmental psychopathology |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Instructional Methods
- Chat rooms
- Discussion Forum/Discussion Board
- Embedded Multimedia
- Online Quizzes/Tests
- Online assignment submission
- Standard Media
- Web links
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a unit.
Click on the titles of the listed books below to find out more:
Required textbooks
By:Findlay
ISBN: -
Format:Print
Supplier:Go to Unibooks
Recommended textbooks
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
