Life Stages and Development

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  By the end of this 12-week subject, you'll be able to:

  1. Distinguish and analyse the stages and associated theories of human development across the lifespan.
  2. Examine the impact of trauma during various developmental periods and evaluate its effect on adaptation over time.
  3. Demonstrate a self-reflexive understanding of childhood experience.
  4. Critically analyse and evaluate the impact of lifelong experience on personality and human development.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Torrens University Australia

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• TUA-CAN-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate in Autism and Neurodivergent Studies
• TUA-COU-GCE-2026 - Graduate Certificate of Counselling

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.