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HDFS 263

DEVELOPMENT FROM ADOLESCENCE TO OLD AGE

3 credits.

A basic foundation for understanding development from adolescence through old age. Theoretical foundations, research findings, and practical applications.

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Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe change in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development from adolescence through old age Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain knowledge of individual differences in developmental change across the lifespan Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify biological, psychological, and social mechanisms related to developmental change Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss how biological, psychological, and social mechanisms interact in a dynamic and reciprocal fashion to shape develop across the lifespan Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify policy and intervention pathways for promoting optimal health and well-being from adolescence through old age Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe change in physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development from adolescence through old age Audience: Undergraduate 2. Gain knowledge of individual differences in developmental change across the lifespan Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify biological, psychological, and social mechanisms related to developmental change Audience: Undergraduate 4. Discuss how biological, psychological, and social mechanisms interact in a dynamic and reciprocal fashion to shape develop across the lifespan Audience: Undergraduate 5. Identify policy and intervention pathways for promoting optimal health and well-being from adolescence through old age Audience: Undergraduate

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