SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH 403 , 414 , 428, 449 , 450 , 456 , 460 , 462 , or 464 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss historical and contemporary theories of social development Audience: Undergraduate 2. Read, understand, and evaluate empirical literature on children’s social development across a range of topics Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate a popular press article about a topic related to the course material Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compose polished writing about a follow-up study related to the course material Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss contemporary theories of social development with others in the course Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate cross-cultural and evolutionary perspectives on infants’ and children’s social development Audience: Undergraduate 7. Evaluate major methodologies used to assess infants’ and children’s social development Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss historical and contemporary theories of social development Audience: Undergraduate 2. Read, understand, and evaluate empirical literature on children’s social development across a range of topics Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate a popular press article about a topic related to the course material Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compose polished writing about a follow-up study related to the course material Audience: Undergraduate 5. Discuss contemporary theories of social development with others in the course Audience: Undergraduate 6. Articulate cross-cultural and evolutionary perspectives on infants’ and children’s social development Audience: Undergraduate 7. Evaluate major methodologies used to assess infants’ and children’s social development Audience: Undergraduate