Lifespan Development

This course explores the systematic changes and continuities that occur in people from conception to death. The interrelationship of psychological, cognitive and psychosocial development will help inform understanding of the human experience. Nature-Nurture, one of the central issues in the study of development, will be highlighted throughout the course to understand the interaction between cultural, social and historical impacts and biological maturation. In addition, to studying human development in a systematic way, students will gain a personal understanding of their own lives in the context of lifespan development.