PSY 500

PSY 500 Development of Human Growth Psychology explores contemporary scholarship on human development in the 21st century. Building on students’ existing knowledge of human growth and psychological development theories, the course emphasizes the human lifespan through relational developmental systems models, incorporating biological, physiological, and environmental influences. It covers a broad range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, highlights the impact of cultural and historical factors, and synthesizes fundamental and applied developmental science in the context of psychology. (Formerly PSY 500 Development of Human Psychology).