PSYC 480 - Seminar in Child Development

FC SSCI WADV

4 credits
This seminar explores in depth select topics from the empirical and theoretical literature on human development from infancy through middle childhood, with a focus on human resilience. Themes include continuity and change over time in communities and individuals, variation between and within cultures, and interactions between individuals and ecological settings. Topics may include peer relationships, folk theories of child rearing, and children’s understanding of death. Students will complete a semester-long, community-based group project inquiring into a topic of their choosing.