Developmental Psychology is the study of how human beings grow and change across the whole human lifespan. It examines behavioral, cognitive and psychosocial development, with attention to childhood, adolescence and late adulthood.
What it covers
The catalog states: “This course is an introduction to the study of the behavioral, cognitive and psychosocial aspects of growth through the human lifespan; with emphasis on childhood, adolescence and late adulthood, includes topics on death and dying.”
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program, developmental psychology is covered in the course PSY102, Developmental Psychology.
The Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling outline lists PSY102 Developmental Psychology at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for PSY102: none.
It sits alongside college mathematics, alcoholism and narcotic addiction, counseling micro-skills, case management counseling and cultural competence in substance use disorder treatment in the Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program at InterCoast Colleges.
This topic is covered in the Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program at InterCoast Colleges.