PSY 331 Psychology of Infant and Child Development

This course presents the major changes in human development from the point of conception through childhood. This upper division class moves beyond descriptions of ???what??? changes and ???when??? to explore questions of ???how??? and ???why??? children develop as they do. Topics include physical, cognitive and social development. We will examine the major theories and methods in the field of developmental psychology to see how those theories have shaped our current knowledge of child development and look ahead to new directions