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PSY1125

Introduction to Developmental Psychology

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Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

This course provides an introduction into how an individual develops through childhood and adolescence. The course covers the core aspects of psychological development, such as perception and cognition, communication and language, emotional development, attachment, friendship and play. The course also provides an overview of how the brain develops.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

  • The student has broad knowledge of the core, theoretical perspectives within the field of developmental psychology, and how these perspectives differ.
  • The student is familiar with what research shows regarding how children function; cognitively, emotionally and socially.
  • The student is familiar with the core methods used in psychological research involving children and adolescents.

Skills

  • The student can outline the core themes of developmental psychology.
  • The student can apply the central concepts used in developmental psychology and critically discuss the core theoretical perspectives.

General competence

  • The student has developed an understanding of the relationship between theoretical perspectives regarding development and empirical knowledge about childhood development.
  • The student has developed an understanding of how a child’s individual development takes place within a social and cultural context.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures 2 hours per week, study group.

Compulsory assignments

  • Written assignement

Further on evaluation

Previously approved mandatory assignments are approved for repeat of exam.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Psychology (BPSY)
Psychology (ÅPSY)

Required previous knowledge

None

Course materials

To be announced when semester starts.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
PSY1015 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
PSYPRO4115 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
PSY1005 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
PSY1505 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
PSYK4125 7.5 sp Autumn 2021
This course has academic overlap with the courses in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Psychology

Contact information

Course coordinator

Lecturers

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Psychology