Details for Human Lifespan Development

This subject will introduce you to the developmental processes and tasks that an individual is expected to accomplish over the lifespan from conception to death. The subject will include multicultural and critical perspectives on development across the lifespan and will assist you in helping others understand normal developmental processes.

Awards offering Human Lifespan Development

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

• Graduate Certificate in Arts
• Graduate Certificate in Wellbeing Studies
• Graduate Diploma in Arts
• Graduate Diploma of Applied Social Science
• Graduate Diploma of Counselling
• Graduate Diploma of Leadership
• Master of Arts
• Master of Leadership

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Describe the main developmental tasks and milestones associated with each stage in human development over the lifespan, and outline the issues and needs that commonly arise in each stage;
2. Examine different developmental theories and use these as a vehicle to critically reflect on your own developmental journey;
3. Appraise critical perspectives on developmental psychology and consider cultural differences in development across the lifespan;
4. Discuss effective strategies to assist people in accomplishing developmental tasks associated with each stage in the lifespan and with transitions between stages.

Subject Content

• Introduction to Basic Research, Methodologists, Theorists & Theories
• The Beginning of the Lifespan: Conception to Birth
• Infancy
• Toddlerhood
• Preschool
• Middle Childhood
• Adolescence
• Young Adulthood
• Middle Adulthood
• Late Adulthood
• Old Age

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (e-Learning)
• Intensives
• Extensive

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Exam (20%)
• Pictorial Timeline and Critical Reflection (35%)
• Minor Essay (25%)
• Presentation and Written Paper (20%)

Prescribed Text

• Peterson, C. (2014). Looking forward through the lifespan: Developmental psychology (6th ed.). Sydney, NSW: Pearson

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing texts