The learning objectives for this course are as follows:
- Understand the relevance of the biopsychosocial perspective to the study of human development across the entire life span;
- Understand human development as a process that extends from birth to old age;
- Identify, describe, and distinguish the main theories and conceptual models of human development;
- Understand the main stages, processes, and transitions of development, recognizing their specific characteristics;
- Gain a better understanding of oneself and others at different stages of human life.
