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    May 06, 2024  
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SHS 185 - Human Growth and Development: CD



5.0 Credits
Addresses the multidimensional process of human development from conception to death. Topics include growth and change across the lifespan from biological, psychological, social, and cultural perspectives.
Prerequisite ENGL 099 with a 2.0 or higher or placement in ENGL& 101.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe development, including biological, cognitive, and psychosocial, as an ongoing set of processes across the lifespan.
  2. Analyze different developmental events from the perspectives of several theories and recognize those theories when used by others to explain events.
  3. Identify the research methods used in the study of human growth and development and be able to evaluate their usefulness.
  4. Describe development from the perspective of diverse consumer populations and explain developmental controversies related to these differences.
  5. Recognize important developmental concepts and be able to apply them to a variety of career settings.



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