Unit of Study PSYC2004 Lifespan Psychology (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Explores how we change and grow from conception to death. Development is viewed as a lifelong process that can be studied scientifically across three developmental domains: physical, cognitive and psychosocial. Students will learn how to think critically about some of the significant changes that occur across an individual’s lifespan and become familiar with the important theories relating to those changes.

Unit content

Biological processes, physical development and health lifespan perspective
Cognitive processes and development
Socioemotional processes and development / Psychosocial development
Social contexts of development
Endings
Exploring, examining, and understanding development across the lifespan

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3
Online	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

examine key concepts and theories across the physical, cognitive, and psychosocial domains of development

discuss significant changes that occur across an individual's lifespan in the domains of cognitive, psychosocial, and physical development

analyse issues and research related to contemporary challenges across the lifespan

apply developmental theories to scenarios across the lifespan to promote self-management

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Critical review	55%
Case study	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Critical review	55%
Case study	30%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	15%
Critical review	55%
Case study	30%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Lally, M & Valentine-French, S, 2017, Lifespan development: A psychological perspective, https://scu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/61SCU_INST/hir31i/alma991012863198502368.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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