1. Define child and human development, identify factors 
affecting development, compare and contrast major developmental 
theories and list research methods for studying children. 
2. List the major periods in development, identify changes in 
the physical cognitive, social and emotional development of 
children, explain the processes that underlie these changes, 
and give examples of the interdependency across these domains. 
3. Articulate the ways in which context and culture contribute 
to child development. 
4. Apply the knowledge and skills gained in the course to real-
life situations.

1. Principles of development
2. Theories of devleopment
3. Biology and the environment
4. Prenatal development
5. Birth and the newborn
6. Infancy: Physical development
7. Infancy: Cognitive development
8. Infancy: Social/Emotional development
9. Early Childhood; Physical development
10. Early Childhood: Cognition/Information processing
11. Language development
12. Early Childhood: Self and emotional development
13. Early Childhood: Peer relations, morality, gender typing
14. Early Childhood: Child rearing
15. Physical Development
16. Middle Childhood: Cognitive development
17. Middle Childhood: Self and emotional development, 
perspective taking, moral development
18. Family interactions/Problems in development
19. Peer relations and Gender development