PSY321Developmental Psychology: Childhood

Course Prerequisites Tool·SNHU PSY321 has 3 direct prerequisites, with 6 courses in its complete prerequisite tree, and is required by 1 other course.

Undergraduate · 3 credits

Students will explore the major milestones during the preschool and school-aged years and the role that nature and nurture play in it, including widening sociocultural influences of family, friends and peers, school, community, and culture. Students also examine normative development, risk, and how to enrich their development to promote resiliency. Applications include learning to speak with and observe this age group, fostering grit and prosocial behavior, and addressing bullying.