ED 512 Human Growth and Development: 3 semester hours
In this course students will learn about the nature of human growth and development throughout the lifespan, but a specific focus will be on infants and toddlers (birth-age 2), preprimary children (ages 3 through 5), and primary school children (ages 6 through 8). Typical and atypical development in the areas of cognition, language development, physical motor, social-emotional, mental health, aesthetics, and adaptive behavior will be studied with a focus on how these areas may impact development and learning in the early years of life. Students will also study the etiology, characteristics, and classifications of common disabilities in infants and young children and how these may affect a child’s development and learning.