Spring 2020 - PSYC 357 J100

Adulthood and Aging (3)

Class Number: 8274

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2020: Wed, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
    Vancouver

  • Prerequisites:

    PSYC 201 and 250 or acceptance into the diploma program in gerontology.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Considers human development from young adulthood to old age. Included are theories of adult development and aging; environmental and biological factors in aging; and the effects of aging on sensation, perception, learning, cognition, personality, psychopathology, and social relations.

COURSE DETAILS:

Typically, we think that aging takes place when someone is already older. However, we are all participants in the aging process. In this course, students will reflect on their own life experieces and coordinate these insights with current perspectives and research in developmental psychology. The aim of the course is to better understand the processes, constraints, and affordances that characterize, and are instrinsic to, aging.

Grading

  • 3 Mutiple-Choice Exams 60%
  • In-Class Table Talks 10%
  • 1 Reflection Paper 5%
  • Investigative Project 25%

NOTES:

There is no final exam within exam period in this course. 

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Whitbourne, S. K.,  Whitbourne, S, & Konnert, C. (2015). Adult development and aging: A biopsychosocial perspective. Ottawa: Wiley

Registrar Notes:

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