Courses

PS 241: Developmental Psychology

This course will address the following broad questions about child development from the prenatal period through adolescence:

• How do children develop cognitively, linguistically, socially, emotionally, and morally?
• What are the central themes and controversies in the study of child development?
• How do children’s environments influence their development?

PS 541: Social Development

An examination of the development of social cognition and competence. Topics include: innate and early-emerging social knowledge, attachment, moral development and cooperation, theory of mind, group biases, and social learning.