HDFS 431C - Advanced Human Development: Adolescence

(3 units)

Theory, research, and issues in adolescence.

Prerequisite(s): HDFS 201; HDFS 202; Junior or Senior standing.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate, through group discussions and in writing, the ability to evaluate healthy and unhealthy adolescent development across seven domains: biological, cognitive, social, family relationships, peer relationships, school, work, and leisure activities, and identity development.
2. critically assess, through group discussions and in writing, how sociocultural contexts, including socioeconomic status, culture, family, peer groups, relationships, school, and work interact with the major domains of adolescent development (e.g., biological, cognitive, social) to influence the developmental trajectories of adolescents.
3. demonstrate, in group discussions and in writing, the ability to apply research and theory on adolescent development to the practice of prevention and intervention work with youth.

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