Lifespan Social & Emotional Development (PSYC30016)

Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject investigates issues of social and emotional development across all life periods of the life-span: childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, and late adulthood. Students taking this subject will learn about major developmental tasks and issues for each life period, including: identity development, gender and sexuality development, moral development, family and peer relationships, and education.

Intended learning outcomes

Skills


On completion of the subject students will have developed skills to:

  • critically evaluate competing (and complimentary) theories of social and emotional development across the lifespan

Knowledge


On completion of the subject students will demonstrate knowledge of:

  • key developmental concepts and theories that inform scholarly understanding of different life periods
  • developmental tasks and challenges associated with different life periods (childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, late adulthood)

Application of knowledge and skills

 

On completion of this subject students will be able to apply their knowledge and skills to:

  • apply developmental theory to personal, interpersonal, and cultural contexts of development

Generic skills

On completion of this subject students will have had the opportunity to develop skills in:

  • contrasting and integrating theoretical perspectives of lifespan development
  • critical engagement and reflective thinking
  • creating and responding to peer-reviews and feedback
  • applying theory to practice in everyday life
  • written communication

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

512380 Personal and Social Development 3

512305 Developing Persons in Social Worlds

Recommended background knowledge

Prior coursework in at least two Level 2 psychology subjects, including Developmental Psychology, is recommended. Level 2 psychology subjects are: Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Personality & Social Psychology.

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Assessment

Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS

DescriptionTimingPercentage

1 written reflective piece addressing 3 questions (500 words per question)

  • 1500 words (total)
Week 1040%

5 lecture revision quizzes (1 released each fortnight), Note, each quiz is worth 2% of the final grade. Students can complete the quizzes any time up to week 12.

Week 1210%

1 written examination

  • 2 hours
End of semester50%
Hurdle requirement: Each piece of assessment must be submitted.Throughout the teaching periodN/A
Hurdle requirement: Attendance of 80% of allocated tutorials. Failure to meet the attendance hurdle will result in additional assessment pieces being set before students can be considered to have satisfactorily completed the subject.Throughout the teaching periodN/A

Participation in 2 x peer review activities (week 4 and week 8). Each peer review activity includes: (i) Submitting 1 draft answer to one of the 3 final questions (500 words) for peer review; and (ii) Completing an anonymous review of 2 other students' drafts.

Hurdle requirement: Meeting the peer review hurdle requires submission of 2 draft answers and completing 4 reviews. Failure to meet the peer-review hurdle will result in additional assessment pieces being set before students can be considered to have satisfactorily completed the subject.		From Week 4 to Week 8N/A

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorAbi Brooker
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020
    Last self-enrol date14 August 2020
    Census date21 September 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail16 October 2020
    Assessment period ends27 November 2020

    Semester 2 contact information

    Dr Abi Brooker

    brookera@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment for this subject is 170 hours.

Last updated: 20 March 2025

Further information

Last updated: 20 March 2025