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
  • critical engagement and reflective thinking
  • creating and responding to peer-reviews and feedback
  • applying theory to practice in everyday life
  • written communication

Last updated: 14 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: 14 March 2025

Assessment

DescriptionTimingPercentage

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

  • 1500 words (total)
Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		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.

Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		Week 1210%

1 written examination

  • 2 hours
Hurdle requirement: For the purposes of meeting this hurdle requirement, each submitted assessment must be complete and constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task. Submitting only part of an assessment (e.g. only the title page) or an assessment on an irrelevant topic will not meet this hurdle requirement.		During the examination period50%

Attendance of 80% of allocated tutorials.

Hurdle requirement: 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: 14 March 2025

Dates & times

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorBenita Green
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours36 hours
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period24 July 2023 to 22 October 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 August 2023
    Census date31 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail22 September 2023
    Assessment period ends17 November 2023

    Semester 2 contact information

    Principal Coordinator:

    Dr Benita Green
    benita.green@unimelb.edu.au 

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment for this subject is 170 hours.

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Further information

Last updated: 14 March 2025