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Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology

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  • Level 7
  • 20 Credits
  • 0.1667 EFTS
  • Course duration: 16 weeks
  • Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
  • Prerequisites
    • 20 Credits or more at Level 6 and Above in Psychology.
    Contact us to check your prerequisites
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Educators, parents and counsellors, among others, need to be able to describe, understand, explain and predict human development, based on theories of and research into child and adolescent development.

When you complete this course you should be able to answer the three fundamental questions:

  • who is this person?
  • how did they get to be this way?
  • how are they likely to develop from this point on?

What you will learn

When you complete this course you will be able to:

  • critically evaluate theories of human development, as a means of determining how major theories aid understanding of child and adolescent development
  • critically evaluate research into child and adolescent development.
  • identify and explain developmental processes
  • discuss how biological, psychological and environmental factors impact on child and adolescent development
  • make predictions about child and adolescent development based on your own analysis of case studies and theoretical explanations.

Assessment

Assessment for this course is:

  • 70% internally assessed
  • 30% exam.

For more information, including and a full list of exam times see our exam information:

Exam dates and venue information

Assessment for this course includes an examination

Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.

Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.

Find out more

 

From  T1 2023 this course will be 100% internally assessed.

 

Textbooks

There is a textbook needed for this course. Visit our textbook page for more information.

Textbooks

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

  • Access to a laptop or desktop computer
  • Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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From there you click 'Apply now' and start your study journey.

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