PS22009: Developmental psychology
[Page last updated: 22 April 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Psychology |
| Credits: | 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 100 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 2
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| Assessment Summary: | EXOB 100% |
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
Before taking this module you must take PS22009
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of the unit you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge and a critical understanding of how psychologists conduct research on human development.
- Demonstrate knowledge and a critical understanding with the main theories of human development.
- Demonstrate knowledge of major debates and controversies in human development theory and research.
- Utilise your knowledge to discuss issues in human development.
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| Synopsis: | Explore human development from birth through to young adulthood, learning about the changes that occur during this important period.
You'll evaluate the mechanisms of underlying developmental changes and explore both cognitive and socio-cultural approaches.
You'll develop a critical understanding of the major theories and debates in developmental psychology, increasing your familiarity with the methodologies used in developmental psychology research.
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| Content: | This unit will cover the following topics:
Perceptual development, or how infants begin to make sense of the world.
Cognitive Development, discussing both Piaget and Vygotskian approaches.
Discuss language development and how children learn to acquire and use language.
Explore research around emotional development and its impact on other areas of development.
A range of further topics will be covered, which are subject to change due to both the shifting nature of Developmental Psychology as well as particular staff interests.
Throughout all content, the methodologies underlying what we know about human development will be evaluated.
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| Course availability: |
PS22009 is Compulsory on the following courses:
Department of Education
- UHED-AFB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology (Year 2)
- UHED-AKB20 : BA(Hons) Education with Psychology with professional placement (Year 2)
Department of Psychology
- UHPS-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology (Year 2)
- UHPS-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Psychology with work placement (Year 2)
PS22009 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB34 : BSc(Hons) Applied Social Studies (Year 3)
- UHSP-AFB30 : BSc(Hons) Criminology (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Criminology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB16 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB05 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB04 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
- 好色tv and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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