CoursesLOWER-DIVISIONHDP 1. Introduction to Human Development (4) This course introduces students to the central issues in the basic areas in human development. The course will explain relationships between biological, cognitive, social, and cultural aspects of development. Offered once per year. (F) HDP 87. Freshman Seminar (1) This seminar is designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic in a small seminar setting. Topics vary from quarter to quarter. Enrollment is limited to fifteen to twenty students, with preference given to entering freshmen. (F,W,S) UPPER-DIVISIONHDP 110. Brain and Behavioral Development (4) The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with basic mechanisms of brain and behavioral development from embryology through aging. Multiple levels of analysis will be discussed, including the effects of hormones on behavior, developmental events at the level of cells, structures, and neural systems, and the neural basis of cognition, social, perceptual, and language development. Prerequisite: HDP 1 or PSYC 101. HDP 115. Media and Design of Social Learning Contexts (6) (Same as COMT 115.) A combined lecture/lab course cross-listed in communication and human development. Students attend lecture, write field notes, and spend three hours per week in specially designed after-school setting working with children and designing new educational media and producing special projects. Prerequisite: HDP 1 or COHI 100. HDP 121. The Developing Mind (4) This course examines changes in thinking and perceiving the physical and social world from birth through childhood. Evidence of significant changes in encoding information, forming mental representations, and solving problems is culled from psychological research, cross-cultural studies, and cognitive science. Prerequisite: HDP 1 and declared human development major. HDP 130. Development of Communication in Children (4) (Same as COHI 108.) The course serves as an introduction to research methods in the study of child development. The special focus of the course will be on how children acquire competence in symbolic communication, including language, drawing, writing, and number systems. Observation of children in their interactions with each other and adults will be required. Prerequisite: HDP 1 or COHI 100. (Not offered in 2003–04) HDP 131. Fifth Dimension for Elementary Schools (6) Students will participate four hours per week in classrooms at Torrey Pines Elementary School integrating the Fifth Dimension model of collaborative exploratory learning. Outside work will include readings and class preparation, as well as responding to children’s written inquiries, writing field notes, and writing a paper. Prerequisite: HDP 1. (F,W,S) HDP 133. Socio-cultural Foundations of Human Development (4) This course will provide students with an understanding of the social and cultural foundations of human development. The topics will be explored with both national and international comparisons from infancy through adolescence. Prerequisite: HDP 1 or PSYC 1. HDP 135. Practicum in Child Development (6) (Same as COMT 116/PSYC 128.) A combined lecture and laboratory course for students in psychology, communication, and human development. Student backgrounds should include a background in general psychology or communication. Students will be expected to spend four hours a week in a supervised practical after-school setting at one of the community field sites involving children. Additional time will be devoted to readings and class prep, as well as six hours a week transcribing field notes and writing a paper on some aspect of the fieldwork experience as it relates to class lectures and readings. Prerequisite: HDP 1 or COHI 100 or PSYC 101. (F,W,S) HDP 150. Advanced Human Development (4) Seminar for graduating HDP seniors. Readings and discussion of special topics in human development. Provides advanced-level study on subfields of human development. Topics vary quarterly. Prerequisites: HDP1, HDP 191, senior standing, and department approval. (F, W, S) HDP 181. Experimental Projects in Human Development Research (6) This laboratory course in human development is designed around a variety of intensive experimental projects. With lectures providing background information on research methods and child development, each assignment will include data collection and/or analysis, and a written laboratory report. Prerequisite: HDP 1. HDP 191. Field Research in Human Development (4) This course provides students the opportunity to participate jointly in a research project in conjunction with a mentor/collaborator from a local service site. Students will participate at an off-campus site for a minimum of four hours per week for a ten-week quarter. Research sites are arranged by the instructor prior to the ten- week quarter. Students choose among research sites according to their interests and future career plans. This applied research experience allows students to participate in different aspects of research projects in a variety of settings. Students employ various research methods reviewed in class that are suited to the particular research settings. Prerequisites: HDP 1 and department approval one quarter prior to enrollment. (F,W,S) HDP 194A-B-C. Honors Thesis (4-4-4) Students will take part in a weekly research seminar. In addition, they will plan and carry out a three-quarter research project under the guidance of a faculty member. The project will form the basis for their senior honors thesis. Prerequisites: overall GPA of 3.2, and a 3.5 GPA for courses taken in the human development major; an advanced course in statistics or experimental design, and consent of instructor. HDP 199. Independent Study in Human Development (4) Independent study and research under the direction of a faculty member. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor and department. |
