Human Development Program
Courses
For course descriptions not found in the 2005-2006 General
Catalog, please contact the department for more information.
LOWER-DIVISION
HDP 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-DIVISION
HDP 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 120. Language Development (4) Examination
of children’s acquisition of language from babbling to the
formation of sentences. Topics covered include: pre-linguistic gestures,
relationships between babbling and sound systems, speech perception,
linking words with objects, rule overgeneralization, bilingualism,
nature vs. nurture, individual differences, cultural differences.
Prerequisite: HDP 1.
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 122. Social Development (4) This
course covers topics in social development research. Content will
address general principles such as the mutual influences of caregivers
and children upon each other and the interplay of person and context.
Discussion areas will include attachment, parenting styles, gender
differences, aggression, social cognition, social components of
achievement motivation, and development of conscience. Prerequisite:
HDP 1 and must be a declared HDP major.
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 childrens 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.) 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: HDP
1, HDP 181, 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. Prerequisites:
HDP 1 and departmental approval. (F,W,S)
HDP 191. Field Research in Human Development (6) This
course combines lectures on research methodology (three hours/week)
with an applied field research experience (four hours/week) conducted
at a pre-approved study site. Required: Completion of a field
notebook,
review paper, oral presentation, and final paper. Prerequisites:
HDP 1. Students must submit the pre-enrollment questionnaire one
academic year prior to enrollment. See HDP Web site for details.
(F,W,S)
HDP 192. Advanced Research in Human Development (4)
Specialized research project under the direction
of a human development affiliated faculty member. May be taken for
one or two quarters of credit. Prerequisites: declared HDP major,
overall GPA of 2.8, ninety units completed, three HDP core courses
completed, and consent of instructor.
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. Pass/No
Pass only. Prerequisites: consent of the instructor, completion
of at least ninety undergraduate units with a minimum of 2.5 GPA,
and a completed and approved Special Studies Form.
Human Development Program Courses
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