This module takes a life-span perspective covering a range of typical and atypical developments (e.g., physical, biological, cognitive, social, emotional, health and clinical) within the following periods of development: pre-natal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older people. Each lecture will consider atypical variants to typical patterns, with exception of childhood onset disorders that will focus on the atypical. Furthermore, historical and conceptual issues relating to development will be addressed. You will learn through a combination of a flipped classroom approach, with core content being delivered by a watch party lecture, and interactive sessions where you will have the opportunity to develop and extend your knowledge to help prepare you for the assessments.

1. Multiple-choice Paper 1 20% Examination (30 mins)

2. Multiple-choice Paper 2 20% Examination (30 mins)

3. Essay 60% Examination (90 minutes)

Assessment numbers 1 and 2 will assess learning outcome 1. The multiple-choice examinations will be held separately to the essay examination. The multiple-choice examination will be split into 2 papers presented in the middle and at the end of the module. Assessment number 3 (Essay) will assess learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.

Scheduled learning and teaching activities will be made up of watch party lectures (flipped classroom approach) and interactive seminars totalling 42 hours.

Each lecture will present material on a topic of a life-span development in which issues, debates and theories will be addressed by research evidence. Where relevant practical applications to real-word contexts will be made. Whenever appropriate for the student learning experience interactive tasks and activities will be presented. Some lectures will include multi-media material, including videos of developmental topics. These will be delivered via a watch party format. This will support the student’s’ preparation for the MCQ exam and essay as they will be able to revisit and re watch this content as part of their revision.

Seminars will allow students to gain and develop contemporary knowledge, issues and debates in developmental psychology, and to support them through the assessment process. This will be done through group discussions and the development of transferable skills such as reading a journal article and essay writing. In some instances, material may also be delivered through other media such as video clips, blackboard and technical demonstrations.

Formative work will include tutor feedback on student group-led poster on an examination question. In addition, the tutor will give feedback on how to answer questions in the mock exam. Students can get feedback on their plans and questions relating to the assessment.

DEMONSTRATE A FULL AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE AND CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THEORY AND RESEARCH AT THE FOREFRONT OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

CRITICALLY ANALYSE AND APPLY A NUMBER OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, DEBATE AND RESEARCH EVIDENCE WITHIN THE FIELDS OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

COHERENTLY AND ANALYTICALLY COMMUNICATE IDEAS AND DEBATES WITHIN TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TO TAKE MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES AND INTERPRET MEANINGFUL PATTERNS

Blackboard VLE

Library access to relevant textbooks, journals, ebooks

Internet access to relevant websites and online databases.

Boyd, D., & Bee, H. (2015). Lifespan Development (Global 7th Ed). Pearson

Lansford, J. C., French, L. E., & Gauvain, M. (2021). Child and adolescent development in cultural context. American Psychological Association

Mash, E.J. & Wolfe, D.A. (2017). Abnormal child psychology (International 7th ed.). Cengage Learning

Smith, P.K, Cowie, H. & Blades, M. (2015, 6th Ed.). Understanding children's development. Wiley

This module takes a life-span perspective covering a range of typical and atypical developments (e.g., physical, biological, cognitive, social, emotional, health and clinical) within the following periods of development : pre-natal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older people. Core content will consider atypical variants to typical patterns, with exception of childhood onset disorders that will focus on the atypical. Furthermore, historical and conceptual issues relating to development will be addressed. You will learn through a combination of a flipped classroom approach, with core content being delivered by a watch party lecture, and interactive sessions where you will have the opportunity to develop and extend your knowledge to help prepare you for the assessments.