PSY1200 – Introduction to developmental psychology

Knowledge:

You should be able to:

• Describe the main characteristics and variations in human development and the most important development mechanisms.
• Explain the most important conditions that influence development in different areas of childhood and adolescence.
• Outline the main theoretical points of view in different development areas and document knowledge of key empirical studies

Skills:

You should be able to:

• Provide a written description of child development in key development areas and the relationship between different development areas.
• Provide a written description of the main theories within the different development areas and discuss theories based on key empirical findings.

General competence:

You should have acquired:

• The ability to read critically and think independently about the development of children and adolescents under different conditions.
• An understanding of development as a complex interaction between biological conditions and social and cultural experience.
• An understanding that developmental psychological research requires a sensitive approach and an awareness of ethical considerations.

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

NB! Bachelor students are offered designated seminar groups to help you get to know other students from your study program and build a good social learning environment for the years to come. These groups are labeled "Seminar 1 - recommended for bachelor", "Seminar 2 - recommended for bachelor", etc. If you choose one of these designated bachelor groups, we encourage you to select the same group (same number and label) in your other courses this semester (PSY1200, PSY1250 and PSY1301) to increase your chances of meeting many of the same students across courses. Please note that this is an offer and not a requirement. While we aim to accommodate your preferred seminar groups, all students are free to choose any seminar group and we cannot guarantee that your choices will be fulfilled. For questions, please contact SV-info.

The teaching activities consists of lectures and seminars. The seminars offer instructions on writing, as well as other academic skills with reference to the semester assignment.

Compulsory activity:

The seminars will be compulsory, with attendance 4/5 times.

There will also be two compulsory multiple choice tests that has to be passed to get access to the exam.

Take a look at the general guidelines for compulsory activity.

The e-learning tool Canvas will be used during the course.

Seminar 99 is the alternative to be chosen in Studentweb for those students NOT following seminars. To replace mandatory attendance, students have to hand in a short essay on topics chosen by the teachers. Students on the 99-seminar will also have to pass the multiple choice tests.

Information regarding change of seminar group

Absence from compulsory activity

In the event of illness or other valid reasons, you can apply for a valid absence or postponement of compulsory activity.

Apply for valid absence from or need for postponement of compulsory activity

Access to teaching

A student who has completed compulsory instruction and coursework and has had these approved, is not entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework. A student who has been admitted to a course, but who has not completed compulsory instruction and coursework or had these approved, is entitled to repeat that instruction and coursework, depending on available capacity.

If you are sick or have another valid reason for not attending the regular exam, we offer a postponed exam later in the same semester.

See also our information about resitting an exam.

Candidates are not allowed to hand in a rewritten term paper. It is prohibitited to chose same topic twice.