Psychology (PSYC) 350

Overview

Psychology 350: Adolescent Psychology examines the physical, cognitive, social, and moral development of adolescents in the contexts of family, peers, school, work, and the media. Major theories, methods of studying, development, and contemporary adolescent issues and concerns (e.g., sexuality and suicide) are discussed.

This course should be useful to parents, teachers, or any individuals who deal with adolescents in their work.

Outline

Unit 1: The Fundamentals

• Lesson 1: Introduction
• Lesson 2: Biological Foundations
• Lesson 3: Cognitive Functions

Unit 2: Expanding the Essentials

• Lesson 4: Cultural Beliefs
• Lesson 5: Gender
• Lesson 6: The Self

Unit 3: The Intimate Contexts

• Lesson 7: Family Relationships
• Lesson 8: Friends and Peers
• Lesson 9: Dating, Love, and Sexuality

Unit 4: The Larger Contexts

• Lesson 10: School
• Lesson 11: Work
• Lesson 12: Media

Unit 5: Problems and Prospects

• Lesson 13: Problems
• Lesson 14: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood in the Twenty-first Century

Evaluation

To receive credit for PSYC 350, you must complete the five unit quizzes, a written assignment, and the final exam. You must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Unit Quizzes (5 quizzes)	Written Assignment	Final Exam	Total
30%	30%	40%	100%

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.