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Overview

In this subject you will draw on first year psychology studies and explore human development within a social context, drawing out implications for social work practice.

Portfolio

Office of the Provost

School

Allied Health, Human Services & Sport

Subject coordinator

Sean MacDermott

Subject type

Undergraduate

Year level

Year Level 2 - UG

AQF level

Level 6 - Advanced Diploma

Available as elective

No

Available to study abroad / exchange students

Yes

Capstone subject

No

Academic progress review - Schedule A subject

No

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Learning resources

Recommended - Book - Looking forward through the life span

Recommended - Book - Understanding human development: a multi-dimensional approach

Career ready

Work based learning (placement):No

Subject intended learning outcomes

On successful completion you will be able to:
1.
Develop a solid knowledge and understanding of the stages of human development over the life span, particularly as a framework for understanding the lived experience of people in Australian society.
2.
Analyse life span development from class, ethnicity and race, ability, lifestyle, gender and sexual preference points of view, and their impact on human development and the different experiences of individuals and families through the life cycle
3.
Demonstrate an understanding of social work practice implications of normative and non-normative development
4.
Demonstrate a preliminary understanding of Intergenerational relations by looking at the interaction of population groups.

Learning activities

You will engage in a range of activities including workshops, online learning modules/activities, quizzes and written reports designed to achieve and assess your performance in alignment with the subject’s intended learning outcomes. You will receive timely feedback (formal and informal) about your performance on these activities to support your learning.

Requisite rules

Prerequisites: Must be admitted in HZSK, HZSKB, HZSKW, HZSKM, HZSKP (BHS&MSW) or HBCSW, HBCSB, HBCS, HBCSD, HBCSM, HBCSS (Bachelor of Community Services) or HBCSVB HBCSVD HBCSVS HBCSVM HBCSVW & HBCSV (Bachelor of Community Services) All others require coordinators approval