FYS 5400:Cognitive Development of First-Year College Students

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: FYS 5000 or permission of the MSFYS Program Director.
This course provides a general developmental and psychological perspective of first-year college students and influences on their behavior by examining human behavior through the life cycle to explain the unique characteristics of first-year students. It describes the physical, cognitive, and psycho-social aspects of human development while exploring individuals in social contexts, social roles, group processes and inter-group relations, conformity, attitudes, and motivation all specifically related to entering college students.