PSYC 3505:The Psychology of the Emerging Adult: Late Adolescence through Early Adulthood

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: PSYC 1101
This course focuses on development from late adolescence through early adulthood and the unique physiological, cognitive, and psychosocial issues occurring during this transitional period that are not well explained by traditional conceptualizations of standard development periods. Familiarity with the major physical transitions associated with pubescence, the cognitive changes necessary for the abstract reasoning associated with this time period, and the increased complexities inherent in the social experience typical of this age group.