CHILD DEVELOPMENT

PSYCH 460

Course Description

Biological and behavioral foundations of human development, with an emphasis on experiments and data-driven approaches. Topics will include prenatal development, behavior genetics, motor development, perceptual development, language development, cognitive development, emotional development, social development, and atypical development.

Prerequisties

PSYCH 202

Satisfies

PSYCH 515 , COMARTS/HDFS/JOURN 616 , HDFS 662 , HDFS 425 , HDFS 471 , PSYCH 503 , PSYCH 502 , PSYCH 521 , PSYCH 510 , HDFS 650 , HDFS 464 , PSYCH 508 , PSYCH 532 , and HDFS 462

Credits

3 to 4

Offered

Fall, Spring, Summer

Grade Point Average

3.48

8.46% from Historical

Completion Rate

98.4%

3.66% from Historical

A Rate

51.87%

55.9% from Historical

Class Size

187

-24.76% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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Pearl Han LI

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