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A life-span developmental perspective is an important component of the discipline of psychology and provides a background understanding of human functioning which must be considered by researchers and practitioners working in all areas of the discipline.

The three goals of developmental psychology are to describe, explain, and optimise human development. This course aims to provide students with the knowledge necessary to achieve these goals. This course takes a life-span approach, introducing students to essential theories and methodologies employed in developmental study, as well as the characteristics and major developmental tasks of individuals at each phase of the life span: prenatal, birth, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and the final phase of dying and death.

On completion of this course students should have:

1. an understanding of the importance of studying development over the life span;
2. knowledge of the major research methods, designs and theories used in the study of life-span development;
3. knowledge of the basic principles and processes of heredity and prenatal development;
4. knowledge of important aspects of the biological, neurological, physical, cognitive, personality and social and emotional development that takes place within the age strata of infancy, toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood and in older age, and the cultural influences within these developmental stages;
5. an understanding of the developmental issues relevant to various life contexts (e.g., schooling, work interpersonal relationships, death and dying) across the lifespan.