SYBA Psychology Syllabus of Mumbai University – [PAPER III
Developmental Psychology]
Objectives of this course :
1. To impart knowledge and
understanding of the basic concepts, principles, perspectives and modern trends
in Developmental Psychology
2. To foster interest in
Developmental Psychology as a field of study and research
3. To make the students aware of
the implications and applications of the various concepts, principles and
theories of Developmental Psychology in daily life in the Indian context
**Please Note : The syllabus w.e.f. academic year 2017-18
has been changed a little compared to the earlier years. A few topics have been
changed in the syllabus.
Now, lets understand the syllabus in details!
The entire year of SYBA is divided into two semesters SEM
III and SEM IV
SEM III [Developmental:
Part I, Marks 100 (Credits = 3)] covers the
below mentioned Syllabus :
Unit 1. An Introduction to Lifespan Development
a)
An orientation to lifespan development
b)
Key issues and questions: determining the nature and nurture of lifespan
development
c)
Theoretical perspectives on lifespan development
d)
Research methods
Unit 2. The Start of Life: Prenatal Development, Birth and the Newborn
Infant
a)
Earliest development, the interaction of heredity and environment, prenatal
growth and change
b)
Birth, birth complications, the competent newborn
Unit 3. Physical Development in Infancy
a)
Growth and stability
b)
Motor development
c)
The development of the senses
Unit 4. Cognitive Development in Infancy
a)
Piaget’s Approach to Cognitive Development
b)
Information Processing Approaches to Cognitive Development
c)
The Roots of Language
SEM IV [Developmental:
Part II, Marks 100 (Credits = 3)] covers the
below mentioned Syllabus :
Unit 1. Physical and Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
a)
Physical growth - the growing body, the growing brain, motor development
b)
Intellectual development
c)
The growth of language and learning
Unit 2. Social and Personality Development in Pre-school years
a)
Forming a sense of self
b)
Friends and family: preschoolers’ social lives
c)
Moral development and aggression
Unit 3. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 4
a)
Physical Development
b)
Intellectual development
c)
Schooling: The Three Rs (and More) of Middle Childhood
Unit 4. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood
a)
The developing self
b)
Relationships: Building friendship in middle childhood
c)
Family and school: shaping children’s behaviour in middle childhood
Book for study:
Feldman, R. S. (2014). Development across the Life Span. (7th Ed).
New Jersey: Pearson Education
Feldman, R. S. (2014). Development across the Life Span. (7th Ed).
New Jersey: Pearson Education
Books for
reference
1) Berk, L. E. (2006). Child Development. (7th Ed). New Delhi: Pearson Education Dorling Kindersley India
pvt ltd.
2) Berk, L. E. (2004). Development through the lifespan. (3rd Ed). New
Delhi: Pearson Education Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd.
3) Cook, J. L.,
& Cook, G. (2009). Child Development: Principles and Perspectives. Boston:
Pearson Education
4) Crandell, T. L., Crandell, C. H., & Zanden, J. W. V.
(2009). Human Development. (9th Ed). New York: McGraw
Hill co. Inc.
5) Dacey, J. S. & Travers, J. F. (2004). Human Development
across the lifespan. (5th Ed). McGraw Hill co.
6)
Feldman, R. S., & Babu, N. (2011). Discovering the Life Span. Indian subcontinent
adaptation, New Delhi: Dorling Kindersley India pvt ltd.
7) Kail, R. V. (2007).
Children and their Development. (4th Ed). New
Jersey: Pearson Education Inc. 8) McDevitt, T. M., & Omrod, J. E. (2007).
Child Development and Education. (3rd Ed). New
Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.
9) Papalia, D. E., Olds, S. W., & Feldman,
R. (2012). Human Development. (12th Ed). McGraw
Hill, international Edition
10) Shaffer, D. R., & Kipp, K. (2007).
Developmental Psychology: Childhood and Adolescence. (7th Ed). Thomson Learning, Indian reprint 2007
