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Jul 31, 2025
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IECD-552 The Brain, Behavior, and Human Development in Practice4 semester credits
This course examines the development of the brain, the impact of experience, such as primary relationships, play, and interactions in the environment, and how the combination comes to shape behavior and long-life social, cognitive, and physical functioning.
Co-requisites: IECD-553
Delivery Method: Online
Grading Default: Letter
Learning Outcome(s):
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Examine and develop through the use of current research and foundational literature an inter-professional, culturally-informed perspective of infant and early childhood development as related to the brain, relationships, and behavior.
- Understand brain development and the factors that contribute to its architecture, and evaluate how this advanced knowledge 1) shapes our conceptualization of the needs of infants, children, and families, and 2) informs programs, curricula, and policies as related to these populations.
- Understand the factors that can adversely impact brain development and, consequently, behavior and social emotional development
- Apply human development theory and research to professional and personal practice.
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