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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Education : Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)

466-830 Biological Perspectives of Early Childhood Development

Credit Points:

16.7

Coordinator:

Christine Ure

Timetable:

Semester 1

Contact:

A 2-hour lecture or seminar session each week

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should be able to:

  • develop knowledge concerning the structure and localisation of function within the human nervous system;

  • understand the hierarchal organisation within the nervous system and the neurological basis of behaviour and development; and

  • appreciate ethological and genetic perspectives on human development, interaction and behaviour.

Content:

The examination of biological approaches to the study of human development and behaviour including neurological, ethological and genetic perspectives.

Assessment:

An essay of approximately 2500 words (50%); one fieldwork task equivalent to 2500 words (50%).
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