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Course: Developmental Psychology
How do you pick your friends? Do you choose people who share your ethnic background? Do you gravitate toward people who feel the same way you do about school? Or toward people who have the same attitudes about drug use that you do?
Some developmental psychologists study the way teens make friends. They've found that African-Indian students are more likely to become friends with people of their own race than are white or Asian-Indian students. However, they're less likely than the other two groups to form friendships based on attitudes about school or drugs.
If you find yourself wondering why, you might like studying developmental psychology.
Students of developmental psychology learn about the psychological growth of people from infancy through adulthood. Courses include such topics as child and adolescent behavior therapy and the psychology of aging.
Did You Know?
You won’t find many schools that offer undergrads a major or even an official specialization in developmental psychology, but you can major in general psychology and use your electives to pursue your interest in this field.
Are You Ready To...?
- Conduct research
- Spend time in the lab
- Join campus psychology clubs
It Helps To Be...
Someone fascinated by the ways in which we change as we age. You'll enjoy this major if you can combine a love of scientific study with good communication skills. And you'll need patience to cope with the often slow progress of scientific research.
College Checklist
- What percent of graduates go on to graduate school in developmental psychology?
- What do recent grads have to say about the program?
- Does the psychology program lead to a bachelor of arts (B.A.), a bachelor of science (B.S.), or both?
- What are the requirements for declaring a psychology major?
- Does the program offer off-campus opportunities for hands-on learning?
- Does the school offer a developmental psychology major or concentration? If not, does it offer plenty of courses in the subject?
- Are there active campus clubs related to the major?
Did You Know?
It's long been thought that divorce takes a heavy toll on kids. But a major study found that children of divorce acted pretty much the same as other kids.
Course Spotlight
You'll probably have the chance to do a research project of your own design before you graduate. You'll propose a theory and set up an experiment to test it.
You might examine the effects of leaving home on college freshmen. Or you might study the impact of organized sports on the self-esteem of middle school students. Whatever topic you pick, you'll receive guidance from a professor along the way. At the end, you'll write up the results in a paper you can be proud of.