Lifespan stream
Lifespan psychology enhances our understanding of how individuals change and grow, and the different factors that influence this process.
Courses in this stream examine developmental phenomena throughout the lifespan, starting with the prenatal period and infancy and extending into adulthood and old age.
The study of lifespan development encompasses age-related changes in cognitive, social, emotional and health-related behaviours, and how family, peers, neighbourhoods, schools and the larger cultural context influence these changes.
Research in this area provides the foundation for understanding atypical development and for the design and evaluation of effective prevention and intervention programs.
This stream provides opportunities for training in methods and designs that lifespan researchers use to study the development of individuals, as well as hands-on research and community-based partnerships.
Stream progress
View the lifespan stream chart (.pdf)
Second year
Third year
Infant and Child Development
Pre-requisite: PSYC 201 and 243
Adolescent Development
Pre-requisite: PSYC 201 and 243
Adult Development and Aging
Fourth year
Advanced Infant and Child Development
Pre-requisite: PSYC 300A, 335 and either 336 or 339.
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: PSYC 300B.
Advanced Adolescent Development
Pre-requisite: PSYC 300A, 336 and either 335 or 339.
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: PSYC 300B.
Advanced Adult Development and Aging
Pre-requisite: PSYC 300A, 339 and either 335 or 336.
Pre-requisite or co- requisite: PSYC 300B.
History and Theories in Lifespan Developmental Psychology
Pre-requisite: PSYC 300A and two of 335, 336 and 339
Pre-requisite or co-requisite: PSYC 300B.