Module PY2101-KP04

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, optional subject, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, optional subject, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• PY2101 - Becoming Human - Themen, Theorien und Methoden der Frühkindlichen Entwicklung (seminar, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 90 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Theories of early childhood development
• Research methods in early developmental research
• Human development in contrast to other species – what makes humans human?
• Cognition and emotion in early development

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students have in-depth knowledge of early cognitive and emotional development, research methods in developmental psychology, and species-comparative research approaches.
• You can independently develop teaching content and are proficient in continuous work on a research question.
• You are able to conduct independent research and present your findings to the group.
• You can apply what you have learned to more advanced questions.
• You are proficient in discussing scientific issues within the group.
• You are able to jointly develop and present different approaches to the group.

Grading through:

• see Notes
• presentation

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. phil. Sarah Jessen

Teacher:

• Institute of Medical Psychology
• Prof. Dr. phil. Sarah Jessen

Literature:

• Will be announced at the beginning of the course :

Language:

Notes:

Last Updated:

28.11.2025