The course will involve a number of instructional methods, such as the following:
The course evaluation will be in accordance with Douglas College and Psychology Department policies. Evaluations will be based on the course objectives. The specific evaluation criteria will be provided by the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
An example of a possible evaluation scheme would be:
2 Midterm exams - 50%
Final exam - 20%
Presentation - 15%
Written essay - 15%
Total - 100%
At the conclusion of the course the successful student will be able to:
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students:
Textbook(s) such as the following, the list to be updated periodically:
Harper, L., & Dobbs, B. (2018). Adult development and aging: The Canadian perspective. (1st Ed.). Canada: Nelson Publishing.
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
This course is not required for any other course.
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
| Institution | Transfer Details | Effective Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Athabasca University (AU) | AU PSYC 381 (3) | 2012/01/01 to - |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU PSYC 305 (3) | 2014/05/01 to - |
| Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | CMTN PSYC 202 (3) | 1995/09/01 to - |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU PSYC 2322 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG PSYC 2425 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU PSYC 357 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU PSYC 223 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2010/08/31 |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU PSYC 2230 (3) | 2010/09/01 to - |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU PSYC 3XX (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2011/12/31 |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU PSYC 3XX (3) | 2012/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO PSYO 2nd (3) | 2012/01/01 to - |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO PSYO 2nd (3) | 2005/05/01 to 2011/12/31 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV PSYC 2nd (3) | 2012/01/01 to 2020/08/31 |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV PSYC 2nd (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2011/12/31 |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | DOUG PSYC 2320 (3) & DOUG PSYC 3321 (3) & DOUG PSYC 3322 (3) = UNBC PSYC 2XX (6) & UNBC PSYC 345 (3) | 2004/09/01 to 2019/08/31 |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | DOUG PSYC 3320 (3) & DOUG PSYC 3321 (3) & DOUG PSYC 3322 (3) = UNBC PSYC 2XX (6) & UNBC PSYC 345 (3) | 2008/01/01 to 2019/08/31 |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV PSYC 357 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC PSYC 2XX (1.5) | 2004/09/01 to - |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU PSYC 339 (3) | 2004/09/01 to - |