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Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines child and adolescent development from diverse perspectives. Addresses typical and atypical physical, social and emotional, language, and intellectual development. Explores role of individual differences and culture in understanding and interpreting child and adolescent development. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Semesters taught: Fall, Summer and Spring

Current Sections

  • Summer 2025, Section: 001, CRN 42009, Format: Online, Instructor: Daniel Ferguson

Upcoming Sections

  • Fall 2025, Section: 001*, CRN 78916, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Danielle Palmer
  • Fall 2025, Section: DL1*, CRN 77646, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Fall 2025, Section: P01*, CRN 79041, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Danielle Palmer

*These sections are available to non-degree seeking students as well. To take courses without applying to a degree program, you'll need to submit an application as a non-degree seeking student. If you're interested in applying a course to a degree in the future, set up a call with an admissions counselor. All courses available in Summer 2020 will be offered online.

Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Fall 2024, Section: 001, CRN 76565, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Danielle Palmer
  • Fall 2024, Section: DL2, CRN 82353, Format: Online, Instructor: Carley Fisher-Maltese
  • Fall 2024, Section: P01, CRN 82673, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Danielle Palmer
  • Summer 2024, Section: 001, CRN 43261, Format: Online, Instructor: Daniel Ferguson
  • Summer 2024, Section: 600, CRN 43506, Format: Online, Instructor: Chelseann Christopher
  • Summer 2024, Section: 601, CRN 43509, Format: Online, Instructor: Chelseann Christopher
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 14205, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 20721, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2024, Section: P01, CRN 22629, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2023, Section: 001, CRN 79079, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2023, Section: 002, CRN 74910, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2023, Section: 600, CRN 85451, Format: Online, Instructor: Chelseann Christopher
  • Fall 2023, Section: 601, CRN 85453, Format: Online, Instructor: Chelseann Christopher
  • Fall 2023, Section: P01, CRN 78984, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2023, Section: B01, CRN 41208, Format: Online, Instructor: Daniel Ferguson
  • Spring 2023, Section: 001, CRN 15306, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2023, Section: 600, CRN 24558, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2023, Section: 601, CRN 24561, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 24975, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Fall 2022, Section: 002, CRN 76679, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2022, Section: 004, CRN 83109, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2022, Section: P01, CRN 83014, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2022, Section: 600, CRN 43743, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2022, Section: 602, CRN 43741, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2022, Section: 603, CRN 44007, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2022, Section: 604, CRN 43996, Format: Online, Instructor: Heather Walter
  • Summer 2022, Section: D01, CRN 41887, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2022, Section: 001, CRN 17287, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Spring 2022, Section: DL2, CRN 25503, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2022, Section: P01, CRN 24737, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Dana Shin
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 82125, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 79168, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Summer 2021, Section: 600, CRN 44044, Format: Online, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Summer 2021, Section: D02, CRN 43459, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 20792, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 15811, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL2, CRN 82124, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2020, Section: DL3, CRN 85426, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2020, Section: P01, CRN 83280, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2020, Section: B01, CRN 41034, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 11353, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Laura Dallman
  • Spring 2020, Section: 002, CRN 17151, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2020, Section: 600, CRN 23138, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 72989, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Laura Dallman
  • Fall 2019, Section: 002, CRN 77178, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2019, Section: P02, CRN 77180, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2019, Section: B01, CRN 41397, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sehyun Yun
  • Summer 2019, Section: D02, CRN 42660, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 11587, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2019, Section: 002, CRN 20341, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2019, Section: 600, CRN 22519, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 22682, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Deborah Stone
  • Spring 2019, Section: P01, CRN 12684, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2019, Section: P02, CRN 21365, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 73722, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2018, Section: 002, CRN 81073, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2018, Section: P01, CRN 74202, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2018, Section: P02, CRN 81076, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2018, Section: B01, CRN 42709, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sehyun Yun
  • Summer 2018, Section: D01, CRN 40499, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 11868, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 13656, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2018, Section: P01, CRN 13296, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 74491, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2017, Section: 600, CRN 83303, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Fall 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 79053, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Fall 2017, Section: P01, CRN 75263, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2017, Section: 001, CRN 40858, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2017, Section: 600, CRN 42505, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Summer 2017, Section: 601, CRN 42506, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Summer 2017, Section: 602, CRN 44073, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 12868, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 16627, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Spring 2017, Section: P01, CRN 15492, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 76071, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2016, Section: 600, CRN 82358, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 82475, Format: Online, Instructor: Raymond Shorter
  • Fall 2016, Section: P01, CRN 78267, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2016, Section: 001, CRN 42170, Format: Online, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2016, Section: 003, CRN 42655, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2016, Section: 600, CRN 42505, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2016, Section: 601, CRN 42506, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 13616, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2016, Section: 002, CRN 22868, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2016, Section: P01, CRN 18948, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 81188, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2015, Section: P01, CRN 76562, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2015, Section: N01, CRN 42329, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 14616, Instructor: Leslie La Croix
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 73131, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Summer 2014, Section: X01, CRN 41526, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 17312, Instructor: Elizabeth DeMulder
  • Spring 2014, Section: 002, CRN 17323, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Spring 2014, Section: 600, CRN 17692, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Hugh McIntosh
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 73642, Instructor: Elizabeth DeMulder
  • Summer 2013, Section: X01, CRN 41546, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 17282, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Spring 2013, Section: 600, CRN 21074, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 74625, Instructor: Sarika Gupta
  • Summer 2012, Section: 600, CRN 41733, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Summer 2012, Section: D01, CRN 41684, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Spring 2012, Section: 002, CRN 17516, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: M. Susan Burns
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 77050, Instructor: Sylvia Sanchez