APSY 7419 Applied Adolescent Development

This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the theoretical and empirical knowledge base concerning adolescent development. In particular, four broad areas will be considered: (1) psychological, biological, and cognitive transitions; (2) central developmental tasks of adolescence; (3) primary contextual influences; and (4) prevalent types of problematic functioning that emerge during adolescence. The overarching goals of the course are to provide a solid and broad understanding of how and why adolescents develop in the manner they do, and to extend this developmental understanding into research, application, and practice.

Course overview

Department
Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology
School
LSOE
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
pre req undergraduates junior/senior status

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.55 / 5

Based on 185 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Emma Highsmith Rich
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.86/5
  • Kaila Daza
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.68/5
  • Katherine Volk
    Summer 2026, Summer 2025, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Anna Hamilton
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Courtney Colgan
    Spring 2023, Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.82/5
  • Julie Kim
    Summer 2023 · Official rating 4.50/5
  • Scott Seider
    Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.82/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Emma Highsmith Rich · TuTh 04:00PM-07:00PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Summer 2026 · Katherine Volk · TuTh 07:15PM-10:15PM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Kaila Daza · Campion Hall 16 Tu 07:00PM-09:30PM · Offered