PSYC 3404 — Developmental Psychology
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: M/W/ThBostonOakland, CAOnlineOnlineTraditional
Examines change throughout the life span in social relationships, emotional functioning, language, cognition, and other psychological domains, with emphasis on infancy through adolescence. Introduces major theories of development. Stresses the interaction of social and cognitive factors in development, and the interaction of the developing person with the environment. Also explores individual and cross-cultural differences in patterns of development, and research issues in developmental psychology.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- PSYC 1101 (min D-)
- PSYC 101M PSYC 102M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 2 | 112 | 150 | 75% | 19.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 242 | 265 | 91% | 5.8 |
| Spring 2024 | 5 | 254 | 285 | 89% | 6.2 |
| Summer A 2024 | 2 | 65 | 88 | 74% | 11.5 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 74 | 75 | 99% | 1.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 6 | 304 | 353 | 86% | 8.2 |
| Spring 2025 | 5 | 270 | 300 | 90% | 6.0 |
| Summer A 2025 | 2 | 73 | 150 | 49% | 38.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 67 | 75 | 89% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 6 | 308 | 364 | 85% | 9.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 5 | 255 | 290 | 88% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 71% · T 17% · W 62% · Th 56% · F 9%
Common patterns: MWR (39% of sections), MW (17% of sections), T (11% of sections), MR (11% of sections), M (4% of sections), R (4% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Joanna Weaver (43% of students) · reviews
- Hilmar von Strunck (38% of students) · reviews
- Karen Spikes (16% of students) · reviews
- Xiangyun Tang (3% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Hilmar von Strunck (50% of students) · reviews
- Karen Spikes (33% of students) · reviews
- Joanna Weaver (9% of students) · reviews
- Xiangyun Tang (7% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Karen Spikes (70% of students) · reviews
- Joanna Weaver (22% of students) · reviews
- Hilmar von Strunck (9% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Kyle Gobrogge (56% of students) · reviews
- Dawn Cisewski (26% of students) · reviews
- Hilmar von Strunck (17% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Unlocks
NRSG 4504, PSYC 4628, PSYC 4676, PSYC 4678
Courses that list PSYC 3404 in their prerequisites.
Links
Official catalog (PSYC course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All PSYC courses · Plan it at numap.app