PSYC-37103 credit hours

Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents

Psychology · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring, Every Year

PSYC-3710 prerequisites

2 courses appear in this chain, up to 2 levels deep. Every route through it involves a choice, so nothing is forced. Unless you get permission, 2 more are needed: PSYC-1000 → PSYC-2200.

Show the chain

any one of

PSYC-2200Developmental Psychology I: Fundamentals
PSYC-1000Introductory Psychology

permission of the instructor

Add your completed courses to see which of these you've already done and what you could take next. They stay on this device.

Where PSYC-3710 counts

Counts toward 4 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:

  • CJ 3-YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
  • CJ 4 YEAR BA IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
  • DEV 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (STREAM A: INDIVIDUAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT)
  • DEV 3-YEAR BA IN DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES (STREAM C: CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD CARE)

Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.

Description

Students learn about the features of psychopathologies that occur in children and adolescents, including mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. Diverse perspectives (e.g., genetic/ biological, social) and theories (e.g., behavioural, cognitive, psychodynamic) are discussed with an emphasis on current research and evidence-based psychological treatments for disorders.

Requisite courses

PSYC-2200 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].

Lecture

From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.