Human Development - Period 4

Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dates: 1/31/20 - 5/30/20

Social Sciences & Humanities

Human Development - Period 4

Human Development - Period 4 Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Biology
Instruction in: English
Course Code: AB_1140
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 100
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84

DESCRIPTION

This course comes in 3 main modules in which medical issues related to normal development and disturbances thereof are covered from a morphological and molecular point of view.
- Reproduction, embryology, anatomy and function of the (fe)male reproductive systems, general embryology & fertility.
- Formation (first trimester) and function (up to term) of main peripheral organ systems (e.g. heart, lungs) dealing with main molecular organizers
- Development of the central and peripheral nervous systems, general growth (2nd & 3rd trimester), birth and related issues, developmental psychology (methodology, motor-, cognitive- and social development).

Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.


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