B.Ed. (Hearing Impairment) Human Growth and Development Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the University of Mumbai syllabus for the Bachelor of Education - Special Education (Hearing Impairment), the Choice Based two-year programme in force from the academic year 2016-17. It is the scheme currently examined: the University set all four of its semesters in Winter 2025 and Summer 2026, and has published no revision of it since. The University no longer hosts the document on mu.ac.in, which is why it is mirrored here in full.
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Syllabus for Human Growth and Development
Module 1: Approaches to Human Development
- 1.1 Human development as a discipline from infancy to adulthood
- 1.2 Concepts and Principles of development
- 1.3 Developing Human- Stages (Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence)
- 1.4 Basic understanding of Nature versus Nurture
- 1.5 Basic understanding of Domains (Physical, Sensory- perceptual, Cognitive, socio- emotional, language and communication, Social relationship)
Module 2: Theoretical approaches to development
- 2.1 Cognitive & Social- cognitive theories: Basic understanding of key concepts:Piaget, Vygotsky
- 2.2 Cognitive & Social- cognitive theories: Basic understanding of key concepts: Bruner, Bandura
- 2.3 Psychosocial theory: Basic understanding of key concepts: Erikson
- 2.4 Psychoanalytic Theory Basic understanding of key concepts: Freud
- 2.5 Holistic Theory: Basic understanding of key concepts: Steiner
Module 3: The Early Years (Birth to Eight Years)
- 3.1 Influences on prenatal development,
- 3.2 Screening the newborn -APGAR Score, Reflexes and responses, neuro-perceptual development
- 3.3 Basic Milestones and variations in Development
- 3.4 Environmental factors influencing early childhood development
- 3.5 Role of play in enhancing development
Module 4: Middle Childhood to Adolescence (From nine years to eighteen years)
- 4.1 Emerging capabilities across domains: Social and Emotional
- 4.2 Emerging capabilities across domains: cognition (metacognition and creativity
- 4.3 Issues related to puberty
- 4.4 Gender and development
- 4.5 Influence of the environment (social, cultural, political) on the growing child
Module 5: Transitions into Adulthood
- 5.1 Psychological well-being
- 5.2 Formation of identity and self-concept
- 5.3 Emerging roles and responsibilities
- 5.4 Life Skills and independent living
- 5.5 Career Choices
Suggested References
- Berk, L. E. (2000). Human Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Company, New York
- Brisbane, E. H. (2004). The developing child, Mc.Graw Hill, USA
- Cobb. N. J. (2001). The child infants, children and adolescents, Mayfield Publishing company, California
- Hurlocl, E. B. (2005). Child growth and development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing company, New york
- Hurlocl, E. B. (2006). Developmental Psychology- A life span approach, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing company, New Delhi
- Mittal. S. (2006). Child development- Experimental Psychology, Isha books, Delhi
- Nisha, M. (2006). Introduction to child development, Isha books, Delhi
- Papalia, D. E. and Olds, S. W.(2005). Human development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing company, New York
- Santrock. J. W. (2006). Child Development, Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing company, New York
- Santrock. J. W. (2007). Adolescence,Tata Mc.Graw Hill Publishing company, New Delhi
- Meece, J.S. & Eccles J.L (Eds) (2010).Handbook of Research on Schools, Schooling and Human Development, Routledge
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Ed. Spl. Ed. (Hearing Impairment), in force from the academic year 2016-17. Wording, module numbering and the reading list are as printed in that syllabus. The PDF above is the syllabus's own page, unaltered.
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