The course PSYC3700 is part of the Australian Psychology Accreditation Council's accredited sequence and is a core course in the BPsych.

It builds on basic knowledge of developmental psychology and psychopathology covered in PSYC1010 and provides in depth coverage of basic principles and theories of physical, cognitive, social and personality changes that occur across the lifespan,
as well as specialised topics in these areas.

The course implements the developmental psychopathology framework to help demonstrate the complex interaction of factors that affect both typical and atypical development. It covers issues in diagnosis and classification of childhood and adolescent mental disorders. It introduces methodological and ethical issues specific to research with children, and provides basic training in assessing and studying children.