A growth and development course for allied health majors

This article describes an interdisciplinary course in growth and development for allied health students. The course focuses on physical, nutritional, and psychosocial aspects of development and views the individual from the time of conception through adulthood. For each developmental stage, professors integrate course material and class activities for students so that a composite picture of the individual is presented. Students also complete a developmental study on a preschool child and compare their assigned child to normative expectations. The course has been successful during the past five years, and it is anticipated that students from other major fields will elect to take this course.