PSYCH 317Child Psychopathology
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Psychology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 5 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
An examination of children's psychological disorders from several major perspectives with an emphasis on current research findings. Theoretical and clinical issues are considered.
Prerequisites
- Must have completed the following:
- PSYCH211 - Developmental Psychology (0.50)
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
Fall 2026 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 4081 | 100 / 104 | TTh 11:30–12:50 |
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7887 | 0 / 100 | MW 11:30–12:50 |
| LEC 701 | 8278 | 56 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
92% liked it54% easy88% useful
From 13 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Rather than being a Child-relevant course, this course just talks about different disorders that child CAN have. It's not much different than learning different disorders in Psych 257, just more detail.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
5 posts and comments in 5 threads mention PSYCH 317, September 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2023
What course should I take 5 points, 3 comments
“So I find anything about the study of sleep to be super interesting, dreams, types of sleep disorders, sleep cycles, etc, and was wondering if anyone has take a course that talks about that kinda …”
u/elixerus: “Psych 317 child psychpathology has some content on sleep-wake and elimination disorders, other than that like mentioned psych 261 has a section on sleep as well”
Spring 2022
Anyone is geog 219 and psych 317, is there a final exam component in these courses and is it online? 2 points, 1 comment
Winter 2019
PSYCH 317 peeps how did you find the midterm yesterday? 1 point, 0 comments
u/bbtprince: “Asking here because I don't know anyone in the class lol. I found the long answer tricky and not sure if i'm just dumb or it was actually hard lmao”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… PSYCH 257 PSYCH 261 PSYCH 263W PSYCH 264 PSYCH 291 PSYCH 306 PSYCH 307 PSYCH 308 PSYCH 312R PSYCH 317 PSYCH 318 PSYCH 320 PSYCH 336 PSYCH 340 PSYCH 349R PSYCH 352 PSYCH 363 PSYCH 389 PSYCH 390W PSYCH 391 PSYCH 393 PSYCH 395 PSYCH 397 PSYCH 398R PSYCH 399 PSYCH 399R PSYCH 447 …”
Anyone want to go to Bomber Trivia? 11 points, 28 comments
“I've decided to embrace traditional normie cultural in the mildest possible way. Anyone else want to come?”
[deleted]: “Have a midterm or I would.”
u/Fr33ToRun: “Psych 317?”
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