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Family & Community Services Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Foundations and Principles of Family and Community Services

University:
University of Missouri University of Missouri logo
Course Number:
HDFS 8100
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $610 per credit
Start/End Dates:
August 19, 2024 - December 13, 2024

Overview

Course Description

This course is an introduction to the field of family studies and related professions that involve working with families and communities.

Contacts

Instructor

Ashlie Lester
Office: 573-882-1301
Fax: 573-884-5550
lestera@missouri.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

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Textbooks

Family life education: Principles and practices for effective outreach
Stephen (Steve) F. Dunan (Author), H. (Harold) Wallace Goddard (Contributor)
Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 978-1483384573
Publisher: Sage Publications

Publication manual of the american psychological association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th edition
ISBN: 978-1433832161
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Course Access

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at MU, the MU Campus Coordinator will email course access information to students for courses taught by MU. Using the instructions and information in the email, students will be able to activate their Canvas at Mizzou and MU email account. Instructors may restrict course access until the first day of class.

Students needing assistance with setting up their account should contact the MU IT Help Desk at 573-882-5000. If students haven’t received the course access information email, please reach out to the MU Campus Coordinator at mumzonidea@umsystem.edu.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.