Master's Degree - Youth Development

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Spring 2024 Course Information

Foundations of Youth Development

University:

Texas Tech University

Course Number:

HDFS 5311-X75

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $600 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 10, 2024 - May 07, 2024

Course Description

This course examines the fundamentals of youth development and the youth development profession. Through this introduction to the field, students explore the ethical, professional, and historical elements of youth development as it has evolved toward professionalism.

Contacts

Instructor

Ali Luempert
Office: 806-742-3000
ali.j.luempert@ttu.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 Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Publication manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th ed., 2020
ISBN: 978-1433832161
Publisher: American Psychological Association https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

Course Access

Blackboard at TTU

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at Texas Tech University, the TTU campus coordinator, Ashlee Murden, will email instructions to each student enrolled in the courses taught by Texas Tech. This e-mail will contain information regarding the setup of their eRaider access through the campus IT Help Central department. If assistance is needed regarding setup of their eRaider access, IT Help Central can be contacted at 806-742-4357 (HELP) or toll-free at 877-484-3573 or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu. Students will need to identify themselves as a GPIDEA/AGIDEA student to IT Help personnel for proper guidance. The e-mail will also include information about accessing the Texas Tech Blackboard system for their courses. Courses will be available on the first day of class, but may not be available prior to that date.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

Course readings will be provided on the teaching institution's learning management system.

University Members

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The Great Plains IDEA program has allowed me the flexibility to continue my education while also being a full-time extension agent and mother to twin boys. The program has given me the opportunity to interact with students and teaching professionals from various universities that I may have never met. This program has allowed me to focus not only on my education but also on my profession and family and for that, I will be forever grateful.
– – Shannon Spencer, Agricultural Education Master's Degree Student,
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