Master's Degree - Youth Development

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Course Information

Youth in Cultural Contexts*

University:

University of Missouri

Course Number:

HDFS 8237

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $590 per credit

Start/End Dates:

August 23, 2021 - December 09, 2021

Course Description

This course examines cultural context factors that affect youth from a holistic perspective within and outside the family unit. The course provides understanding of the cultural heritage of differing family structures and types. Students explore social and educational processes experienced by youth; this exploration includes through in-depth reading, writing, discussion, critical listening, viewing of contemporary videos, and informal interviews with youth. Students are encouraged to think critically about society and culture, to gain further knowledge of how ethnic groups fit historically into society, and to examine the results of how history has shaped the current cultural climate of the U.S.

Contacts

Instructor

Antoinette M. Landor
Office: 573-882-6852
landora@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 Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

Youth studies: Fundamental issues and debates
Cote, J.
Edition: 2014 edition
ISBN: 978-0-230-36845-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Balancing acts: Youth culture in the global city
Warikoo, N. K.
Edition: 2011 edition
ISBN: 978-0520262119
Publisher: University of California Press

Course Access

Canvas at Mizzou

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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 mumzongreatplains@umsystem.edu.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

University Members

Members of the Great Plains IDEA are universities accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Member universities recruit, admit and graduate students, teach in an academic program and contribute to the leadership and maintenance of the alliance. Membership in the alliance is a selective process that engages institutional leadership at all levels.

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The Great Plains IDEA program has granted me opportunities through online learning that would never be possible in a traditional setting. As a military family, we are required to move frequently and sometimes unexpectedly. There were times when I lived in three different states in a matter of one year. The Great Plains IDEA program allows me to receive an outstanding education regardless of my home state. I have access to classes and universities throughout the United States to provide a comprehensive array of knowledge in my field. The Great Plains IDEA program has proven to be an excellent fit for myself and for my family.
– – Autumn Laurito, Dietetics Master's Student,
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