Master's Degree - Youth Development

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2021 Summer Course Info
Foundations of Youth DevelopmentFoundations of Youth DevelopmentFoundations of Youth DevelopmentFoundations of Youth DevelopmentFoundations of Youth DevelopmentYouth Mental Health*Youth, Families & Technology*
2021 Fall Course Info
Foundations of Youth DevelopmentYouth Professionals as Consumers of ResearchYouth DevelopmentYouth in Cultural Contexts*Adolescents and Their FamiliesUnderstanding Normative Behavior in Immigrant & Minority Youth*Youth PolicyPositive Youth Development in Community SettingsDesign and Evaluation of Youth ProgramsYouth Development Personnel and Program Management
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Fall 2021 Course Information
Youth Development
Course Description
This course introduces students to the developmental period of adolescence. Students examine this developmental period through the lens of theory and research of positive youth development. The course emphasizes how the developmental tasks of this life stage are influenced by (and influence) family and home, school, peers, and other contextual forces. Students critically examine theoretical and research literature and become familiar with major issues and transitions adolescents face as they successfully navigate this developmental stage.
Contacts
Instructor

Robert Pick
Cell Phone: 402-415-5630
robert.pick@unl.edu

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

Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: A Cultural Perspective
Arnett, J.J.
Edition: 6th, 2018
ISBN: 978013400603
Publisher: Pearson, Upperr Saddle River, NJ

Course Access

Canvas at UNL

Approximately two to three weeks before the first day of class, UNL Graduate Studies will email students with information (student name, email, and NU ID) and instructions for accessing UNL classes.  For undergraduate students in the ECEMS program, Kaelie Kellner will email students with information and instructions for accessing UNL classes. Students will claim their UNL account by setting a password and security questions. Once students claim their ID, they will be able to access their courses at its.unl.edu/myunl/.  Courses may not be visible to students until the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Faculty
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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– – Trisha Miller, Youth Development Graduate
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