Family & Community Services Graduate Programs

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Resilience in Families

University:

University of Missouri

Course Number:

HDFS 7600

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $622 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 20, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Overview

Course Description

In this course, students explore the evolution of a resilience approach to the study of families and human development across the life cycle.

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.

Textbooks

Strengthening Family Resilience
Froma Walsh
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-1462529865
Publisher: Guilford Press

Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development
Ann S. Masten
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781462557660
Publisher: Guilford Press

Course Access

Canvas at Mizzou

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@missouri.edu.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Information is subject to change.

Please revisit this page again before the semester starts to make sure you have all the current information.

Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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