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Family & Community Services Graduate Programs

Master's Degree Course Information

Foundations and Principles of Family and Community Services

University:
Michigan State University Michigan State University logo
Course Number:
HDFS 874-730
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
January 12, 2026 - May 01, 2026

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

Yuya Kiuchi
Office: 517-355-7680
Fax: 517-432-2953
kiuchiyu@msu.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

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Textbooks

Family Life Education
Ducan, S.F. & Goddard, H.W.
Edition: 3rd
ISBN: 9781483384573
Publisher: Sage Publications

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association
Edition: 7th
ISBN: 9781433832161
Publisher: APA

Course Access

 
Approximately three weeks before the semester begins, the Registrar's Office enrolls the student in the class and assigns them a student number (PID) and 4 digit passcode (PAN). These are sent to the student in two separate emails using the email address listed in ExpanSIS. The student must use the PID and PAN to activate their MSU email address. After 24-48 hours, the student can access the class through the course management system. The course information pages are sent multiple times to any and all e-mail addresses listed for the student in ExpanSIS.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

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University Contact

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