Family Policy
University:
Kansas State University 
Course Number:
HDFS 760
Credit Hours:
3 credit hours - $622 per credit
Start/End Dates:
August 24, 2026 - December 18, 2026
Overview
Course Description
Examines the development, formation, implementation, and application of policy issues related to family issues and social problems. Emphasis placed on how policy is made and how professionals can influence policy issues and outcomes.
Contacts
Instructor
Carol Johnston
cajohnston@ksu.edu
Campus Coordinator
For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
DirectoryDisability 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 IDEA process for requesting accommodations.
Learn MoreTextbooks
Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do
Karen Bogenschneider
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 9781003311577
Publisher: Routledge
Course Access
Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.
Exam Proctor
This course does not require an exam proctor.
Synchronous Components
This course does not include synchronous components.
