The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service regarding human development and close relationships, especially marital and family relationships, across the lifespan. Our objectives are to educate the next generation of HDFS professionals and scholars, to generate new knowledge and to foster the well-being of individuals and families in their everyday lives.
As the premier department of its kind in North Carolina (and indeed one of the premier HDFS departments in the nation), we focus on early care and education, child and adolescent development, and family studies. Through our programs undergraduate and graduate students can prepare for birth through kindergarten teacher licensure as well as being family life educators. We examine the biological, psychological, social and cultural foundations of development and their implications for families, using a definition of “culture” that includes not only society, but within-society cultural groups, such as racial/ethnic and social class groups. We are committed to three Is: innovation, interdisciplinary and internationalization.
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CONTACT US:
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Voice 336 334-5307
FAX 336 334-5076
Make deliveries to 248 Stone Building (off Walker Avenue west of Tate Street)