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Human Environmental Sciences

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• Application for 2010-2011 School Year

Graduate Programs

The School of Human Environmental Sciences is the regionally and nationally recognized institution in North Carolina for graduate work in the human sciences at the Masters and Doctoral levels. Specifically, the School is the only academic unit in North Carolina offering doctoral degree programs in Human Development and Family Studies and Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies, and is one of three North Carolina institutions offering the PhD in Nutrition. Master's degree programs are offered in each of the School's five departments, including a professional MSW in Social Work.

Program information and requirements for the various graduate degrees offered in the School of Human Environmental Sciences may be found by linking to the appropriate site as indicated below:

The Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies

Contact: Dr. Nancy Hodges, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Degree programs:

• Master of Science (thesis);
• Master of Science (non-thesis);
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Contact: Dr. David Demo, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Degree programs:

• Master of Science (thesis);
• Master of Science (non-thesis): Family Life/Parent Education;
• Master of Education: Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development in Birth-Kindergarten (B-K ISED);
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The Department of Interior Architecture

Contact: Prof. Jo Leimenstoll, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Degree programs:

• Master of Science (thesis);
• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Historic Preservation and Museum Studies.

The Department of Nutrition

Contact: Dr. Martha Taylor-Hawkins, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

Degree programs:

• American Dietetic Association Dietetic Internship (post-baccalaureate certificate program);
• Master of Science (thesis);
• Master of Science (non-thesis);
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).

The Department of Social Work

Contact: Dr. Jacalyn Claes, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the JMSW Program

Degree programs:

• Joint Master of Social Work (full-time and part-time programs, offered collaboratively between UNCG and NC A&T University)

Additional Graduate-Related Links

• 2007/2008 HES Faculty and Staff Directory
• Scholarships Specifically for Undergraduate and Graduate Students
• Scholarships Specifically for Graduate Students
• UNCG Graduate School

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