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Psychology, Ph.D.

Students admitted to UNC Greensboro’s esteemed Psychology Ph.D. program choose from one of four areas of focus: Ph.D. students follow a single curriculum with a uniform set of requirements, but their research programs and seminar courses focus on their unique areas of interest. PhD in Psychology PROGRAM DISTINCTIONS THE PhD… Continue reading…

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Psychology, M.A.

Terminal Masters students are admitted into a general experimental program and typically will work with a faculty member from one of our experimental areas, including developmental, cognitive, and social psychology, as well as psychopathology and developmental psychopathology. We also have faculty qualified to direct theses in quantitative psychology and biological… Continue reading…

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Psychology, B.S.

The psychology major centers on developing and applying a scientific understanding of mind and behavior in four major areas of psychology: clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social.  Students gain a foundation that prepares them for entry into a variety of professions where understanding the principles of behavior and cognition is important…. Continue reading…

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Psychology, B.A.

The Bachelor of Arts in Psychology degree — available as a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) — centers on developing and applying a scientific understanding of mind and behavior in four major areas of psychology: clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social.  You’ll gain a foundation that prepares… Continue reading…

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Special Education: General Curriculum, B.S.

UNC Greensboro’s Bachelors of Science in Special Education prepares teacher candidates to lead and serve students with disabilities in public and private K–12 settings. Students gain extensive classroom experience, completing four clinical field experiences, including a semester-long student-teaching placement. Our graduates leave with the ability and experience that positions them… Continue reading…

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Special Education, Ph.D.

The Ph.D. in Special Education is intended for students interested in special education, deaf education, or early intervention (i.e., birth through kindergarten early childhood special education). The program requires a minimum of 69 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, and it emphasizes four areas: generating knowledge to help shape the… Continue reading…

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Spanish, B.A.

The Spanish Bachelor of Arts Program provides practical training in the skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading, writing, and cross-cultural understanding that prepare majors to engage meaningfully and respectfully in diverse communities locally and worldwide. Students engage in literary and linguistic analysis for a thorough grounding in the intellectual and… Continue reading…

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Sociology, M.A. Criminology Concentration

The concentration in criminology in the nationally-ranked sociology graduate program is designed to provide students with a sociological understanding of criminal and deviant behavior. Students in our program study crime and justice as sociological phenomena, not as isolated issues that can be separated from the understanding of social structure and… Continue reading…

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Sociology, M.A.

Sociological knowledge helps students to understand how social structures and processes shape social life and how sociological analysis and empirical research are used as tools of understanding.  Students in the graduate program acquire a general foundation in sociology, and some elect to complete a concentration in criminology. Graduate students in… Continue reading…