Overview

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. The Human Development and Family Studies - Child, Youth, and Family Development program is offered at University of North Carolina Greensboro.

As a premier HDFS department, we focus on early care and education; child, youth, and family development; and aging while committed to interdisciplinary study, diversity, and internationalization.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates have gone onto graduate school for counseling, social work, human development and family studies, public health education, student personnel administration in higher education, and early childhood literacy employment.
Graduates have gone on to work at the UNCG Child Care Education Program, Guilford Child Development, Guilford County Schools, Our Children’s Community School, Head Start and Early Head Start programs, individually-owned family child care homes, UNC TEACCH Autism Program, Tristan’s Quest, Family and Consumer Sciences, Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center, Act Together Crisis Center—Youth Focus, YWCA, and Department of Social Services.

The Student Experience

Majors in the Child, Youth, and Family Development concentration complete internships in a variety of local agencies such as the Children’s Home Society, Family Service of the Piedmont, The Women’s Hospital, Tristan’s Quest, Greensboro Urban Ministry, and American Red Cross.
Undergraduate students serve as research assistants for a variety of projects within Human Development and Family Studies.
HDFS and the Department of Social Work offer a language and culture immersion in Costa Rica every other summer as an opportunity for students to increase their knowledge of Latino culture and improve their Spanish language skills. Participants have daily language instruction and stay with Costa Rican families.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Development Across the Life Span

Families and Close Relationships

Infant and Child Development

Adolescent Development: From Puberty to Young Adulthood

Adult Development

Issues in Parenting

Research Methods in Human Development and Family Studies

Professional Development in HDFS

Families and Children in Global Perspective

Issues Affecting Women and Families

Family Diversity

Families in Middle and Later Years

Advanced Family and Developmental Studies Seminar

Work and Family Linkages

Current Family Theory and Research

Current Developmental Theory and Research

Supervised Professional Experience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Greensboro, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Completed International Admissions Application

A nonrefundable application fee of $65 USD

Essay/statement of purpose (optional but strongly encouraged)

Official English language proficiency score report

Official transcripts from each college/university attended

Official secondary education / high school transcripts or GED certificate, in English

For freshman applicants or transfer applicants with less than 24 credit hours, or where necessary

Copy of valid passport (photo/signature page only)

Copy of valid F1 visa (photo/signature page only) – for transfer-in students coming from a U.S. institution only, or, copy of valid other visa types (ex: H4, E2, L2)

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

24012 USD / year

≈ 24012 USD / year
Out-of-State

24012 USD / year

≈ 24012 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7661 USD / year

≈ 7661 USD / year

Additional Details

In state: $6,422 per year
Out of state: $21,137 per year

Living costs

Greensboro

United States

1001 - 1540 USD / month

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Program Learning Outcomes

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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