Degrees Offered:
| Program Title |
Ph.D. |
Ed.D. |
M.S. |
M.A. |
Master |
M.Ed. |
MFA |
| Human Development & Family Studies-Family Life & Parent Educ |
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Y |
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GRADUATE FACULTY
R. M. Stewart, Department Head
Director of Graduate Programs:
K. B. DeBord, Box 7606, 919/515-9147, karen_DeBord@ncsu.edu, Human Development & Family Studies
Professors:
K. B. DeBord, P. C. Dunn, J. W. McClelland;
Associate Professors:
L. B. Bearon, S. D. Kirby;
Emeritus Associate Professors:
D. W. Matthews;
Assistant Professors:
A. O. Behnke, C. L. Bird, B. J. Chapman;
Extension Assistant Professors:
S. S. Jakes
Parent
Education and Family Life Education are rapidly growing fields of research and
practice. Demand for professionals to teach and create support systems for
families is arising through government initiatives, community agencies, court systems,
prisons, social service organizations, health care, schools, and communities. The Department
of Family and Consumer Sciences at North Carolina State University and the Department
of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro offer a jointly administered Masters of Science degree in Human Development &
Family Studies with a concentration in Family Life & Parent Education.
Admission
Requirements: Students
may apply to the joint program through NC State via the normal admissions
procedures. As of Spring 2009, students will be accepted by NCSU only, not UNC-G.
Plans are that by Fall 2010, new
course requirements and new course options will be available
See http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/academics/masters/new_flyer.doc
for more information about planned programs.
Master’s
Degree Requirements:
The Masters of Human Development and Family Studies is a non-thesis degree
that requires a total of 34
credit hours that includes six hours of core content, nine hours in the area of
specialization, six hours of applied research, and four to seven hours of
applied research internship and professional development. In addition, the
student and program advisor will jointly select six to nine hours of elective
courses.
Other Relevant Information: This
program is designed to make most of the coursework accessible to students enrolled at
either the University of North Carolina at Greensboro or North Carolina State
University. Course delivery methods include: Web-based classes, seminar classes
with a live internet feed connecting classrooms at both institutions, and
on-campus seminars at both institutions. This is not a 100% online degree,
however. A blending of teaching methods are used.
Click
on Graduate
Courses for current course information.