The M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies requires a minimum of 39 credit hours (including thesis) and prepares graduates to conduct research or to embark on a doctoral program of study.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Degree Program Requirements

Required: 39 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Content (18 credits)
HDF 640	Professional Seminar	1
HDF 651	Contemporary Research in Human Development	3
HDF 652	Theories of Human Development and Family Studies	3
HDF 653	Contemporary Research in Family Studies	3
HDF 656	Race, Class, and Culture	3
HDF 661	Professional Seminar II	2
HDF 745	College Teaching in Human Development and Family Studies	3
Area of Specialization (6 credits)
Select 6 credits *		6
Statistics and Methodology (9 credits)
HHS 625	Research Methods in the Health and Human Sciences	3
ERM 681	Design and Analysis of Educational Experiments	3
ERM 682	Multivariate Analysis	3
Research (Capstone Experience) (6 credits)
HDF 699	Thesis	6
Oral Examination
Total Credit Hours		39

*

Area of specialization courses are selected jointly by the student and the faculty advisory committee. All 6 credits must be fulfilled through content courses taken within the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Research methods and statistics courses cannot count as area of specialization courses for the M.S. degree.