Department History
The Department of Human Development and Family Studies has a long history at UNC Greensboro.
The department was originally instated under the Department of Home Economics as an area of specialization in Child Development and Home Relationships in 1933.
2011
The department joins the School of Health and Human Sciences.
1991
The Department of Child Development and Family Relations becomes the Department Human Development and Family Studies.
1987
The School of Home Economics merges with the Department of Social Work to form the School of Human Environmental Sciences.
1980
The Department of Child Development and Family Relations is established under the School of Home Economics.
1969
An official Child Development Major becomes available through the School of Home Economics.
1949
The Department of Home Economics becomes the School of Home Economics.
1936
Home Relationships and Child Development is one of seven specialized undergraduate curricula offered through the Department of Home Economics.
1933
A Child Development Concentration becomes available through the Department of Home Economics
1920
The first courses related to child and family development are introduced to the Department of Home Economics by Dean Blanche Shaffer.