Human Development and Family Science

Our students work in communities across Georgia and beyond, doing parent education, planning programs for youth, working in hospitals with medically fragile children, and helping families make choices that improve their lives.

Undergraduate

Undergraduate

You will study individuals, families and communities. You will apply your knowledge of human development and family science through Experiential Learning opportunities.

Graduate

Graduate

You’ll be a key contributor in research that is applied to helping families. Our graduates are employed in universities, hospitals, government agencies, research institutes, and in mental health settings.

Research

Research

Our research projects are focused across the lifespan, multiple dimensions of family systems, including relationships and diversity, as well as multiple approaches to prevention and intervention.

Service + Outreach

Service + Outreach

Our translational research brings the best practices of research into communities and families. Our engagement in communities through service learning and internships helps you understand human development in context.

Latest News

Photo for Kogan recognized for advancing family-centered prevention science

Kogan recognized for advancing family-centered prevention science

Professor honored by Society of Prevention Research for decades of work related to families

Photo for Geier named college’s first associate dean for research

Geier named college’s first associate dean for research

HDFS professor will enhance college's research infrastructure

Photo for Hargrove named assistant director of UGA Love and Money Center

Hargrove named assistant director of UGA Love and Money Center

Licensed marriage and family therapist will teach graduate-level courses and lead outreach efforts

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