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
You will study individuals, families and communities. You will apply your knowledge of human development and family science through Experiential Learning opportunities.
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
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
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.
News
- Distinguished professor, department head Jay Mancini passes away about 3 weeks ago
- How you interact with your kid could shape how they play with their peers 4 weeks ago
- McPhaul Center provides a path to academic success 2 months ago
- UGA’s Love and Money Center to prioritize relational and financial well-being 3 months ago
- Family stress can lead to work-related guilt for military 5 months ago