Welcome
Ours is a dynamic program that prepares professionals to work in a variety of settings with individuals across the lifespan and with families. Our students gain a strong foundation for understanding development at all ages, families in their many diverse forms, and application of developmental and family principles in various work settings.
I invite you to look through the various links of this website to find out more about us. Learn about
- Our two majors:
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Early Childhood Education
- The options for specialization within our majors
- Possibilities for earning licensure or certification:
- a state teaching license for working with children from birth up through second grade
- a certificate that will give you skills to work in one of several specialty areas, including family life education, gerontology, substance abuse prevention, and developmental disabilities
- Our graduate program in Human Development and Family Studies
- The hands-on experiences you will gain in our programs through practicum and internship classes
- Career possibilities
- A look at the varied and exciting jobs that some of the graduates from our programs now fill
- Meet our faculty and the broad array of specializations they bring to the program
- The wide range of research interests and projects in which our faculty are engaged
- Student organizations:
- The Student Member Section of the Nevada Association for the Education of Young Children
- The Child and Family Research Center, a hands-on research facility and an integral part of the HDFS department
We hope that you will take a tour of our website and then contact us to find out how you can become a part of HDFS, a major that will give you deep understanding of human development and family dynamics and the skills to apply this understanding to working with individuals and families. We pride ourselves in being a program where students come first.
Dr. Eva Essa
Mail Stop 140
Email: essa@unr.nevada.edu