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HHS - Improving health and quality of life

UNC Greensboro’s School of Health and Human Sciences offers interdisciplinary health and human sciences degrees through 11 dynamic departments spanning health, wellness, and human development. Our undergraduate and graduate programs focus on enhancing quality of life.

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Our Departments

Explore 11 dynamic departments that deliver interdisciplinary health and human sciences degrees to prepare students for impactful careers.

Human Health Sciences

Human Health Sciences

Prepare for health careers with interdisciplinary health sciences education science training and pre-professional pathways.

CSD graduate students helping at Horsepower Summer Camp

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Study speech, language, and hearing to prepare for careers in audiology and speech-language pathology.

CTR students work at the Therapeutic Recreation Lab

Community and Therapeutic Recreation

Promote wellness and belonging through recreation therapy and community programming.

Genetic Counseling Program at UNCG

Genetic Counseling

Train in genetics and counseling to guide patients through hereditary risk and health decisions.

gerontology program

Gerontology

Explore aging and advocate for older adults through research, policy, and service.

Child Care Education -Department of HDFS

Human Development and Family Studies

Focus on children, families, and lifespan development in diverse and applied settings.

Department of Kinesiology

Kinesiology

Explore human movement, sport psychology, neuromechanics, and sports medicine to build careers in health, performance, and rehabilitation.

Students working with software in the nutrition lab.

Nutrition


Advance nutrition science and dietetics with hands-on research and community-focused health programs.

Rinker visiting school in Banaras

Peace and Conflict Studies

Explore peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and social justice to develop skills in mediation, negotiation, and global citizenship.

public health faculty and staff

Public Health Education

Lead community health promotion, disease prevention, and health equity through research and outreach.

School of Social Work

Social Work

Empower individuals and communities through accredited B.S.W, M.S.W., and Ph.D. programs focused on practice and policy.

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Undergraduate, graduate degrees, and post-baccalaureate certificates, available on-campus and online

64.5%

Students of color

59%

of undergraduates are first-generation college students

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Meet our Students

Bethany Allen, Community and Therapeutic Recreation

Bethany Allen, Community and Therapeutic Recreation

I’m drawn to Recreational Therapy (RT) because I want to serve others. I want to help people heal, grow, and truly enjoy their lives.

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Arnav Gandhi, Human Health Sciences

Arnav Gandhi, Human Health Sciences

This major has helped me develop problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational management skills, all which are essential for a successful career in health care administration.

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Elizabeth Page, Peace and Conflict Studies

Elizabeth Page, Peace and Conflict Studies

I like the smaller classes, that it’s more community-oriented, and professors know me by name.

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A’myah Wilson, Public Health Education

A’myah Wilson, Public Health Education

The study-abroad trip gave me so much more than I expected — not just the clinical skills and public health knowledge, but real-life experience seeing how culture, history, and social factors shape health.

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Communication Sciences and Disorders Students Create Messaging Boards

We often think about physical accessibility, for example, playgrounds having ramps or mulch that won’t get stuck in a wheelchair wheel. But a lot of people don’t think about those public spaces having accessible communication.

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