The Department of Child Development and Family Relations offers the only academic child life program in North Carolina and developed the first medical family therapy doctoral program in the nation. We maintain a family therapy clinic as part of the family therapy training program – the only such combination in North Carolina.
The Department of Criminal Justice developed the first certificate program in forensic science in North Carolina and sponsors a summer comparative studies program based in Europe.
The Department of Interior Design and Merchandising uses the expertise of both interior design and merchandising faculty to offer students with a bachelor’s degree in merchandising with apparel or an interior concentration. Only four other universities in the country offer merchandising programs with concentrations in both areas.
The Department of Nutrition and Hospitality Management has the largest hospitality management program in North Carolina, as well as the first internet-based master’s degree in nutrition in the state.
The School of Social Work has established a satellite network of master’s-level classes taught off campus in for eastern North Carolina cities. The bachelor’s and master’s programs offer intensive filed experiences.
