The focus of family and consumer sciences is on the individual, the family, and the interaction between families and their changing social and physical environments. The curriculum provides professional preparation built upon an interdisciplinary knowledge base drawn from research in family and consumer sciences; the arts; and the biological, physical, and social sciences.

Family and Consumer Sciences or Nutrition Core courses are used to satisfy the lower- division UCA Core requirements in Responsible Living. Family and Consumer Sciences, Nutrition, and Interior Design courses are used to satisfy the upper-division UCA Core requirements in Critical Inquiry, Communication, Diversity, and Responsible Living.?