Family and Consumer Sciences is the people-centered science, focused on supporting individuals, families, and communities live healthy successful lives through the provision of education, research, and technology.
Within Family and Consumer Sciences - Human Sciences - Health and Human Sciences - Home Ecology - Home Economics - are all terms that have been used to refer to the discipline and sub-areas of the FCS discipline. By clicking on the images to your right, you will learn more about each term and its application within Family and Consumer Sciences.
"Family and Consumer Sciences: Overview of a 100-year-old industry sector," click here.
Career pathways common to FCS professionals can be found here and here.
Meet FCS professionals who work nationally, statewide, and locally and the exemplary programs they have helped to bring to fruition, click here.
Meet Christian Gray: In 2024, he was a graduate degree student in the NC State Agricultural Education and Human Sciences program, he founded DIVERSE, which aims to provide young people with the tools and resources they need to succeed.
Additional information can be found in our digital resources, found here.