消费科学课程为学生提供了在提供商品和服务的行业中职业的独特机会，从理财师到零售或批发业的商人，再到酒店和饭店经理。该部门的课程包括产品和服务知识，对生产和分发产品和服务的人员的研究，以及对使用产品和服务的人员的研究，以及从概念到消费的整个过程。该部门的计划着重于提高消费者，个人和家庭的福祉。时装和零售研究专业将为您管理和销售将在全球制造和销售的时装，纺织品，美容和配饰产品做好准备。实习或实地工作（通常是大三或大四）也是基于行业的课程的必修部分。
The programs in consumer sciences provide students with unique opportunities for careers in industries that provide goods and services, ranging from financial planners to merchandisers in retail or wholesale settings to hotel and restaurant managers. The department's programs encompass product and service knowledge, the study of people who produce and distribute products and services, as well as the study of the people who use them, and the processes involved from conception to consumption. Programs in the department focus on enhancing consumer, individual and family well-being. The fashion and retail studies major will prepare you to manage and merchandise fashion apparel, textiles, beauty and accessory products that will be manufactured and sold around the world. An internship or field work (generally taken as a junior or senior) is also a required part of the industry-based curriculum.