家庭研究计划侧重于从概念到死亡的整个发展阶段的学习，关系和角色。家庭研究解决了教育和社会服务环境中家庭，家庭和社区环境中的关键问题。家庭研究专业的学士学位使学生准备好影响家庭和个人的最佳幸福，认识到家庭的特征和需求会在整个生命周期内以及在多种环境中发生变化。家庭为孩子们提供了第一个学习环境，这影响了他们一生的教育和学习。家庭也是一代到下一代价值的主要传递者，也是人类服务的最大提供者。因此，家庭研究在教育学院中具有独特的地位和关键作用。
The Family and Child Studies program focuses on understanding the complex influences, relationships, and ecologies of development across the lifespan. The program prepares students to promote the optimal well-being of families and individuals, recognizing that characteristics and needs of families change across the lifespan and within multiple and diverse contexts. The concentration in Human Development and Family Relations offers an option to become a nationally-certified family life educator. Families provide children's first learning environments, which impact children's education and learning throughout their lives. The preparation of professionals in education is grounded in the deep understanding of families and children. For those interested in Early Childhood Education, the program offers two concentrations: Early Childhood Education and Development and Early Childhood Multicultural Education Licensure Pre-K to Grade 3 in New Mexico.