Purdue University PURDUE AGRICULTURE
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Title

Food Science 

Degree Level

Minor 

Minor Code

FDSC 

Advisor's Name

 

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Advisor's Email

 

Information

Departmental permission is not required to enroll in this minor.

Credit Hours

18 

Description

REQUIRED COURSES

Food Science Foundations - Ten credits required.

(3) FS 16100 (Science of Food)

(3) FS 36200 (Food Microbiology)

(4) FS 45300 (Food Chemistry)

Food Processing - Two to four credits required.

(3) ANSC 35100 (Meat Science)

(1) ANSC 35101(Meat Science Laboratory)

(2) FS 24500 (Food Packaging)

(3) FS 34100 (Food Processing I)

(3) FS 36800 (Dairy Products)

(3) FS 44200 (Food Processing II)

(2) FS 45500 (Cereal Chemistry and Processing)

(1) FS 54100 (Postharvest Handling of Fruits and Vegetables)

Additional Food Science Courses - Four to six credits required.

(3) FN 31500 (Fundamentals of Nutrition)

(2) FS 22200 (Safety of Foods: Headline Topics)

(1) FS 36100 (Food Plant Sanitation)

(3) FS 43100 (Physical Chemistry for Food and Agriculture)

(1) FS 44400 (Statistical Process Control)

(2) FS 44600 (Food Process Automation)

(4) FS 46700 (Food Analysis)

(2) FS 47600 (Functional Foods)

(1) FS 50300 (Food Processing Management Simulation)

(2) FS 56400 (Food Fermentations)

Additional Information

ANSC 22100 (Principles of Animal Nutrition) may be substituted for FN 31500 (Fundamentals of Nutrition), but FN 31500 is preferred.

Department

FS 
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