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Food Science. Academic Program Description
A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of converting raw agricultural products into processed forms suitable for direct human consumption, and the storage of such products. Includes instruction in applicable aspects of the agricultural sciences, human physiology and nutrition, food chemistry, agricultural products processing, food additives, food preparation and packaging, food storage and shipment, and related aspects of human health and safety including toxicology and pathology. (Moved from 02.0301)
Related Occupations
- Agricultural and Food Science Technicians
- Agricultural Sciences Teachers
- Agricultural Technicians
- Chemical Technicians
- Food Science Technicians
- Food Scientists and Technologists
Colleges Offering this Curriculum
- Alabama A & M University
- Brigham Young University
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
- Chemeketa Community College
- Clemson University
- Cornell University
- Delaware Valley College
- Framingham State College
- Grayson County College
- Iowa State University
- Kansas State University
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Michigan State University
- Minnesota State University-Mankato
- Mississippi State University
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- North Dakota State University-Main Campus
- Ohio State University-Main Campus
- Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
- Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Main Campus
- Purdue University-Main Campus
- Rutgers University-New Brunswick/Piscataway
- Texas A & M University
- Texas Tech University
- The University of Tennessee
- University of Arkansas Main Campus
- University of California-Davis
- University of Delaware
- University of Florida
- University of Georgia
- University of Hawaii at Manoa
- University of Idaho
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kentucky
- University of Maine
- University of Maryland-College Park
- University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- University of Missouri-Columbia
- University of Nebraska at Lincoln
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- University of Wyoming
- Vincennes University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Washington State University