BS Food Science

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Program Learning Objectives

  1. Graduates demonstrate critical thinking skills in addressing food science issues.
  2. Graduates demonstrate the knowledge, ethics, and technical skills needed to succeed in food science fields and post-graduate studies.
  3. Graduates demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills.
  4. Graduates demonstrate the ability to work effectively as part of a problem-solving team.
  5. Graduates demonstrate cultural competence with interacting diverse populations.

Program Educational Outcomes

  • Food Science program graduates can integrate and apply principles of food chemistry, analysis, microbiology, processing, and engineering to assure food quality and safety.

Degree Requirements and Curriculum

In addition to the program requirements listed on this page, students must also satisfy requirements outlined in more detail in the Minimum Requirements for Graduation section of this catalog, including:

  • 60 units of upper division courses
  • Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR)
  • 2.0 GPA
  • U.S. Cultural Pluralism (USCP)

Note: No major, support or concentration courses may be selected as credit/no credit.

MAJOR COURSES
FSN 101Orientation to the Food Science and Nutrition Majors1
FSN 125Introduction to Food Science4
FSN 204Food Processing Operations4
FSN 210Nutrition4
FSN 250Food and Nutrition: Customs and Culture (USCP) (E) 14
FSN 311Sensory Evaluation of Food4
FSN 330Introduction to Principles of Food Engineering4
FSN 334Food Packaging3
FSN 335Food Quality Assurance4
FSN 364Food Chemistry4
FSN 368Food Analysis4
FSN 370Food Plant Sanitation and Prerequisite Programs4
FSN 374Food Laws and Regulations4
FSN 375Food Safety4
FSN 408Food Product Development4
FSN 459
& FSN 460		Senior Project Internship I
and Senior Project Internship II		6
or FSN 461
& FSN 462		 Senior Project I
and Senior Project II
Concentration courses (see below)20
SUPPORT COURSES
BIO 111General Biology (B2 & B4) 14
CHEM 127
& CHEM 128		General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science I
and General Chemistry for Agriculture and Life Science II (B3 & B4) 1		8
CHEM 312Survey of Organic Chemistry5
CHEM 313Survey of Biochemistry and Biotechnology5
MATH 118Precalculus Algebra (B1) 14
MCRO 221Microbiology4
MCRO 421Food Microbiology4
PHYS 121College Physics I4
STAT 218Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences (B1) 14
STAT 314Statistical Methods for Food Science4
GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)
(See GE program requirements below.)52
FREE ELECTIVES
Free Electives0
Total units180

 Concentrations

General Education (GE) Requirements

  • 72 units required, 20 of which are specified in Major and/or Support.
  • See the complete GE course listing.
  • Minimum of 12 units required at the 300 level.
Area ACommunication
A1Expository Writing4
A2Oral Communication4
A3Reasoning, Argumentation and Writing4
Area BMath, Science, and Quantitative Reasoning (no additional units required)
B1Mathematics/Statistics (8 units in Support) 10
B2Life Science (4 units in Support) 10
B3Physical Science (4 units in Support) 10
B4One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course
B7Upper-division elective4
Area CArts and Humanities
C1Literature4
C2Philosophy4
C3Fine/Performing Arts4
C4Upper-division elective4
Area C elective(Choose one course from C1-C5)4
Area DSociety and the Individual
D1The American Experience (Title 5, Section 40404 requirement)4
D2Political Economy4
D3Comparative Social Institutions4
D5Upper-division elective4
Area ELifelong Learning and Self-Development
ELower-division elective (4 units in Major)0
Total units52