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Program Information

The Ph.D. program in Food Science is a multidisciplinary program consisting of Food Chemistry, Food Processing and Engineering, and Food Microbiology and Safety. Students are expected to obtain a breadth of food science knowledge by taking courses in all program areas with the majority of courses stressing one of the three areas of emphasis.

For further information, please see our website at: http://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered With a Major in Food Science

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Toxicology

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Food Science and Human Nutrition Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
DIE 6241Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy4
DIE 6242Advanced Medical Nutrition Therapy II3
DIE 6516Professional Development in Dietetics2
DIE 6905Problems in Dietetics1-3
DIE 6938Advanced Dietetic Seminar1
DIE 6940Community Nutrition Practicum3
DIE 6942Dietetic Internship I9
DIE 6944Dietetic Internship II6
FOS 5126CPsychophysical Aspects of Foods3
FOS 5205Current Issues in Food Safety and Sanitation3
FOS 5225CPrinciples in Food Microbiology4
FOS 5437CFood Product Development3
FOS 5561CCitrus Processing Technology3
FOS 5645Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals3
FOS 5732Current Issues in Food Regulations3
FOS 6125CSensory Evaluation of Food3
FOS 6215Principles of Food Safety3
FOS 6216Food Safety Systems2
FOS 6217Food Safety, Sanitation, and Microbiology2
FOS 6218Food Safety Systems2
FOS 6224Food and Environmental Virology2
FOS 6226CAdvanced Food Microbiology4
FOS 6315CAdvanced Food Chemistry4
FOS 6317CFlavor Chemistry and Technology3
FOS 6355CInstrumental Analysis and Separations5
FOS 6428CAdvanced Food Processing4
FOS 6455CIndustrial Food Fermentations3
FOS 6736Food Regulations2
FOS 6905Problems in Food Science1-3
FOS 6910Supervised Research1-5
FOS 6915Research Planning2
FOS 6936Topics in Food Science1-4
FOS 6938Food Science Seminar1
FOS 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
FOS 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
FOS 7979Advanced Research1-12
FOS 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
HUN 5441Metabolic Response to Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition2
HUN 5447Nutrition and Immunity3
HUN 6235Macronutrients in Human Nutrition3
HUN 6245Advanced Human Nutrition3
HUN 6255Clinical Nutrition2-12
HUN 6301Nutritional Aspects of Lipid Metabolism3
HUN 6305Nutritional Aspects of Carbohydrates3
HUN 6321Proteins and Amino Acids in Nutrition3
HUN 6331Vitamins in Human Nutrition3
HUN 6356Minerals in Nutrition3
HUN 6626Nutrition Education1
HUN 6804Nutrition Research Method: Systematic Review3
HUN 6812CAnalytical Techniques in Nutritional Biochemistry1
HUN 6835Research Projects in Nutrition and Dietetics – part 22
HUN 6905Problems in Nutritional Sciences1-3
HUN 6936Topics in Nutritional Sciences1-4
HUN 6938Nutritional Sciences Seminar1
HUN 6939Advanced Clinical Nutrition2-12
HUN 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
HUN 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
HUN 7979Advanced Research1-12
HUN 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
ALS 5156Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications3
ALS 5905Individual Study1-4
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6046Grant Writing2
ALS 6166Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues3
ALS 6921Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance1
ALS 6925Integrated Plant Medicine4
ALS 6931Plant Medicine Program Seminar1
ALS 6935Topics in Biological Invasions3
ALS 6942Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management3
ALS 6943Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management1-10
ANS 6936Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology1-2
BCH 5045Graduate Survey of Biochemistry4
STA 6093Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences3
STA 6329Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing3

Food science

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Explain and apply components and interactions of food and health.

SLO 2     Skills     
Use critical thinking to evaluate research design and experiments and the scientific literature.

SLO 3     Skills     
Identify appropriate research methodologies, execute a research plan and interpret results for the discovery of new information.

SLO 4     Professional Behavior   
Interact with professional peers, faculty, and staff with honesty, ethical behavior, respect, fellowship, and cooperation.

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