Food Science and Human Nutrition (FSHN)

studentsThe Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Clemson University provides the only Food Science program in South Carolina.  Our faculty and staff posses a wide array of expertise in the Food Technology and Nutrition/Dietetic areas.  We have approximately 210 undergraduate and over 40 graduate student majors.  We are a growing program with an emphasis on engaging students with the best educational experience possible.

We are recognized nationally for our top flight graduates and our students are responsible for the manufacture of Clemson's world famous ice cream.  Students from our programs are highly sought after and easily compete for the best jobs across the United States.  In fact, the most recent starting salary for a Clemson student graduating with a B.S. degree in Food Science is $46,000.

Concentrations:

Food Science & Technology

Food scientists use their creative knowledge of chemistry, microbiology, engineering and other sciences to develop new or better ways of preserving, processing, packaging, storing and delivering foods.

Emphasis Areas
1. Science
2. Food and Agricultural Engineering
3. Statistics and Applied Mathematics
4. Food Packaging
5. Business
6. Human Nutrition
7. Culinary Science (Culinology®)

  Nutrition/Dietetics

Dietetics is the high-tech science of applying food and nutrition to health. It's a vital, growing field open to creativity and opportunity-- and the possibilities are endless.

       --American Dietetics Association