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The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition is one of only a few academic programs in the US approved by both the Institute of Food Technologists and the American Dietetic Association and the only Food Science program in South Carolina. The department offers a MS in Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Sciences and PhD in Food Technology. The MS degree offerings are in the specific fields of Human Nutrition, Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry, Food Engineering, Food Safety, and other Food Science related fields. Entering students should have an adequate background in mathematics, biochemistry, organic chemistry, human nutrition, food chemistry, food microbiology. Students not meeting the minimum background requirements may in some cases be admitted to the program on a probationary level and complete deficiencies within the first year. Each student is strongly encouraged to select a major faculty advisor before starting a graduate degree. The program offers a MS research thesis option. The Food Technology doctoral program is offered by selected faculty from the departments of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Horticulture, Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, and Packaging Science. Applicants must have a strong background in food technology, human nutrition, or related areas.
The MS research thesis option requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework and 6 credit hours of Research (FDSC 891). Core courses include FDSC 810, FDSC 811, FDSC 812, and seminar every spring. Other possible courses include BIOCH 606, BIOCH 815, BIOCH 817, BIOCH 821, BIOCH 822, EXST 801, EXST 802, and EXST 805. Coursework must be approved by each student’s Graduate Committee which is comprised of a major advisor and two other faculty. The student must complete an in-depth research project, defend the research thesis to the committee, and complete a thesis approved by the Committee and the Graduate School.
The PhD Food Technology degree requires FDTH 851 (Food Technology seminar), and FDTH 991 (doctoral dissertation research). Additional courses may be selected from those offered in agricultural economics and applied statistics, biosystems engineering, animal and veterinary sciences, food science, packaging science, horticulture and microbiology as required by the student’s graduate advisory committee. Each PhD candidate must pass written and oral qualifying exams, complete a distinctive research project, write a dissertation, and defend the research dissertation to the satisfaction of the student’s Graduate Advisory Committee and under the guidelines of the Graduate School. For More Information Contact: |
M.S. Degree Program in
Food, Nutrition and Culinary Sciences
Ph.D. Degree Program in Food Technology
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