BS FOOD SCIENCE – 2003-05 Catalog
Food Science and Nutrition Department
Agricultural Sciences Bldg. (11), Room 244
(805) 756-2660

   o  60 units upper division

   o  GWR

   o  2.0 GPA

   o  USCP

   * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

FSN 125 Introduction to Food Science

5

FSN 154 Basic Calculations in Food Processing

4

FSN 204 Food Processing Operations

4

FSN 210 Nutrition

4

FSN 270 Food and Wine Plant Sanitation

4

FSN 275 Principles of Food Safety and Hazard Analysis

4

FSN 334 Food Packaging

3

FSN 335 Food Quality Assurance

4

FSN 364 Food Chemistry

4

FSN 368 Food Analysis

4

FSN 374 Food Laws and Regulations

4

FSN 408 Food Comp Science and Product Dev.

4

FSN 411 Sensory Evaluation of Food

3

FSN 444 Engineering Concepts in Food Processing or FSN 494 Food Engineering

4

FSN 461 Senior Project

3

FSN 462 Senior Project

3

FSN 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

FSN 474 Advanced Food Processing

4

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 111 General Biology (B2 & B4)*

4

CHEM 111 Survey of Chemistry or
CHEM 127, 128 General Chemistry (B3&B4)*

5/8

CHEM 312 Survey of Organic Chemistry (transfer equivalent CHEM 212)

5

CHEM 313 Survey of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

5

1  MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra or MATH 161, 162 Calculus for Life Sciences I, II  (B1)*

4/8

MCRO 221 Microbiology 

4

MCRO 421 Food Microbiology

4

PHYS 104 Introductory Physics

4

STAT 218 Applied Statistics/Life Sciences (B1)*

4

Advisor approved electives
(at least 7 units must be at 300-400 level)

16

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 16 units are in Support.

 

®Minimum of 12 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (12 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing

4

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units are required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics  * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units credited in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 


Area C  Arts and Humanities (20 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area C elective (Choose one course from C1-C4)

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (20 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy

4

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

D5 Upper-division elective

4

Area F Technology Elective (upper division)
(4 units)


4

 

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ELECTIVES

2-9

 

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1  MATH 116 and 117 will substitute for MATH 118 and are taught at a slower pace. Upon completion of both MATH 116 and MATH 117, a student will receive 4 units of GE credit for Area B1.