BS NUTRITION – 2005-07 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 101 Orientation to Nutrition

1

FSN 121 Fundamentals of Food

4

FSN 210 Nutrition

4

FSN 230 Elements of Food Processing

4

FSN 250 Food and Nutrition: Customs and Culture  (D4)* (USCP)

4

FSN 310 Maternal and Child Nutrition

4

FSN 315 Nutrition in Aging

4

FSN 328, 329 Advanced Nutrition I, II

4,4

FSN 415 Nutrition Education and Communications

4

FSN 461, 462 Senior Project I, II

2,2

FSN 463 Undergraduate Seminar

1

MCRO 221 Microbiology (B2 & B4)*

4

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


5/4

1  CHEM 312 Survey of Organic Chemistry or
CHEM 316 Organic Chemistry I (transfer equivalents CHEM 212, 216)


5

1  CHEM 313 Surv Biochemistry & Biotechnology
or CHEM 371 Biochemical Principles


5

ECON 201 Survey of Economics (D2)*

4

ENGL 148 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Professional Writing (A3)*

4

1, 2 MATH 118 Pre-Calculus Algebra (B1)*

4

STAT 218 Applied Statistics Life Sciences (B1)*

4

1   BIO 111 General Biology or
       BIO 161 Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology


4

Concentration courses  (see below)

56-61

 

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136-142

GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 28 units are in Major.

 

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

 

Area A  Communication (8 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing * 4 units in Major

0

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

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics * 8 units in Major

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Major

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Major

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 (8 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy * 4 units in Major

0

D3 Comp. Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Dev. (CSU Area E) * 4 units in Major

0

D5 Upper-division elective

4

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


4

 

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44

ELECTIVES

0-6

 

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186

CONCENTRATIONS (select one)

Applied Nutrition Concentration

 

FSN 263 Prof. Practice in Applied Nutrition

2

FSN 321 Culinary Mgt: Principles and Practice

4

FSN 343, 344 Institutional Foodservice I, II

3,3

FSN 416 Community Nutrition

4

FSN 417 Nutrition Counseling

4

FSN 420 Critical Evaluation of Nutrition Research

2

FSN 426 Food Systems Management

4

FSN 429, 430 Clinical Nutrition I, II

4,4

BIO 302 Human Genetics or BIO 303 Survey of Genetics

4

BUS 212 Financial Actg for Nonbusiness Majors

4

MCRO 421 Food Microbiology

4

PSY 201/202 General Psychology

4

ZOO 331, 332 Human Anatomy/Physiology I, II

5,5

 

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60

Culinary Science and Management in Nutrition Concentration

 

FSN 304 Adv. Culinary Principles and Practice

4

FSN 311 Sensory Evaluation of Food

4

FSN 321 Culinary Mgt: Principles and Practice

4

FSN 343 Institutional Foodservice I

3

FSN 344 Institutional Foodservice II

3

FSN 364 Food Chemistry

4

FSN 408 Food Comp. Science/Product Dev.

4

FSN 426 Food Systems Management

4

AGB 301 Food and Fiber Marketing

4

BUS 212 Accounting

4

BUS 384 Human Resources Management

4

MCRO 421 Food Microbiology

4

PSY 201/202 General Psychology

4

Advisor approved electives

11

 

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61

Nutrition and Food Industries Concentration

 

FSN 275 Principles of Food Safety and Hazard Analysis

4

FSN 311 Sensory Evaluation of Food

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 410 Nutr Implications of Food Ind Practices

4

FSN 420 Critical Evaluation of Nutrition Research

2

AGB 301 Agricultural Marketing or BUS 245 Elements of Marketing

4

Select one from: ASCI 209/211; FSN 204, 244, 341; DSCI 231

3-4

Select one from:  ASCI 231, CRSC 230, DSCI 230, FRSC 230, VGSC 230

3-4

Select a minimum of 16 units from one of the emphasis areas below:

16

3  Food Processing emphasis

 

ASCI 209, 211, 384, 415; DSCI 231; FSN 204, 244, 270, 285, 304, 330, 334, 335, 341, 444, 474; MCRO 421; PHYS 104; PM 320

 

4  Communications emphasis

 

AGC 407; AGED 404; ENGL 310, 318; JOUR 203, 205, 312, 320, 331, 342, 407; PSY 201/202; SCOM 301

 

 

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56-58

Nutrition Science Concentration

 

FSN 416 Community Nutrition

4

FSN 429 Clinical Nutrition I

4

FSN 430 Clinical Nutrition II

4

BIO 302 /BIO 351/BIO 303

4/5

PHYS 121 College Physics I

4

ZOO 331, 332 Human Anatomy/Physiology I, II

5,5

Advisor approved electives

30

 

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60-61

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1  Most Nutrition majors should take the lower numbered courses. Students choosing the Nutrition Science concentration may need to take higher numbered courses, depending on their career goals and advisor-approved electives. Students selecting CHEM 127 also must take CHEM 128. Students selecting CHEM 317 also must take CHEM 318.  See advisor.

2  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.

3  To earn a Food Science minor, choose FSN 204, FSN 270, FSN 335, and two other courses from this list.

4  To earn an Agricultural Communications minor, choose AGED 404, JOUR 203, JOUR 205, SCOM 301, and one other course from this list.