Minor in Food Science (18-21 credits)
Adviser: Chitra Ponnusamy (cp470@sebs.rutgers.edu)
Program Webpage:https://foodsci.rutgers.edu/Undergraduate/FSMinor.php
Managing Department Webpage: http://foodsci.rutgers.edu
Here are the Food Science Minor Classes
(from 2021 onwards).
TOTAL CREDITS: MINIMUM 21 CREDITS
Prerequisite Courses
Gen Biology (01:119:115-117)
Gen Chemistry (01:160:161-162)
Elementary Organic Chemistry (01:160:209) or Organic Chemistry (01:160:307-308)
Pre-requisite courses that may be required based on electives chosen
(List of Electives given in Requirement 2)
Biochemistry (11:115:301 or 403)
Statistics (11:960:211or 285 or 401)
Calculus I (01:640:135)
Physics I (01:750:193)
Requirement 1: Mandatory Food Science Courses (Must complete both)
11:400:103 (3) SCIENCE OF FOOD [NS] OR 11:400:104* (3) FOOD AND HEALTH [NS]
11:400:201** (3) PRINCIPLES OF FOOD SCIENCE
* Any student who has completed Nutrition and Health (11:709:255) cannot enroll for Food and Health (11:400:104).
** All students must take Principles of Food Science 11:400:201 (3), even if they have completed 11:709:201 & 202
** Principles of Food Science 11:400:201 (3) must be completed successfully before a
student registers for any other 300 or 400 level Food Science courses.
Requirement 2: Electives (15 or more credits from any of the following)
11:400:106 (3) FOOD AS MEDICINE
11:400:107 (3) FOODS: FROM FIELD TO TABLE
11:400:301 (4) FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES
11:400:302 (4) FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING
11:400:304 (4) FOOD ANALYSIS
11:400:314 (2) CURRENT ISSUES IN FOOD SCIENCE & FOOD LAWS
11:400:405 (3) SENSORY EVALUATION OF FOODS
11:400:410 (3) NUTRIGENOMICS AND NUTRACEUTICALS
11:400:411 (4) FOOD CHEMISTRY
11:400:412 (3) FOOD PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
11:400:419 (3) FOOD PHYSICAL SYSTEMS
11:400:422 (3) FOOD SAFETY: FADS, FACTS, & POLITICS
11:400:423 (3) FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: 11:400:493 RESEARCH-BASED LEARNING OR 11:400:494 INTERNSHIP-BASED LEARNING