Food Science

Colleges & Universities University of Florida
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<p>Is the food science program good? What can I expect? Difficult? Fun?</p>

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<p>That’s the nutrition major, right? </p>

<p>Among the the pre-med/dent group, its considered one of the easier majors, along with psychology. With both majors you can take the pre-(…) curriculum without being boggled down with the difficultly of classes related to your major.</p>

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<p>Food Science Defined:</p>

<pre><code>* Food chemistry involves the understanding of analytical, biochemical, chemical, functional, physical and toxicological aspects of food constituents.

  • Food microbiology encompasses all microbiological aspect of food safety in food production, food spoilage, food preservation and storage; also includes areas of biosecurity, biotechnology and microbial genomics.
  • Food processing uses engineering principles, methods and techniques to transform raw agricultural commodities into consumable food products
  • Food technology involves the application of modern scientific and engineering principles to the preservation and distribution of food.
  • Sensory Evaluation applies the scientific method and statistical analysis to the assessment of all the qualities of a food item as perceived by the human senses.
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<p>The Chem load is not easy</p>

<p><em>CHM2045 - General Chemistry (3) F/S/SS-C
*CHM2045L - General Chemistry Lab (1) F/S
CHM2046 - Qualitative Analysis (3) F/S/SS-C
CHM2046L - Qualitative Analysis Lab (1) F/S/SS-C
*</em>CHM2210 - Organic Chemistry I (3) F/S/SS-A/C
*<em>CHM2211 - Organic Chemistry II (3) F/S/SS-B/C
*</em>CHM2211L - Organic Chemistry II Lab (2) F/S/SS-C
BCH3025 - Fund of Biochemistry (4) F/SS-C
or BCH 4024 - Intro Biochem/Molec Biol (4) F/S/SS-C</p>

<p>[Food</a> Science and Human Nutrition Department - UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences](<a href=“http://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu/food_science/curriculum.shtml]Food”>http://fshn.ifas.ufl.edu/food_science/curriculum.shtml)</p>

<p>It is a smaller major I don’t know if anyone here can give you a true opinion on it.</p>

<p>But it isn’t the smallest major either. Soil and Water Science has 14 undergrads that is pretty small.</p>

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<p>It sounds like you’re talking about food science specifically, not nutrition. Yes, I believe it is a good program, and job opportunities are good.</p>

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<p>what do you guys think of the food science program at other uni’s such as purdue or washington state university. …?</p>