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FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY curriculum options 2009

BS in Food Science – Science Concentration

http://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=1&poid=428&bc=1

 BS in Food Science – Technology / Business Concentration

http://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=1&poid=429&bc=1

BS in Food Science – Pre-Professional and Pre-Professional 3+1 Concentrations

http://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=1&poid=32&bc=1

BS in Food Science – Pre-Pharmacy and Pre-Pharmacy 3+1 Concentrations

http://catalog.utk.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=1&poid=537&bc=1

 

For more information on curriculum, contact:
Dr. John R. Mount, Undergraduate Coordinator
The University of Tennessee
Department of Food Science and Technology
2605 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4591
Phone: 865-974-7279 ax: 865-974-2750
E-mail: jmount@tennessee.edu

Food Science Minor Requirements

The minor consists of 16 credit hours.

Select 3 hours:

        Any FST class which is 3 hours or more

 

 

Food Technology Minor Requirements

The minor consists of 16 credit hours.

Select 7 hours:

any FDST courses that add up to 7 hours

 

FST Curriculum Options 2008 or before
Curriculum Options
(with suggested time-frame for course enrollment)
 
Concentration in Science

 

Freshman Hours
           Hours
English 101* or 118* 3 English 102* 3
Mathematics 125(or 141 or 151) 3 Chemistry 120* 4
Biology 130 or 101 or 111 4 Agriculture and Natural Resources 290 3
FS&T 101 Science of Foods 3 General Education Electives AH*  3
   FYS 129 or 100 1    elective 3
    14      16
Sophomore
FS&T 301 Professional Development 1
Chemistry 130* 4 Chemistry 350 3
Physics 221 4 Microbiology 210 3
Nutrition 100  3 Statistics 201* or Math 115* 3
General Education Electives AH and WC* 3 General Education Electives CC* 3
FS&T 340 Preservation & Packaging of Foods 3 General Education Electives SS* 3
    17     16
Junior
FS&T 420 Food Microbiology 2 FS&T 410 Food Chemistry 3
FS&T 429 Food Micro Lab 3 FS&T 419 Food Chemistry Lab 1
Chemistry 360 3 FS&T 430 Sensory of Foods 3
Chemistry 369 2 Communicating Orally Elective* 3
General Education Electives CC* 3 General Education Electives SS* 3
   electives 3 electives 3
     16     16
Senior
FS&T 401 Professional Comm. 1 FS&T 415 Food Analysis 4
FS&T 462 Processed meats or FST 461 (3 hrs) 2 FS&T 495 Quality Assurance & Sanitation 3
FS&T 490 Food Laws and Regulations 3 FS&T 493 Practical Experience 3
FS&T 441 Food Engineering 3 FS&T 445 Bakery, Dairy & Other Food Products 4
Biochem. & Cell.& Mol. Bio. 230 or 310 or 401 3
electives 3
     15      14
Total hrs 124
*Meets University General Education Requirement. **These course counts as both AH and WC
Cultures and Civilizations Electives* (CC) 6  Musicology 210 - history of music
Arts and Humanities Electives* (AH) 6  Philosophy 243 - business ethics
Social Sciences Electives (SS) 6  Philosophy 246 - bioethics
Writing-Intensive (WC) course 3  Philosophy 290 - social/political philosophy
Communicaing Orally (OC) course 3  English 206 or 254
Department of Food Science and Technology courses
Math 125 provides calculus requirement; would be taken with Statistics course (Math 115 or Stat 201)
   Math 151 and 152 is upper level math for life sciences and includes statistics and calculus components
   Stat 201 requires Math 125 as a prerequisite
                                                                                    

 
 
Concentration in Pre-Med, Pre-Pharmacy, or Pre-Vet

 

Freshman Hours      Hours
English 101* or 118* 3 English 102* 3
Mathematics 125(or 141 or 151) 3 Chemistry 120* 4
Biology 130 4    Biology 140 4
FS&T 101 Science of Foods 3 General Education Electives AH*  3
FYS 129 or 100 1 Agriculture and Natural Resources 290 3
    14      17
Sophomore
FS&T 301 Professional Development 1
Chemistry 130* 4 Chemistry 350 3
Physics 221 4 Microbiology 210 3
Nutrition 100  3 Statistics 201* or Math 115* or Math 152* 3
General Education Electives AH and WC* 3 General Education Electives CC* 3
FS&T 340 Preservation & Packaging of Foods 3 General Education Electives SS* 3
    17     16
Junior
FS&T 420 Food Microbiology 2 FS&T 410 Food Chemistry 3
FS&T 429 Food Micro Lab 3 FS&T 419 Food Chemistry Lab 1
Chemistry 360 3 FS&T elective 3
Chemistry 369 2 Communicating Orally Elective* 3
DSR-Directed Science Requirement  4 General Education Electives SS* 3
DSR-Directed Science Requirement  3
     14     16
Senior
FS&T 401 Professional Comm. 1 DSR-Directed Science Requirement  4
General Education Electives CC* 3 DSR-Directed Science Requirement  4
DSR-Directed Science Requirement  3 electives 3
DSR-Directed Science Requirement  3 FS&T elective 3
FS&T elective 3
elective 3
     16      14
       Total hrs 124
*Meets University General Education Requirement. **These course counts as both AH and WC
Cultures and Civilizations Electives* (CC) 6  Musicology 210 - history of music
Arts and Humanities Electives* (AH) 6  Philosophy 243 - business ethics
Social Sciences Electives (SS) 6  Philosophy 246 - bioethics
Writing-Intensive (WC) course 3  Philosophy 290 - social/political philosophy
Communicaing Orally (OC) course 3  English 206 or 254
Department of Food Science and Technology courses
Math 125 provides calculus requirement; would be taken with Statistics course (Math 115 or Stat 201)
   Math 151 and 152 is upper level math for life sciences and includes statistics and calculus components
 3   Physics 222 is taken as a Directed Science elective for pre-professional programs that require it.
5May be chosen from BCMB 230, 401, 402, Microbiology 430, Physics 222, EEB240; Biology 240,                                                     FST 415, 430, 441, 445, 490, 495 or 493 (maximum of 3 hrs) 
6May be chosen from FST 150, 240, 415, 430, 442, 440, 445, 461, 462, 490, 495 or 493 (maximum of 3 hours).

 
Concentration in Business/Technology

 

Freshman Hours Hours
English 101* or 118* 3 English 102* 3
Chemistry 100 or 120* 4 DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3
Mathematics 113, 123 or 125* 3 Agriculture and Natural Resources 290 3
Food Science and Technology 101 3 Biology 130 or 101 or 111 4
4General Education Electives* AH 3
   16    13
Sophomore
Chemistry 110 4 Microbiology 210 3
   FST 240 3 DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3
DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3 Nutrition 100  3
4General Education Electives* AH 3 4General Education Electives* SS 3
Food Science and Technology 340 3 4General Education Electives* CC 3
   16    15
Junior
Food Science and Technology 410 3 Food Science & Technology 301 1
Food Science and Technology 419 1 DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3
   Food Science and Technology 430 3 Food Science and Technology 420 2
Statistics 201* or Math 115* 3 Food Science and Technology 429 3
DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3 DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3
Communicating Orally Elective* 3 GenEd. Elect* WC can be other GenEd or Elective 3
   16    15
Senior
Food Science and Technology 401 1 Food Science and Technology 415 4
Food Science and Technology 462 2 Food Science and Technology 495 3
Food Science and Technology 490 3 elective 3
Food Science and Technology 493 3 Food Science and Technology 445 4
4General Education Electives* CC 3 4General Education Electives* SS 3
DT - Directed Technology/Business course 3 elective 1
   15    18
      Total hrs 124
*Meets Univ General Education Requirement.    These course counts as both AH and WC
Cultures and Civilizations Electives* (CC) 6  Musicology 220 - history of music
Arts and Humanities Electives* (AH) 6  Philosophy 243 - business ethics
Social Sciences Electives (SS) 6  Philosophy 246 - bioethics
Writing-Intensive (WC) course 3  English 254
Possible minors:
Business, Agr Business, Nutrition, Hotel Restaurant Tourism, Animal Science, Communication and Information
Food Science and Technology courses

 

Directed Technology/Business courses to fit students intended food industry career goal
    these courses can only be used to satisfy this requirment, not if they are used to meet 
    other requirements for a B.S. in Food Science
ANR 330, 481, 491, 497
Accounting 200 
Advertising 250
any Agricultural and Extension Education
any Agricultural and Natural Resource Leadership
any Agricultural Economics
any Animal Science
Biochemistry and Cellular and Molecular Biology 230, 301, 401, 402  
Biology 101, 102, 111, 112, 140 or 240
any Biosystems Engineering
Business Administration 201 
Chemistry 130, 360, 369
Communication and Information 150
Communication Studies 201
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 240
Economics 201 
any Entomology and Plant Pathology
any Environmental and Soil Science
Finance 301 
FST 269, 430, 461, 441, 442, 493 (3 hrs limit for 493)
any Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
Health 300, 306, 330, 375, 400, 404, 425, 426, 430, 420
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism 210,311, 326, 341, 445
Information Sciences 102
Journalism & Electronic Media 200, 275
Management 300 
Marketing 300 
Microbiology 430
Nutrition 104, 201, 302, 303, 313, 314, 412, 415, 416, 420
Physics 101, 102, 221 or 222
any Plant Science
Public Relations 270
Statistics 201 

 
For more information on curriculum, contact:
Dr. John R. Mount, Undergraduate Coordinator
The University of Tennessee
Department of Food Science and Technology
2605 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4591
Phone: 865-974-7279 ax: 865-974-2750
E-mail: jmount@tennessee.edu

 

 

 
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