Applied Food Science and Technology

Business Courses

A total of 19 credits are required in the business curriculum. Business courses are the same for online or in-person students.

Required Business Courses (13cr):

• 16:137:500 Ethics in Science and Technology Management (1cr)
• 16:137:502 Principles of Communication and Leadership (3cr)
• 16:137:507 Market Assessment and Analysis for Business and Science - Life Sciences (3cr)
• 16:137:530 Principles of Accounting and Finance for Science and Technology (3cr)
• 16:137:600 Science and Technology Management Capstone (3cr) 
  • Prerequisite Courses: 16:137:502, 16:137:507, 16:137:530

Suggested Business Electives (6cr):

• 16:137:501 Fundamentals of Intellectual Property (3cr)
• 16:137:533 Business Intelligence with Visual Analytics (3cr)
• 16:137:601 Project Management (3cr)
• 16:137:609 Professional Internship (3cr)
• 16:137:654 Externship Experience (3cr)

Science Courses

A total of 24 credits are required in the science curriculum. 

Required Science Courses (15cr):

Online Students

• 16:137:575 Food and Business Innovation (3cr)
• 16:137:577 Current Regs/Standards for Food (3cr)
• 16:137:578 Chemistry of Food and Natural Products (3cr)
• 16:137:579 Global Food Supply and Quality (3cr)
• 16:137:602 Food Safety/Ops (3cr)

In-Person Students

• 16:400:507 Food Engineering Fundamentals (3cr)
• 16:400:513 Food Chemistry Fundamentals (3cr)
• 16:137:578 Food/Personal Care Chemistry (3cr)
• 16:137:579 Global Food Supply and Quality (3cr)
• 16:137:602 Food Safety/Ops (3cr)

Suggested Science Electives (9cr):

Online Students

• 16:400:612 Intro to Colloid Sciences (3cr)
• 16:400:532 Nutragenomics and Nutraceuticals (3cr)
• 16:400:504 Carbohydrates in Foods (3cr)
• 16:137:550 Fundamentals of Analytics and Discovery Informatics (3cr)
• 16:137:562 Applied AI from Concept to Market (3cr)
• Externship (depending on the nature of the project) (3cr)

In-person Students

• 16:400:514 Food Biol (3cr)
• 16:400:530 Advances in Food Sensory Science (3cr)
• 16:400:611 Polymeric properties of Foods (3cr)
• 16:400:535 Beneficial Microbes in Food and Health (3cr)
• Graduate Research (also possible online)

Degree Requirements

In addition to 19 credits of business courses and 24 credits of science courses, all MBS concentrations require additional degree requirements. See here for the full list of degree requirements.