Fermentation Science

Business Core (15 hours)
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Concentration Core Requirements (15-16 hours)

Course
Title
Semester Offered
FERM 6100 Food Contamination, Safety, and Regulation; 3 credit hours Summer
FERM 6700 Consumer Motivation and Sensory Evaluation of Fermented Foods; 3 credit hours Spring
FERM 6450 Industrial Application of Fermentation; 3 credit hours Spring


Choose one (3-4 hours)

Course
Title
Semester Offered
BIOL 5510/11 Food and Industrial Microbiology Lecture/Lab; 4 credit hours Fall
BIOL 6050 Advanced Biotechnology; 3 credit hours Fall

* Previously BIOL 5550 Biotechnology

Choose one (3 hours)

Course
Title
Semester Offered
FERM 6600 Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Bioprocessing Spring
FERM 6610 Fermentation and Nutraceutical Production Fall


Applied Elective (3 hours)

Course
Title
Semester Offered
FERM 5560 Applied Fermentation:  Grains and Fuels; 3 credit hours Fall
FERM 5570 Applied Fermentation:  Milk, Meats, and Baking Science; 3 credit hours Spring
FERM 5580 Applied Fermentation:  Fruits and Vegetables; 3 credit hours Fall

 

Analytic/Systems Elective (3 hours)

Course
Title
Semester Offered
ET 6190 Six Sigma; 3 credit hours Summer
ET 6380 Productivity Strategies/Lean Systems; 3 credit hours  Spring
ET 6870 Engineering Management Systems; 3 credit hours  Fall
BIA 6905* Applied Business Analytics; 3 credit hours  Fall & Spring

* BIA 6905 is the same class as MBAI 6905.  MSPS students need to register for the BIA course.


NOTE:  This information is based on previous semester offerings.  Scheduling is subject to change.

 

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