Food Science, PhD

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2023-2024. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Total Hours: 60 (Beyond the Master's Degree)

Degree Core
FDSC 4153Advanced Food Microbiology3
FDSC 4763Analysis of Food Products3
FDSC 5300Food Science Seminar1
FDSC 5373Advanced Food Chemistry3
STAT 5013Statistics for Experimenters I3
Thirty hours from:30
Doctoral Research and Dissertation
Hours Subtotal43
Electives
Select 16 hours from the following:16
Principles of Food Engineering
Researching Consumer Food Preferences
Pre-Harvest Food Safety
Processed Meat
Ethics and Professionalism in Animal and Food Science
Internal Audit and Advanced HACCP
Special Topics in Food Science
Food Safety Modernization Act
Advances in Meat Science
Food Safety Audit Schemes
Carcass Value Estimation Systems
Issues in Food Science
Interpreting Animal and Food Science Research
Hours Subtotal16
Other Requirements
FDSC 5300Food Science Seminar1
Hours Subtotal1
Total Hours60

Graduate College Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2023-2024 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.