Curriculum for Food Microbiology and Safety Area of Concentration
The courses listed below are those typically taken by students enrolled in the specified areas of concentration, and are provided to help guide you in planning your curriculum. Ultimately, the classes you select will be chosen through discussions with your major advisor and doctoral advisory committee, and subsequently listed on your Plan of Study. These courses may be deemed unnecessary due to previous training at other institutions.
| Required Courses: | |
| ANSC 5693 | Graduate Presentation Skills |
| ANSC 5694 | Animal Science Seminar (MS Students: one; PhD Students: two) |
| GRAD 5950 | Thesis Research |
| Strongly Recommended Courses: | |
| ANSC 3343 | Animal Food Products |
| ANSC 3641 | Animal Food Products: Dairy Technology |
| ANSC 4341 | Food Microbiology |
| ANSC 5695 | Probiotics and Prebiotics |
| Recommended Courses (or their equivalent): | |
| ANSC 5601 | Experimental Design in Animal Science OR PLSC 5150-Design and Analysis of Agricultural Experiments |
| MCB 5001 | Biochemistry |
| MCB 5616 | Experiments in Bacterial Genetics |
| MCB 5679 | Industrial Microbiology |
| NUSC 5200 | Macronutrient Metabolism |
Participating Faculty: Drs. Amalaradjou, D’Amico, Mancini, Upadhyay and Zhai.