Iowa State University
College of Human Sciences and College of Agriculture College of Human Sciences College of Agriculture


Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Food Science Option-Food Science and Industry Iowa State University Catalog, 2005-2007

120.5 total semester credits required

( 6) Int'l Perspectives/U.S. Diversity

(3) Select from the International Perspectives approved list: http://www.iastate.edu/~registrar/courses/ip-list.html
(3) Select from the U.S. Diversity approved list: http://www.iastate.edu/~registrar/courses/diversity-list.html

(12.5) COMMUNICATIONS / LIBRARY
(3) ENGL 104 First-Year Composition I
(3) ENGL 105 First-Year Composition II
(3) JL MC 205 Publicity Methods 
or [ JL MC 220 Principles of Public Relations
or [ JL MC 347 Science Communication
(3) SP CM 212 Fundamentals of Public Speaking
or [ COMST 214 Professional Communication
(.5) LIB 160 Library Instruction

(11-18) HUMANITIES / SOCIAL SCIENCES*
(11-12) College of Agriculture (CAg) students:
3-credit Humanities course
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
ENV S 120 or 201 - Environmental Issues
FS HN 342 World Food Issues
or
(18) College of Human Sciences (CHS) students**:
9 credits of Humanities
ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
FS HN 342 World Food Issues
HD FS 102 or 349 - Human Dev. Family Studies

(7-8) MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
(4) MATH 160 Survey of Calculus
(3-4) STAT 101 or 104 Statistics

(16) PHYSICAL SCIENCES
(4) CHEM 163 General Chemistry
(1) CHEM 163L Laboratory in General Chemistry
(3) CHEM 164 General Chemistry
(3) CHEM 231 Elementary Organic Chemistry
(1) CHEM 231L Lab in Elementary Organic Chemistry
(4) PHYS 106 The Physics of Common Experience

(12-13) BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(3) BB MB 301 Survey of Biochemistry
(3) BIOL 211 Principles of Biology I
(3) BIOL 212 Principles of Biology II
(2-3) MICRO 201 or 302 Microbiology
(1) MICRO 201L or 302L Microbiology Laboratory

(42) FOOD SCIENCE AND HUMAN NUTRITION
(1) FS HN 110 Orientation
(3) FS HN 167 Introduction to Human Nutrition
(1) FS HN 203 Contemporary Issues in FSHN
(3) FS HN 272 Basic Principles of Food Processing
(4) FS HN 311 Food Chemistry
(3) FS HN 351 Unit Operations in Food Processing
(2) FS HN 403 Food Laws, Regulations and the Regulatory Process
(3) FS HN 405 Food Quality Assurance
(3) FS HN 406 Sensory Evaluation of Food
(3) FS HN 410 Food Analysis
(4) FS HN 412 Food Product Development
(3) FS HN 420 Food Microbiology
(3) FS HN 421 Food Microbiology Laboratory
(3) FS HN 471 Food Processing
(2) FS HN 472 Food Processing Laboratory
(1) FS HN 480 Professional Seminar in Food Science and Human Nutrition

(6) ECONOMICS and BUSINESS
Select 6 credits from the following courses:
(3) ACCT 215 Legal Environment of Business
(3) ACCT 284 Financial Accounting
(3) ACCT 285 Managerial Accounting
(3) ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
(3) ECON 320 Labor Economics
(3) ECON 322 Collective Bargaining
(3) MGMT 310 Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(3) MGMT 370 Management of Organizations
(3) MGMT 371 Organizational Behavior
(3) MGMT 414 International Management
(3) MGMT 472 Diverse Identities at Work
(3) MIS 330 Management Information Systems
(3) MKT 340 Principles of Marketing
(3) MKT 447 Fundamentals of Consumer Behavior
(3) MKT 448 Fundamentals of International Marketing

(8-11) ELECTIVES Select from any university courses to ensure completion of greater than or equal to 120.5 total credits by graduation.


NOTES: 
* Links to approved humanities, social sciences, and ethics courses: http://www.fcs.iastate.edu/fshn/ugrad/courserequir.php

Students must fulfill the International Perspectives, U.S. Diversity and CHS core requirements by selecting coursework from approved lists. CHS students may dual list these course with other degree requirements. CHS core requirement -CHS students must select one of the following courses: TC 131, 165, 204, 342; FCEDS 379; HRI 233, 287, 391.


Food Science and Human Nutrition