Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
College of Agriculture and College of Human Sciences
Requirements for 05-07 Catalog Minors
General Requirements
All minors require at least 15 credits including at least 6 credits
taken at Iowa State University in courses numbered 300 or above. The
minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any
other college or university requirement. The same courses may not be
applied to two different minors.
The following undergraduate minors are available:
-
Food Safety
- Food Science
- Nutrition
Interdepartmental Minor in Food Safety
| Course |
Credits |
| FS HN 101 or 272; or HRI 233* |
3 |
| FS HN 419 or 420 |
3 |
| FS HN 403 |
2 |
| FS HN/An S/Micro/Hri 489 |
1 |
| Select 3 credits from
each of the following areas: |
6 |
| Food Microbiology Area** |
|
| |
FS HN/Micro/Tox 420; FS HN/Micro/Tox 421; FS HN/Micro/An
S 407;
FS HN/Micro/Tox 419; Micro 310; VDPAM 522; A E 473 |
| Food Processing Area |
|
| |
FS HN 405, 471, 472; An S 270, 360, 470; Hort
422; HRI 380 and 380L |
|
| *ServSafe certification eligible
upon completion of this course. |
|
| **Food Science and Microbiology
majors may petition to substitute a Consumer/Social Issues course
(Econ 135) for a food microbiology elective, since these students
will already have taken most of the food microbiology area electives
as part of their major. |
Total Credits |
15 |
Minor in Food Science
1. For students from outside the department
| Course |
Credits |
| FS HN 101 or 272 |
3 |
| FS HN 167 |
3 |
| Select 9 credits from
at least two of the following areas: |
9 |
|
Food chemistry area:
FS HN 214 or 311, 410, 411
Food microbiology area: FS HN 407, 419, 420, 421
Food processing/engineering area: FS HN 351, 405, 471, 472 |
|
| Total Credits |
15 |
2. For students majoring in
Dietetics
or
Nutritional Science
| Course |
Credits |
| Select 9 credits from at least two
of the following areas: |
9 |
|
Food chemistry area:
FS HN 214 or 311, 410, 411
Food microbiology area: FS HN 407, 419, 420, 421
Food processing/engineering area: FS HN 351, 405, 471, 472 |
|
| Select additional credits to total
15 from FS HN courses not taken above and |
|
|
FSHN 272, 403, 406, 412 |
|
Total Credits |
15 |
Minor in Nutrition
1. For students from outside the department
| Course |
Credits |
| FS HN 101 or 214 or 272 |
3-5 |
| FS HN 167 |
3 |
| FS HN 261 or 265 |
2-3 |
| FS HN 360 |
3 |
| Select at least 5 credits from |
5 |
|
FS HN 361.362,419,461,463,464,466,519,565 |
|
Total Credits |
16 |
2. For students majoring in
Food Science
| Course |
Credits |
| FS HN 261 or 265 |
2-3 |
| FS HN 360 |
3 |
| Select 10 credits from |
10 |
|
FS HN 361, 362, 419, 461, 463, 464, 466,
519, 565 |
|
Total Credits |
15 |
