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Food Science

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington · New Kensington, PA

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Program
Award
Food Science
Total credits (published)
12
Credits (computed from items)
42
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214625
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214625_ffef87af
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Master of Science (M.S.)

0 items

    Required Courses

    7 items
    1. FDSC 500A
      Fundamentals of Food Science - Microbiology
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    2. FDSC 500B
      Fundamentals of Food Science - Engineering
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    3. FDSC 500C
      Fundamentals of Food Science - Chemistry
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    4. FDSC 500D
      Fundamentals of Food Science - Nutrition
      Not resolved to a course
      1
    5. FDSC 501
      Research Methods in Food Science
      Not resolved to a course
      2
    6. 6 credits of other 500-level FDSC courses (3 credits of the requirement can be satisfied by 400-level Food Science courses with permission of the adviser.)
      Not resolved to a course
      6
    7. 6 credits of 400- or 500-level courses - must include Statistics (STAT 500 or equivalent)
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Electives

    electives · 1 item
    1. The remaining 6 credits may be chosen from a list of approved electives maintained by the program office.
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Culminating Experience

    1 item
    1. FDSC 600
      Thesis Research
      Not resolved to a course
      6

    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

    0 items

      Required Courses

      6 items
      1. FDSC 500A
        Fundamentals of Food Science - Microbiology 1
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      2. FDSC 500B
        Fundamentals of Food Science - Engineering 1
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      3. FDSC 500C
        Fundamentals of Food Science - Chemistry 1
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      4. FDSC 500D
        Fundamentals of Food Science - Nutrition 1
        Not resolved to a course
        1
      5. FDSC 501
        Research Methods in Food Science 1
        Not resolved to a course
        2
      6. 6 credits of other 500-level FDSC courses (3 credits of the requirement can be satisfied by 400 level Food Science courses with permission of the adviser.)
        Not resolved to a course
        6

      Students must have satisfactorily completed at least one 400 or 500-level course in statistics (i.e., STAT 500 Applied Statistics or equivalent), during their undergraduate or graduate program

      0 items
        Source. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington, catalog 2026 — https://bulletins.psu.edu/graduate/programs/majors/food-science/. Captured page pages/0954.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.