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Major: Food Science and Technology
The curriculum concentrations in Food Science and Technology include a science
concentration, a technology/business concentration, and a pre-professional concentration.
They prepare students to apply basic scientific and business principles
to manufacturing, processing, distribution, and utilization of food products that
meet the needs and desires of consumers. Coursework emphasizes the basic principles
of converting raw food materials into safe acceptable consumer products. Selected
commodity courses detail processing of specific types of food materials. Students
entering the program should have an interest in the sciences, such as chemistry,
microbiology, and
biology.
Career opportunities include positions in the food industry in quality assurance,
production management, marketing, governmental inspection, etc. The science concentration
of coursework conforms to the guidelines in the model curriculum
of the Institute of Food Technologists. The technology/ business concentration
allows students to obtain an agribusiness or business minor or specialization
in an area that strengthens the food science and technology major. A special problems
course provides opportunity for practical training in food processing plants and
laboratories or federal and state laboratories. The pre-professional concentration
provides the science background necessary for Medical, Pharmacy, Dental or Veterinary
Medicine school and also allows the student to develop an understanding of food
science principles that will apply to their chosen profession.
Concentrations: Science, Technology/Business
Pre-Professonal
These programs in Pre-Dental, Pre-Medicine, Pre-Pharmacy and Pre-Veterinary Medicine
allow students to be awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture with
a major in Food Science and Technology, after three years and the successful completion
of the first year (two semesters) in UT-Memphis Dental, Medical, or Pharmacy programs
or The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville. The
last 30 hours of the three-year curriculum must have been taken at The University
of Tennessee, Knoxville. A total of 124 hours must be completed by the end of
the first year in professional school.
This curriculum meets the requirements for entrance to the College of Veterinary
Medicine or UT Medical, Dental, or Pharmacy schools. After the first successful
year in the professional school, the student will be awarded a Bachelor of Science
in Agriculture with a major in Food Science and Technology. Should the student
not gain admittance after the Junior year, the student could complete the following
requirements during the Senior year for a major in Food Science and Technology
with a Pre-Professional concentration.
For more information about undergraduate and other departmental programs, please
visit us on the Web at: http://foodscience.utk.edu/.
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