Food Science (MS) < North Carolina State University

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses		12
Select six hours of coursework listed under "Core Courses" approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Select an additional six hours of coursework listed under either "Core Courses" or "Elective Courses" approved in conjunction with the academic committee
Supervised Teaching Course		1
FS 685	Master's Supervised Teaching
Seminar Course		1
FS 780	Seminar In Food Science
Additional Courses		10
"Additional Courses" will be determined in conjunction with the academic committee ¹
Research Course		6
FS 695	Master's Thesis Research ²
Total Hours		30

¹: "Additional Courses" may include FS courses, optional minor courses, and/or interdisciplinary courses.
²: Up to 6 credits of FS 695 Master's Thesis Research may be used toward the 30 total hours.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Select courses from at least two categories below:
Chemistry-Biochemistry
FS 567	Sensory Analysis of Foods	3
Engineering
FS 741	Thermal Processing of Foods	3
Microbiology
FS 540	Food Safety and Public Health	3
FS 725	Fermentation Microbiology	3
Nutrition
FS 501	Advanced Nutrition and Metabolism	3
FS 555	Exercise Nutrition	3
NTR 701	Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism	3
NTR 706	Vitamin Metabolism	3
NTR 708	Energy Metabolism	3
NTR 775	Mineral Metabolism	3
Processing Technology
FS 516	Quality Control in Food and Bioprocessing	3
FS 522	Food Packaging	3
FS 530	Post-Harvest Food Safety	3
FS 535	Food Safety Management Systems	3
FS 751		4

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
FS 520	Pre-Harvest Food Safety	3
FS 526	Upstream Biomanufacturing Laboratory	2
FS 550	Food Industry Study Tour	2
FS 554	Lactation, Milk, and Nutrition	3
FS 557	Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods	3
FS 562	Postharvest Physiology	3
FS 580	Professional Development and Ethics in Food Safety	1
Additional courses may be selected in conjunction with the academic committee