Food Biosciences

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food & Environment

N6 Agricultural Science Center Contact: Wayne Centers - dsr@uky.edu
Food Biosciences is the program where science and business meet food. Students study everything that happens to food from the farm, field or water until consumption.

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120 - 128

UKY Major Map Food Biosciences {DATE l, F d, Y}

Freshman Year Credit Hours: 31 - 32

Fall Semester

14 - 15
CHE 105 | CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I
4
CHE 111 | CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY
1
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. I
3
AFE 100 | AFE 100 - ISSUES IN AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT
3
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations
3 - 4

Spring Semester

17
BIO 148 | BIO 148 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I
3
CHE 107 | CHE 107 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II
3
CHE 113 | CHE 113 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY
2
UK Core - Comp. & Comm. II
3
FSC 107 | FSC 107 - INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SCIENCE
3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
3

Sophomore Year Credit Hours: 31

Fall Semester

15
BIO 152 | BIO 152 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
3
CHE 230 or CHE 236
3
ECO 201 | ECO 201 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I
3
WRD 203 | WRD 203 - BUSINESS WRITING
3
DHN 212 | DHN 212 - INTRODUCTORY NUTRITION
3

Spring Semester

16
BIO 208 | BIO 208 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY
3
BIO 209 | BIO 209 - INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY
2
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reason
3
PHY 211 | PHY 211 - GENERAL PHYSICS
5
UK Core - Humanities
3

Junior Year Credit Hours: 30 - 33

Fall Semester

14 - 15
AEN 340 | AEN 340 - PRINCIPLES OF FOOD ENGINEERING
4
BCH 401G | BCH 401G - FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOCHEMISTRY
3
FSC 306 | FSC 306 - INTRODUCTION TO FOOD PROCESSING
4
Specialty Support
3 - 4

Spring Semester

16 - 18
FSC 434G | FSC 434G - FOOD CHEMISTRY
4
Additional FSC Course
3 - 4
Specialty Support
3 - 4
UK Core - Social Sciences
3
UK Core - Global Dynamics
3

Senior Year Credit Hours: 22 - 32

Fall Semester

13 - 16
FSC 395, FSC 399 or EXP 396
1 - 3
FSC 530 | FSC 530 - FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
5
FSC 535 | FSC 535 - FOOD ANALYSIS
4
Additional FSC Course
3 - 4

Spring Semester

9 - 16
FSC 536 | FSC 536 - ADVANCED FOOD TECHNOLOGY
4
Additional FSC Course
3 - 4
Elective
1 - 4
Elective
1 - 4