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Food Science and Nutrition

University of Missouri-Columbia

Bachelor's DegreeAcademic

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From creating low-fat ice cream flavors that don’t taste low-fat, to developing packaging that protects food from E. coli and other pathogens, food scientists work to ensure the foods that fill your shopping cart are safe, nutritious and delicious. Food Science and Nutrition uses the latest in food manufacturing to turn agricultural commodities into products that consumers want to buy.

Credits

116 credits

Format

In-Person

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  • Missouri

    Missouri

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionWritingSpeakingActive ListeningScienceCritical ThinkingQuality Control AnalysisMonitoring

Knowledge

Food ProductionProduction and ProcessingChemistryEnglish LanguageComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Near VisionOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityVisual Color DiscriminationSpeech Recognition

Tasks

  • Taste or smell foods or beverages to ensure that flavors meet specifications or to select samples wi
  • Measure, test, or weigh bottles, cans, or other containers to ensure that hardness, strength, or dim
  • Maintain records of testing results or other documents as required by state or other governing agenc

Technology

Object or component oriented development softwareWeb platform development softwareData base user interface and query softwareGraphical user interface development softwareGraphics or photo imaging software

Tools

Agar platesAnaerobic jarsBenchtop centrifugesBioluminometersBoiling water bathsBunsen burnersCalorimetersColony countersColor testing equipmentCompound binocular light microscopesDesktop computersDessicatorsDistilling equipmentDropping pipettesDry bulb thermometers

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What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Advanced sensory discrimination — autonomously conduct and interpret multi-attribute sensory panel evaluations for complex food and beverage products, selecting samples with defined sensory characteristics for formulation decisions.
  • Packaging specification verification — design and execute container testing protocols for hardness, strength, and dimensional compliance, resolving non-conformances independently within a quality management system.
  • Compliance documentation oversight — independently author, review, and submit required testing records to state and federal agencies, ensuring completeness and accuracy without supervisory checking.
  • Process temperature optimization — monitor and adjust thermal processing parameters across product lines, troubleshoot deviations, and recommend corrective actions to maintain food safety and quality targets.
  • Analytical result interpretation — perform complex, multi-step data analysis on test outcomes, apply inductive reasoning to identify trends, and classify product batches with full accountability for decisions.
  • Microbiology and chemistry integration — examine biological and chemical samples using advanced microscopy and analytical techniques to identify microorganisms, cell abnormalities, and foreign material in support of food safety programs.
  • Predictive equipment maintenance — develop and manage a laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance schedule, troubleshoot instrument failures, and liaise with vendors to minimize downtime.
  • Comprehensive technical reporting — produce detailed technical reports, statistical graphs, and data visualizations using database and spreadsheet software to support food science research and regulatory submissions.
  • Cross-functional problem solving — independently investigate complex quality failures spanning chemistry, biology, and production processing, and implement validated corrective and preventive actions.
  • Regulatory knowledge application — interpret evolving state and federal food safety regulations and apply them to current testing workflows, updating procedures to maintain continuous compliance.

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