Food Science Minor
The Food Science and Human Nutrition Department offers a minor specializing in Food Science. A Minimum of 15 credit hours is required. The Food Science minor is open to all students at the University of Florida. For those students with little science background, the suggested courses listed below have minimal prerequisites. Choose at least 15 credits from the following suggested or optional courses, but not that the optional courses are more suitable for those students with an extensive science background.
Suggested Courses for the Food Science Minor
| Course | Title | Credits | Semester | Prerequisites |
| FOS2001 | Man's Food | 3 |
F/S/SS-B |
None |
| FOS3042 | Introductory Food Science | 3 |
F/S |
None |
| FOS4204 | Food Safety and Sanitation | 2 |
F |
MCB2000/ MCB2000L |
| FOS4722C | Quality Control in Food Systems | 3 |
F |
STA2023 |
| FOS4731 | Government regulations and the Food Industry | 2 |
S |
None |
| FOS4936 | HACCP Systems | 2 |
S |
MCB2000/ MCB2000L |
Optional Courses for the Food Science Minor
| Course | Title | Credits | Semester | Prerequisites |
| FOS4222 | Food Microbiology | 3 |
S |
MCB2000 or MCB3020 |
| FOS4222L | Food Microbiology Lab | 2 |
S |
MCB2000L or MCB3020L |
| FOS4311 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
S |
CHM2200 or CHM2210/ 2211 |
| FOS4311L | Food Chemistry Lab | 1 |
S |
CHM2200L or CHM2211L; Coreq: FOS4311 |
| FOS4321C | Food Analysis | 4 |
F |
CHM2200/ CHM2200L or CHM2210/ 2211/ 2211L |
| FOS4427C | Principles of Food Processing | 4 |
S |
FOS4311 or FOS4222 or AOM4062 |
| FOS4522C | Seafood Technology | 3 |
SS-B (even years) |
CHM2045 |
| AOM4062 | Principles of Food Engineering | 4 |
F |
MAC1147; 3 credits of physics |
