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Our mission is to support a creative and innovative environment that prepares baccalaureate and post‑baccalaureate students through a ‘learn‑by‑doing approach’ for careers in the health and food science professions for society.

The department values hands-on, experiential education and prepares students for professional success in nutrition, dietetics, and food science. Offering specializations in Dietetics, Nutrition Science, Nutrition and Health, and Food Science and Technology, it blends classroom instruction with lab-based research and culinary innovation. Faculty engage in applied scholarship spanning community nutrition, food safety, and plant-based foods, and the department maintains rigorous accreditation standards from ACEND, IFT, and the Research Chefs Association-reflecting its commitment to industry relevance and academic excellence.

Students benefit from state-of-the-art teaching kitchens, sensory evaluation labs, pilot-scale processing facilities, and nutrition counseling spaces. Engagement extends beyond the classroom through student organizations like the Foods & Nutrition Forum, Food Science Society (IFTSA), and honor societies (Phi Upsilon Omicron, Phi Tau Sigma). Co-curricular programs include internships with hospitals, government agencies, and food companies, plus study-abroad and Spanish-language Dietetics tracks. Scholarships, peer mentoring, and professional society events further support career development. Graduate students access research assistantships and a dietetic internship, providing pathways to leadership in nutrition, public health, food industry, and academic research.

Programs

• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Culinology® Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - General Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Food Science and Technology, B.S. - Science and Technology Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Nutrition, B.S. - Dietetics Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition and Health Subplan/Option: 120 units
• Nutrition, B.S. - Nutrition Science Subplan/Option: 120 units

• Agriculture, M.S. - Nutrition and Food Science Subplan/Option: 30 units
• Dietetics, M.S.: 30 units

• Culinology® Minor: 31 units
• Food Safety Minor: 32 units
• Food Science and Technology Minor: 32 units
• Nutrition Minor: 32 units
• Plant Based Food and Nutrition Minor: 20 units

• Dietetic Internship Certificate: 12 units

Courses

All courses offered by the department may be taken on a CR/NC basis by non-majors only.

• FST 1000 - Orientation and Careers in Food Science and Technology (1)
• FST 1250 - Introduction to Food Science and Technology (3)
• FST 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• FST 2250 - Design and Analysis for Food Science (1)
• FST 2250A - Design and Analysis for Food Science Activity (1)
• FST 2350 - Science of Food and Cooking (3)
• FST 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• FST 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• FST 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• FST 3180 - Sensory Evaluation of Foods (2)
• FST 3180L - Sensory Evaluation of Foods Laboratory (1)
• FST 3190 - Food Packaging (1)
• FST 3190A - Food Packaging Activity (1)
• FST 3210 - Experimental Food Science (2)
• FST 3210L - Experimental Food Science Laboratory (1)
• FST 3220 - Food Laws and Regulations (3)
• FST 3250 - Food Safety and Current Issues (3) [GE 5D]
• FST 3321 - Food Process Engineering (3)
• FST 3321L - Food Process Engineering Laboratory (1)
• FST 3330 - Introduction to Plant Based Functional Foods (2)
• FST 3440 - Effect of Processing on Plant Based Foods (2)
• FST 3640 - Food Microbiology (2)
• FST 3900 - Food Science Colloquium (1)
• FST 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• FST 4170 - Unit Operations in Food Processing (3)
• FST 4250 - Food Systems in Nations Abroad II (3)
• FST 4261LW - Food Chemistry Laboratory (1)
• FST 4261W - Food Chemistry (3)
• FST 4271 - Unit Operations in Food Processing II (2)
• FST 4271L - Unit Operations in Food Processing Laboratory (1)
• FST 4280 - Food Analysis (3)
• FST 4280L - Food Analysis Laboratory (1)
• FST 4290 - Food Product Development (1)
• FST 4290L - Food Product Development Laboratory (2)
• FST 4300 - Principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point and Other Food Safety Management Systems (2)
• FST 4300A - Principles of Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point & Other Food Safety Management Systems Activity (1)
• FST 4410 - Internship in Food Science and Technology (1-4)
• FST 4420 - Internship in Food Science and Technology (1-4)
• FST 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• FST 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
• FST 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• FST 5000 - Special Study for Graduate Students (1-3)
• FST 5251 - Advanced Topics in Food Science and Technology (3)
• FST 5700 - Seminar in Food Science andTechnology (2)
• FST 5990 - Special Topics for Graduate Students (1-3)
• FST 5990A - Special Topics for Graduate Students Activity (1-3)
• FST 5990L - Special Topics for Graduate Students Laboratory (1-3)
• FST 6910 - Directed Research (1-3)
• FST 6920 - Independent Research (1-3)
• FST 6930 - Proposal Defense Presentation (2)
• FST 6940 - Thesis Research (1-3)
• FST 6950 - Master’s Project Defense (2)
• FST 6960 - Master’s Thesis Defense (2)
• FST 6990 - Master’s Degree Continuation (0)

• NTR 1000A - Introduction to the Nutrition Professions (1)
• NTR 1210 - Introduction to Foods (2)
• NTR 1210L - Introduction to Foods Laboratory (1)
• NTR 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• NTR 2030 - Health, Nutrition and the Integrated Being (3)
• NTR 2050 - Personal and Consumer Nutrition (3)
• NTR 2180 - Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities (3) [GE 6]
• NTR 2180S - Ethnic Studies of Food, Nutrition, and Health Disparities Service Learning (3) [GE 6]
• NTR 2350 - Nutrition (3)
• NTR 2350L - Nutrition Laboratory (1)
• NTR 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
• NTR 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
• NTR 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
• NTR 3050 - Nutrition, Science and Health (3) [GE 5D]
• NTR 3130W - Introduction to Nutrition Research (3)
• NTR 3280 - Food and Culture (3) [GE 4C]
• NTR 3280L - Food and Culture Laboratory (1)
• NTR 3350 - Nutrition of the Life Cycle (3)
• NTR 3350A - Nutrition and Life Cycle Applications in Spanish Activity (1)
• NTR 3450 - Nutrition Education and Counseling (3)
• NTR 3450A - Nutrition Education and Counseling Activity (1)
• NTR 3580 - Vegetarian and Plant Based Diets (2)
• NTR 3580A - Plant Based Meal Planning (1)
• NTR 3580L - Vegetarian and Plant Based Diets Lab (1)
• NTR 3670 - Institutional Food Service I (2)
• NTR 3670L - Institutional Food Service I Laboratory (1)
• NTR 3680 - Institutional Food Service II (2)
• NTR 3680L - Institutional Food Service II Laboratory (1)
• NTR 3860 - Farm-to-Table (3)
• NTR 3930 - Advanced Nutrient Metabolism I (3)
• NTR 3940 - Advanced Nutrient Metabolism II (3)
• NTR 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
• NTR 4100 - Nutrition, Inflammation, and Chronic Diseases (3)
• NTR 4260 - Food Service Administration (2)
• NTR 4310 - Health Science and Nutrition Graduate Program Exploration and Preparation (1)
• NTR 4340 - Space Nutrition (3)
• NTR 4370 - Nutritional Genomics (3)
• NTR 4410 - Internship in Food and Nutrition (1-3)
• NTR 4420 - Internship in Food and Nutrition (1-3)
• NTR 4430 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I (3)
• NTR 4430L - Medical Nutrition Therapy Laboratory (1)
• NTR 4440 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II (3)
• NTR 4440A - Medical Nutrition Counseling for the Hispanic/Latino Population Activity (1)
• NTR 4460 - Community Nutrition (2)
• NTR 4460A - Community Nutrition Activity (1)
• NTR 4850 - Nutrition for Sport and Exercise (3)
• NTR 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)

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