CIP 01.1001
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Food Science
13
Colleges Offering This Major
11
Annual Completions
Degree Levels
Associate's Bachelor's Certificate
About This Major
A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of converting raw agricultural products into processed forms suitable for direct human consumption, and the storage of such products. Includes instruction in applicable aspects of the agricultural sciences, human physiology and nutrition, food chemistry, agricultural products processing, food additives, food preparation and packaging, food storage and shipment, and related aspects of human health and safety including toxicology and pathology.
Program Examples
- Food Safety
Related CIP Codes
- 19.0501
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General., 12.0509
- Culinary Science/Culinology
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 01.1001
- CIP Family
- 01
- Colleges
- 13
- Annual Completions
- 11
- Degree Levels
- Associate's Bachelor's Certificate
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