Master of Science in Food Process Engineering
Program: Master of Science in Food Process Engineering
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Master of Science in Food Process Engineering
The objective of this program is to educate engineers and scientists in different aspects of food engineering and food processing with specialization in an area of food process engineering.
Candidates are required to take a total of 32 credit hours, 12 credits of which must be for the core courses listed below, and six to eight credit hours must be in research and thesis work.
Core Courses
Choose 4 of the following:
FPE 505 Food Microbiology
FPE 521 Food Process Engineering
FPE 522 Advanced Food Process Engineering
FPE 524 Fundamentals of Food Science and Technology (For students with non-food science background)
FPE 541 Principles of Food Packaging
Proficiency Requirement
These courses may be required if the student has not taken an equivalent course at the undergraduate level:
CHE 406 Transport Phenomena
CHE 423 Chemical Reaction Engineering
CHE 435 Process Control
The student must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0/4.0 in the core areas. In addition to the core courses, coursework may be selected (with adviser approval) to satisfy the needs of the individual student or may be concentrated in one of the following areas of specialization:
Process and product development
Food processing operations
Packaging
Food Safety
Food Biotechnology
Process and quality monitoring and control
Required courses for these specializations are described in the course descriptions.
Electives
Students must take at least two courses from the following group of food process engineering courses:
FPE 504 Food Biotechnology
FPE 506 Food Microbiology Laboratory
FPE 507 Food Analysis
FPE 511 Food Law and Regulation
FPE 531 HACCP Planning and Implementation
Students must take at least two courses from the following group of chemical and environmental engineering courses:
CHE 439 Numerical Analysis
CHE 494 Chemical Process Design
CHE 560 Statistical Quality and Process Control
CHE 573 Bioseparations
CHE 577 Bioprocess Engineering
CHE 579 Enzyme Reactor Engineering
CHE 761 Statistical Design of Experiments for Process Improvement
CHE 771 Applications of Enzymes and Microbes in Food Processing
ENVE 513 Biotechnological Processes in Wastewater Treatment
ENVE 542 Environmental Unit Processes
A thesis may be completed outside the department only by special arrangement with the department chair. The final examination is normally oral, but may be written at the discretion of the thesis examining committee.