Food Safety and Technology

Department:

College:

College of Science and Letters

Degrees:

Master of Science in Food Safety and Technology
Master of Food Safety and Technology

Description:

Specializations:

Process and Product Development
Food Process Operations
Packaging
Food Safety
Food Biotechnology
Process and Quality Monitoring and control

Food Safety and Technology Certificate Programs:

Food Safety and Technology

Distance Learning:

Not offered

Dual Degrees / Joint Degrees:

Research Facilities:

The National Center for Food Safety and Technology (NCFST), with IIT faculty, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists, and food industry scientists, provides a unique training ground for individuals seeking graduate education in food safety and technology and food process engineering. Courses are offered at NCFST with strong support of IIT's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.

Research Areas:

Admission Requirements:

1. Cumulative undergraduate GPA minimum: 3.0/4.0

2. GRE score minimum:
Master of Science: 1100 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)
Professional Master's: 950 (quantitative + verbal), 2.5 (analytical writing)

3. TOEFL minimum (if required): 550/213/80 (paper-based/computer-based/Internet-based test)

How to apply:

Office of Graduate Admission

Departmental Website:

http://www.ncfst.iit.edu/main/home.html

The material on these web pages contains the most current program offerings and requirements, and is intended for informational purposes only. Program offerings and requirements change from time to time, and these web pages are changed accordingly. The requirements applicable to a particular student's program are those set forth in the official Graduate Bulletin that was in effect the year the student began his or her graduate program. Therefore, to find the official program requirements applicable to his or her program, a student must consult the Graduate Bulletin from that year.