Food Science and Technology B.S.



Find new food sources for fair trade
Analyze a new food source like plant-based foods, to create a more sustainable food supply.
Cool science can be warm
We're scientists here, but we're friendly. Warm. Down-to-earth. Very different from the atmosphere at your typical science-focused college.
Intercept harmful agents
Learn to analyze foods and processes and prevent contamination to protect humans and animals.
Invent Healthier Snacks
Learn by doing: create a nutritious packaged product with all the properties that make it marketable from taste to shelf life to ingredient economics.
Get biotechnical
Biotech is big business in California. Learn the skills that can take you into this growth area.
Options
Culinology is a trademark of the Research Chefs Association (RCA). This option is one of few programs approved by RCA in the U.S. The curriculum blends food science and culinary arts and will provide tools to successfully develop new foods for retail and food service consumption. This option is particularly attractive to those interested in product development. Students will receive a bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology while taking a number of courses in Culinary Arts.
The general option is created to provide students with a more flexible pathway for graduation, while still completing the core requirements of a Food Science and Technology major program. In this option students have more flexibility in choosing elective courses that could meet the requirements of a pre-professional degree or several minors such as plant-based foods and nutrition, business, nutrition and some other minors.