Academic Catalog

MINOR PROGRAM(S) IN FOOD ENGINEERING

Minor Program in Food Science

The main objective of this program is to provide information on the basics of food microbiology, food chemistry, and food processing especially for those majoring in Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Biology and Chemistry who are planning to be involved in the design of or employment in food plants and food quality control laboratories as well as those having a special interest to the subject.

Compulsory Courses

Course Code Course Name METU
Credit
Contact
(hours/week)
Laboratory
(hours/week)
ECTS
Credit
CHEM229 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS 4 3 2 6.0
BIOL107 CONCEPTS IN BIOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
FDE305 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY LAB. 1 0 2 1.0
FDE311 FOOD MICROBIOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
FDE313 FOOD CHEMISTRY 4 4 0 7.0
4 elective course(s) approved by the Department of Food Engineering.
Total minimum credit: 26