Graduate Degrees Offered
The LSU Department of Food Science offers programs of graduate study leading to the Master of Science (MS) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees with the additional option of interdepartmental concentration in toxicology. Graduate studies may be coordinated with on-going departmental research programs. Students have some flexibility in designing their research activities according to their specific areas of specialization. Agriculture, aquaculture and marine food product science and technology are primary research areas. Evaluation of safety, sensory and nutritional properties, as well as processing effects on the quality of these foods, are major research focus areas. Other research interests include, but are not limited to, safety evaluation of naturally occurring toxicants in foods, rice and rice by product utilization, biogeneration of seafood flavors, and utilization of seafood processing by products. Manufacturing procedures; plant equipment management; food preservation, packaging, storage, transportation, preparation and utilization; food chemistry; food microbiology; food toxicology; marine resources and technology; aquaculture; food-related public health problems and HACCP; and federal and state food laws are some other areas available for graduate study and research.
MASTER'S DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
The program of study for a master's student with an undergraduate degree in food science or a closely related area such as agricultural science, chemistry, microbiology or chemical/industrial/food engineering requires a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate-level courses, including six hours of thesis research. At least one half of the minimum required hours must be in courses at or above the 7000 level. Each candidate will be required to pass a comprehensive final oral examination. A list of core subjects is available in the department.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DOCTORAL DEGREE
Although no minimum number of hours is specified for the Ph.D. degree, the Food Science degree program requires the equivalent of three years of full-time study beyond the requirements for the baccalaureate degree. A student becomes eligible to take the general examination after demonstrating to the graduate advisory committee adequate and professional aptitudes. Each student must pass a comprehensive written examination before he or she is allowed to take the oral general examination. A student must demonstrate the ability to complete a significant program of original research by organizing and preparing a dissertation embodying creative scholarship. Doctoral students in food science may elect to follow an interdisciplinary concentration in toxicology. The student will be required to complete a minimum number of hours in the toxicology curriculum and conduct research in the field of toxicology.
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