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Master of
Science in Food and Nutrition
concentration in Food Science and
Nutrition Science
2008-2009 Curriculum
The Food Science and
Nutrition Science concentration of the Master of
Science program in Food and Nutrition offers a
unique resource geared to advanced and
traditional interests of the region’s food and
nutritional science-based economies. The College
has the only Center of Excellence in Food
Science and Technology in the Commonwealth.
Academic programs that support applied food
biotechnologies, food science technology and
food engineering, as well as nutritional
biochemistry, can be tailored to meet the thesis
or non-thesis needs of graduate students. The
Chemistry and Food Science Department Chair may
be reached by calling 508-626-4784.
As a natural
extension of the College’s century-long
commitment to food and nutritional studies, the
Master of Science program is dedicated to the
vigorous technical support of food
biotechnologies, industrial, and medical sectors
of the Commonwealth that will shape the 21st
century economy of the region. Furthermore, this
program includes professional courses from the
American Dietetic Association (ADA).
Admission
Requirements
Individuals possessing a
baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited college or
university which includes basic
courses in biology, chemistry,
and mathematics are eligible to
apply for admission. Students
are evaluated primarily on the
basis of their undergraduate
degree program, scores on the
GRE General Examination,
recommendations, and
professional experience where it
applies. Specific courses that
students are expected to have as
part of their undergraduate
education, and prior to their
making application, are Biology,
General Chemistry I and II, and
Organic Chemistry I and II
(comparable to Framingham State
College courses CHEM 207 and
CHEM 208).
An
overall undergraduate Quality
Point Average of 3.0 on a 4.0
scale in a program acceptable to
the admissions committee,
including acceptable grades in
science and mathematics courses
taken as an undergraduate, is
expected. Also expected is a GRE
General Test total score of at
least 1400 over the verbal,
quantitative, and analytical
portions of the test.
Students eligible to apply for
admission, but not fulfilling
the QPA requirement, and who
have a minimum quality point
average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
and a minimum GRE General Test
score of 1200, will be
considered for admission after
they have completed two
prerequisite courses or graduate
courses at Framingham State
College. These courses must be
completed with a grade of B or
better. A grade of B- is not
acceptable.
Students with appropriate
undergraduate backgrounds are
eligible for formal admission.
Students without appropriate
undergraduate course work will
be required to take or test out
of prerequisite courses.
Students must earn a grade of B-
or better in each prerequisite
course, and an overall average
of B. Proficiency examinations,
when completed, must be passed
with equivalent grades if the
student is to receive official
admission. Students who earn a
grade less than B- in any
prerequisite courses will
ordinarily be withdrawn from the
program.
Applicants whose files become
complete during the regular
academic year will have their
applications reviewed as soon as
required documents have been
received. Applicants whose files
become complete during the
summer months have their files
reviewed during the summer at
the convenience and availability
of the admissions committee
faculty. Applicants for
full-time study should have
their files completed by
February 1st for fall admission
and by September 1st for spring
and summer admissions in order
to maximize access to
prerequisite undergraduate
courses.
Degree
Requirements
The program consists of four
(4) core courses, five (5)
sub-concentration courses,
and one (1) approved
elective course); plus
undergraduate prerequisite
courses required for
students without an
appropriate background.
Students may take courses in
any sequence subject to the
following general
requirements:
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Students must complete all
the prerequisite courses
before registering for
core, concentration or
elective courses.
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CHEM
903 Nutritional
Biochemistry must be
repeated if passed with a
grade of lower than B-.
An oral comprehensive
examination is required as
the student's culminating
experience.
A minimum of ten (10)
graduate courses is required
for graduation.
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Undergraduate
Prerequisite Courses
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BIOL
307 Microbiology
BIOL 372 - 3 Human
Physiology and
Anatomy I, II (or
23.142
Introduction to
Human Biology with
special permission
of program
advisor)
CHEM
151 Principles
of Food Science
(not required for
students having
had an acceptable
foods course)
CHEM
301
Biochemistry I
MATH 208
Biostatistics (not
required of
students having
had an acceptable
statistics
course)
MATH 219 Calculus I
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The prerequisite
courses in Human
Anatomy and
Physiology I & II,
and Biochemistry,
if taken
elsewhere, must be
equivalent to
those offered at
Framingham State
College.
Furthermore, these
courses must have
been successfully
completed within
the last five
years.
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Core Courses (4)
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CHEM
805 Food
Analysis
CHEM
903
Nutritional
Biochemistry
CONS 874 Human
Nutrition
Science
CONS 978 Public
Health
Nutrition
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Concentration
Courses (5)
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CHEM
808 Food
Chemistry
CHEM
821
Instrumental
Analysis -an
elective may be
substituted with
approval of the
program advisor
CHEM
815 Food
Engineering and
Processing
CHEM
911 Research
and Seminar in
Food
Science/Nutritional Biochemistry
CHEM
960 Thesis in
Food
Science/Nutritional
Biochemistry
or
CHEM
921
Laboratory
Practicum
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Elective Courses
(1)
The elective
course must be
approved, in
writing, by the
student’s
advisor.
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Coordinator:
Advisor: |
Dr.
Richard
Milaszewski,
Chemistry
and Food
Science
Dr. Robert
Beck,
Chemistry
and Food
Science
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