UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Majors & Minors

Food Science Dairy Foods Management Plan

Bachelor of Science. Food Science and Technology. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Animal and Food Science Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman Year

FDSC 110 The Science of Food - 3
CHEM 111/116 General Chem I & Lab - 5
ENGL 100 Academic Reading & Writing - 3
MATH 146 College Algebra - 3
P ED 108 Health & Fitness for Life - 1
Total semester credits - 15

FDSC 113 Intro to Food Science Lab - 1
BIOL 150 General Biology - 3
CHEM 112/117 General Chem II & Lab - 5
MATH 147 College Algebra & Trig - 3
Humanities/Fine Arts course (HF) - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Sophomore Year

ANSC 231 Domestic Animal Nutrition - 4
FDSC 202 Dairy Manufacturing I - 3
AGEC 101 or 230 Intro to Ag Econ - 3
Social & Behavioral Science course (SB) - 3
CHEM 230 Organic Chemistry - 3
Total semester credits - 16

ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, & the Disciplines - 3
FDSC 302 Dairy Manufacturing II - 3
FDSC 220 Food Law & Regulation - 3
AGBI 251 Agricultural Biochemistry - 3
COMS 101 Fund. Oral Communication - 3
Total semester credits - 15

Junior
Year

ANSC 341 Biometrics - 3
PHYS 121 Algebra-Based Physics I - 5
AGBI 252 Ag Biochemistry Lab - 1
AFES 310 or MNGT 330 Human Resources - 3
AGEN 352 Food & Process Eng I - 3
Total semester credits - 15

BIOL 324 Microbiology - 4
FDSC 320 Food Safety & Qual Assurance - 3
Humanities/Fine Arts course (HF) - 3
FDSC 361 Food Ingredients & Analysis I - 3
Ethical Citizenship (EC) course - 3
Total semester credits - 16

Summer
FDSC 270 Internship - 4

Senior
Year

FDSC 312 Food Processing - 4
FDSC 362 Food Ingredients & Analysis II - 3
FDSC 470 Dairy Processing Operations - 3
Global Perspectives course (GP) - 3
AGBU course - 3
Total semester credits - 16

FDSC 485 Sem in Food Science - 1
Diversity course (ACD) - 3
FDSC 422 Product Dev & Sensory Eval - 4
Social & Behavioral Science course (SB) - 3
Total semester credits - 14

Summary of Animal and Food Science Degree Requirements

University Requirements - 6 cr.
General Education - 35-36 cr.
Foundation Courses in Agriculture - 9 cr.
Major Requirements - 70 cr.
Credits to Degree - 120 cr.

 

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.