2007-2008 Academic Catalog

Course descriptions


Course descriptions index


Food Science and Nutrition

FSN 611-K     3 Credits
International Food Marketing Systems
A holistic approach to examining the seafood marketing system from a global perspective. (Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants


FSN 612-K     3 Credits
Economics of Seafood Markets
A mathematical approach to examining food markets and marketing. Basic economic principles such as price formation, market structure and welfare economics. Topics include trade and natural resource policies and bioeconomic modeling of food systems. (Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants


FSN 613-K     3 Credits
Quantitative Marketing Research and Food System Modeling
Quantitative market research. Bioeconomic modeling for food systems such as optimal harvest for wild-caught and farm-raised aquatic products in different scenarios. (Prerequisites: FSN 611-K; MATH 200X or equivalent; STAT 200X or equivalent; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants


FSN 614-K     3 Credits
Food Marketing Management
How to think like a marketing manager. Includes the analysis of marketing opportunities, developing marketing strategies, planning marketing programs and managing the marketing effort for food products. (Prerequisites: FSN 611-K and 612-K; graduate standing; or permission of instructor.) (3 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants


FSN 661-K     3 Credits
Seafood Processing and Preservation
(Cross-listed with FISH 661-F)
(3+0) Offered Spring


FSN 662-K     3 Credits
Seafood Composition and Analysis
(Cross-listed with FISH 662)
(3 + 0) Offered Fall


FSN 663-K     3 Credits
Statistical Quality Control and Sensory Evaluation
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Years


FSN 671-K     4 Credits
Unit Operations in Food Processing
(3 + 3) Offered Alternate Years


FSN 672-K     4 Credits
Laboratory Methods in Food Science and Nutrition
(2 + 6) Offered Alternate Years


FSN 673-K     3 Credits
Current Topics in Food Science and Nutrition
(3 + 0) Offered Alternate Years


FSN 692-K     1 Credit
Food Science and Nutrition Seminar
(1 + 0) Offered As Demand Warrants