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Graduate Certificate
Food Safety - Graduate Certificate
Program:
Food Safety - Graduate Certificate
Plan Code:
FOODS_GRC2
Program Level:
Graduate Certification
Award Type:
Graduate Certificate Program
College:
College of Veterinary Medicine
Department:
Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Excerpt from the official Academic Programs Catalog:
Listed below are the approved requirements for the program from the official Academic Programs Catalog.
Students must consult their advisors to learn which specific requirements apply to their degree programs.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Food Safety - Master of Science
Food Safety - Graduate Certificate
View this text within the context of the catalog.
The Graduate Certificate in Food Safety embodies the principles of prevention of foodborne illness. The certificate is a fully online program that addresses the needs of the food industry, government, and public health for their employees to be educated in many of the aspects of safeguarding food supply. The certificate is not open to students pursuing the Master of Science degree in Food Safety.
Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Food Safety
Students must complete 12 credits from the following:
1.
All of the following courses (9 credits):
VM
811
Evolution and Ecology of Foodborne Pathogens
3
VM
812
Food Safety Toxicology
3
VM
831
Foodborne Disease Epidemiology for the Professional
3
2.
One of the following courses (3 credits):
FSC
810
International Food Laws and Regulations
3
FSC
811
U.S. Food Laws and Regulations
3
VM
814
Packaging for Food Safety
3
VM
817
Livestock Pre-Harvest Food Safety
3
VM
821
Food Protection and Defense
3
VM
824
Global Food Safety
3
VM
825
Quantifying Food Risk
3
VM
834
Current Issues in Food Safety
3
VM
835
Food Safety for Produce
3
VM
840
Anti-Counterfeit Strategy and Product Production
3
Other 800-level courses may be used to fulfill this requirement with program advisor approval.
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