Food Safety

Program Summary

What is a PHD in Food Safety? This course is focused on the many aspects of food safety, distribution, preparation, handling and storage.

It may require a solid grounding in chemistry or biology before acceptance.

Enrollees often study about the latest advances in dietary science as well as the methods and approaches to preventing foodborne illnesses.

The program may consist of a core of required classes teaching the fundamentals of food safety, a choice of elective classes, a period of independent study and a thesis.

Individuals in this program commonly learn about the different kinds of illnesses associated with foods and about the ways to prevent the spread of these diseases.

They also may increase their ability to analyze complicated data and to make scientific judgements.