Food Safety & Defense Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Microbiology of Food- KSU

University:

Kansas State University

Course Number:

FDSCI 600

Credit Hours:

2 credit hours - $600 per credit

Start/End Dates:

June 05, 2023 - July 28, 2023

Overview

Course Description

This course deals with the identification, enumeration, and characterization of bacteria, yeast, and molds associated with foods and food processing. Effects of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms will be studied. Microbiological problems in food spoilage, food preservation, food fermentation, and foodborne diseases will be discussed.

Contacts

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

Food Microbiology: An Introduction
Karl R. Matthews (Author), Kalmia E. Kniel (Author), Thomas J. Montville (Author)
Edition: 4th
ISBN: 978-1555819385
Publisher: ASM Press

Course Access

Canvas

Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

Either ISBN listed below will work for the textbook.

ISBN-10 1555819389

ISBN-13 978-1555819385

Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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