Anderson, Bassler, Litchfield The Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.
All curricula offered by the department are available to students in either college.
These curricula include dietetics, food science, and nutritional science. The dietetic program includes study in basic sciences, nutrition, and food science applications to medical dietetics and community nutrition. Foodservice management is also an important aspect of the program. Food science is a discipline in which the principles of biological and physical sciences are used to study the nature of foods, the causes of their deterioration, and the principles underlying the processing and preparation of food. It is the application of science and technology to the provision of a safe, wholesome, and nutritious food supply.