The food industry is the largest employer in the United States, and job openings are available for well-qualified food technologists. Through FITC, the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences and the UAF School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management offer students who are enrolled in natural sciences, engineering, northern agriculture, and management the opportunity to specialize in food science and nutrition. With emphasis on seafood, students study the chemical, biological, and engineering aspects of food and its components. Knowledge from diverse scientific disciplines is combined to develop new methods for processing and fabricating seafood products that consumers will enjoy.
Students also develop ways to assure food safety and high nutritional value.
Students who successfully complete the FITC program emerge with the necessary expertise to begin careers in the huge and diverse U.S. food industry.