Future Students
The first question students usually have when investigating a degree program is what are the required courses required for graduation. We have listed the required courses on this page that are currently required for a BS in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging. With this degree you are eligible to apply for career positions of Packaging Engineer, Packaging Technologist or any other positions requiring a BS in Packaging. Please check out the web job sites to get an idea of what type of careers and what companies hire Packaging skills.
Required Background Courses
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Chem 30A, B OR Chem 1A, 30B OR Chem 1A, B | Intro to Chemistry | 3-13 |
| PHYS 2A | Fundamentals of Physics | 4 |
| HPRF 100W OR BUS 100W |
Writing Workshop | 3 |
| Stat 95 OR HS 67 |
Statistics | 3 |
| MATH 70 | Finite Math | 3 |
| MATH 71 | Calculus for Business/Aviation | 3 |
| AsPC 101 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| NuFS 20 OR Micr 20 |
Sanitation & Environmental Issues Bacteriology | 3 |
Required Major Program Courses
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PKG 107 | Principles of Packaging | 3 |
| PGK 141A | Packaging Materials I | 3 |
| PKG 141B | Packaging Materials II | 3 |
| PKG 146 | Medical Device and Drug Packaging | 3 |
| PKG 156 | Packaging Machinery Systems | 3 |
| PKG 158 | Protective Package Design and Testing | 3 |
| PKG 159 | Packaging Material Handling and Distribution | 3 |
| PKG 170 | Packaging Development and Management | 3 |
| ISE 155 | Supply Chain Management | 3 |
Required NuFS Courses
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NuFS 31 | Professions in NuFS & Packaging | 1 |
| NuFS 103 | Food Processing & Packaging I | 3 |
| NuFS 133 | Food Processing & Packaging II | 3 |
| NuFS 139 | Hunger and Environmental Nutrition | 3 |
| NuFS 155 | Food Processing Engineering | 3 |
| NuFS 192 | Field Experience NuFS/Packaging | (4-6) |
Technical Electives - Minimum 11 Units
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NuFS 21 | Culinary Principles & Practices | 3 |
| NuFS 101A | Food Science | 3 |
| NuFS 117 | Food Evaluation Techniques | 3 |
| NuFS 118 | Food Chemistry | 3 |
| NuFS 122 | Chemical Analysis of Foods | 3 |
| NuFS 150 | Food & Nutritional Toxicology | 3 |
| BUS 130 | Intro to Marketing | 3 |
| DSID 129 | Visualization III | 3 |