Graduate Program
When enrolling in the MS Packaging Technology program, a minimum of 15 credits of the 30 unit Masters curriculum is required to be 200 level. The remaining 15 units can be 100 level by approval of the graduate committee and graduate coordinator or a mixture thereof. In addition, two competency exams are required for MS students.
The Packaging competency exam is required for students with a Graduate Objective in Packaging which covers Pkg 107 and either Pkg 141A or Pkg 141B, and 80% passage is required for progression in the program.
The second competency exam would most likely be in food science (over NuFS 103 material) unless for some reason the nutrition for foodservice management competency exams are more appropriate in relation to the students background.
The other option would be to do a Masters Project (NuFS 298) for 3 units instead of a Masters Thesis (NuFS 299) for 6 units and make up the missing 2 units with another Masters level 200 course; either from NuFS or from another outside department as approved by the students graduate committee and graduate coordinator.
Prerequisite Courses for Graduate Objective in Packaging
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| - | General Chemistry with Lab | - |
| - | Physics | - |
| - | Organic Chemistry | - |
| - | Statistics | - |
| - | Calculus | - |
| - | Computer Course | - |
| PKG 107 | Principles of Packaging | 3 |
| PKG 141A or PKG 141B | Packaging Materials I or II | 3 |
| NuFS 103 | Food Processing & Packaging I | 3 |
Core Classes
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| NuFS 201 | Colloquium in NuFS & Packaging (Take NuFS 201 course 3x; counts for candidacy 3rd time enrolled) |
1 |
| NuFS 216 | Seminar in Food Chemistry/Packaging I | 3 |
| NuFS 217* | Issues in Nutrition, Food Science & Packaging | 3 |
| NuFS 295 OR HPrf 295 | Research Methodology | 3 |
| NuFS 298 OR NuFS 299 | Masters Project Masters Thesis |
1-6 |
Career Objective in Packaging**
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| PKG 270 | Packaging Design for Consumer Fundamental Use | 1 |
Select 8-11 additional units from the following Packaging Courses:
| Class Code | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
30 units total required for MS degree (counting 1 unit only of NuFS 201)
*Upper division statistics co-requisite required for NuFS 217
**Since 100 level upper division courses (vs. Masters Courses), extra work required in course to enhance learning to Masters Level