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Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging Video

Nutritional Science, Food Management Concentration, BS (2021-2022)

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The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

CHEM 30A - Introductory Chemistry
3 unit(s) (B1+B3)
GE Area A2 (Recommended ENGL 1A ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area A1 3 unit(s)
GE Area E 3 unit(s)
GE Area F 3 unit(s)
NUFS 31 - Professionalism in Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging
1 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

CHEM 30B - Introductory Chemistry
3 unit(s) (B1+B3)
NUFS 20 - Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Hospitality Industry
2 unit(s)
NUFS 8 - Nutrition for the Health Professions
3 unit(s)
GE Area A3 3 unit(s)
STAT 95 - Elementary Statistics
OR
PH 67 - Introductory Health Statistics
3 unit(s) (B4)

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 units)

MICR 20 - General Bacteriology
5 unit(s) (B2+B3)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
PSYC 1 - Introduction to Psychology
3 unit(s) (D)
GE Area C2 3 unit(s)
Major Elective 2 unit(s)
Writing Skills Test (WST) - Taken and Passed

Spring Semester (14 units)

BIOL 66 - Human Physiology
5 unit(s) (B2+B3)
ECON 1A - Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics
OR
ECON 1B - Principles of Economics: Microeconomics
(D) 3 unit(s)
NUFS 21 - Culinary Principles and Practice
3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 or C2 3 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (16 units)

NUFS 101A - Food Science
4 unit(s)
NUFS 106A - Human Nutrition in the Life Span
3 unit(s) *
HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History
,
AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
,
AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I
, OR
CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
3 unit(s) (D)
NUFS 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (Z)
PKG 107 - Principles of Packaging
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

NUFS 103 - Food Processing and Packaging I
2 unit(s)
NUFS 104A - Cultural Aspects of Food
3 unit(s)
POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government
,
AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government
,
AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II
, OR
CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government
3 unit(s) (D+US123)
NUFS 111 - Foodservice Production Management
3 unit(s)
BUS3 150 - Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (16 units)

NUFS 25 - Internship in Foodservice Management
2 unit(s)
NUFS 144 - Food Culture: Consuming Passions
(V) OR
NUFS 139 - Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
(R) 3 unit(s) **
BUS1 20N - Survey of Accounting
3 unit(s)
BUS3 151 - Labor Relations
3 unit(s)
PH 135 - Health Issues in a Multicultural Society
3 unit(s) (S)
NUFS 22 - Catering and Beverage Management
2 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

NUFS 106B - Research Methodology in Nutrition and Food Science
3 unit(s)
NUFS 113 - Foodservice Systems: Mgmt & Proc
3 unit(s)
NUFS 192 - Field Experience in Nutrition and Food Science and Packaging Technology
2 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area R OR Area V 3 unit(s)
Major Elective 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

This major requires an International Experience, please consult your major advisor regarding course requirement.

* NUFS 106A requires passage of WST and corequisite or pre-requisite NUFS 100W , NUFS 31 .

** NUFS 139 requires passage of WST.