AFNS 500 - Individual Study

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, VARIABLE)

Project or reading course under the supervision of a Faculty member requiring preparation of a comprehensive report. Prerequisite: consent of Department. Note: May be taken more than once provided the topic is different.

AFNS 554 - Unit Operations in Food Preservation

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

Processes used in food preservation. Dehydration, freezing, sterilization and canning, irradiation and high pressure processing. Effect of processing on food properties. Not to be taken if credit received for NU FS 454. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

NU FS 283 - Introduction to Food Engineering

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

Mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer in food systems. Prerequisites: NU FS 201 or (3 units in PHYS and one of MATH 113, 114, 134, 144, or 154).

NU FS 454 - Unit Operations in Food Preservation

3 units (fi 6)(SECOND, 3-0-3)

Processes used in food preservation. Dehydration, freezing, sterilization and canning, irradiation and high pressure processing. Effect of processing on food properties. Graduate students may not register for credit (see AFNS 554). Credit will only be given for one of AFNS 554 or NU FS 454. Prerequisite: NU FS 283. Pre- or corequisite: (NU FS 361 or NU FS 363) and (NU FS 372 or NU FS 373).