Welcome to the homepage for
Food Science and Technology’s new
Certificate of Proficiency in Food Science
A five course series for Food Science training online
Available for Autumn 2008: Food Safety and Quality
Registration begins Sept. 8th, Class Begins Sept. 22nd 2008
The syllabus can be found here.
Registration forms for Intro to Food Science can be found here.
Our
series is designed to provide food
science training and information to professionals in the food industry. The
course is entirely online and has 9 weekly units which are reinforced with live
weekly chats with the professor.
You will earn 5 Continuing Education Units for completing the course.
Completing four of the five courses (you get to choose) will earn you a Certificate of Proficiency in
Food Science from the
FST Department.
Once you register for Intro to Food Science, please order a copy of the text. It is “Understanding Food Science and Technology”, Thompson/Wadsworth Publishers, ISBN 053454486X or 0534544878. You can purchase it online at many booksellers, including Amazon, Barnes and Noble, even Wal-Mart. A simple way to find retailers of the book is to "Google" the ISBN number. Please email Dr. Culbertson with any questions you might have. Or call him at 614-688-4219.
We
will open general registration for Food Biosecurity March 3rd, 2008. To register please
download the registration form and follow the instructions.
The course fee is $500 which is payable with check, credit card or purchase
order. Group
discounts are available (10% for three or more from the same company during
the first week of registration). Most
people FAX their registrations to our secure fax machine at (614-292-2859).
If you would like to pay with a purchase order, please
email Tina Gossard who will process your registration.
Upon receipt of your registration materials and email address we will create
an account for you to use the award winning online course delivery system
“Carmen”—which we use extensively here at OSU. You will receive an email
that invites you to activate your Carmen account and gain course access.
Other courses in the certificate series include:
Introduction to Food Science (Summer '08) Syllabus
Food Safety and Quality (Autumn '08) Syllabus
Food Chemical Safety (Winter '09) Syllabus
Introduction to Food Processing (Spring '09) -- Syllabus
Food Biosecurity (Summer '09) Syllabus
Dr. Jeff Culbertson has been teaching online Food Science courses for over a decade and is a pioneer in using technology to assist the careers of industry professionals. We hope to “see” you in class.
