College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Summer 2008

Microbiology of Food
FS HN 521X
Credit Hours 2 graduate credits
Dates June 9 - August 1, 2008
Registration Deadline June 2 , 2008
Off-Campus Program Food Safety & Defense Graduate Certificate
Instructor: Daniel Fung
E-mail: dfung@ksu.edu
Phone: 785-532-1208
FAX: 785-532-5681
Course Audio Clip
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees

Section XG: $830/Other fees that will be assessed

Prerequisites Microbiology with laboratory
Course Description This course deals with the identification, enumeration, and characterization of bacteria, yeasts, and mold associated with foods and food processing. Effects of physical and chemical agents on micro-organisms will be studied. Microbiological problems in food spoilage, food preservation, food fermentation, and food-borne diseases will be discussed. This course is Web-based lecture course for off-campus distance education students.
Course Website

K-State Online; course is taught by Kansas State University

Delivery Format Web
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text None.
Students must contact Carrie Brus to register for this course, email is the preferred method of contact, cbrus@iastate.edu. Please specify whether or not this course will be applying to a graduate program of study or if you are interested in this course as part of the Food Safety & Defense Graduate Certificate.

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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