Fall 2024  |  FSCN 4122 Section 001: Food Fermentations and Biotechnology (21645)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
2 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Meets With:
FSCN 5122 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Fri 10:40AM - 12:35PM
UMTC, St Paul
Ruttan Hall B25
Enrollment Status:
Open (17 of 35 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Major food fermentations important for food industry. Microbiological components. Impact of biotechnology on food production. Genetic tools. Improvement of microbes used in food production by biotechnological approaches. prereq: [MICB 3301, BIOL 4003] or instr consent
Class Description:
This course covers the major food fermentations important for today's food industry, with a particular focus on the microbiological components. These food fermentations cover all the major commodity food groups of dairy, cereal, meat, vegetables and fruits. The different microbial cultures used in foods, including probiotic cultures, will be analyzed focusing on the current and future trend in the culture industry. The student will also be introduced to the impact of biotechnology on food production, from classical to modern day food biotechnology, and beyond. Modern day genetic tools, as applied to plants, animals and microbes, will be examined. A major focus will be on the improvement of microbes used in food production by modern biotechnological approaches.
Grading:
40% Midterm Exam
40% Final Exam
15% Quizzes
5% Laboratory Evaluation
Class Format:
80% Lecture
17% Laboratory
3% Small Group Activities
Workload:
2 Exam(s)
6 Quiz(zes)
Other Workload: One laboratory report
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/21645/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 June 2012

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