Food Safety - M.S.
The Food Safety Master of Science degree program allows graduate students to pursue advanced food safety academic training while simultaneously developing workplace skills that are highly valued by employers. Students within this program examine food safety from a variety of perspectives including regulatory, retail and food processing. Elective courses within the program also provide students with the prerequisite requirements to obtain a variety of professional certifications.
Upon completion of the program, graduates are expected to:
- Analyze research to inform decision-making as it relates to operational and procedural food safety decisions.
- Create presentations that address domestic and global food safety concerns.
- Evaluate current and emerging food safety problems, while proposing effective solutions and assessing the proposal’s impact.
- Conduct comparative analysis of various regulatory frameworks across the food system.
- Design a comprehensive food safety plan for an organization.
Food Safety
Master of Science
Credits Prerequisite Courses * | ||
| BIO2220 | Microbiology for Food Professionals | 3 |
| LAW2001 | The Legal Environment of Business I | 3 |
| Core Courses | ||
| FOOD5001 | Introduction to Food Safety Systems | 3 |
| FOOD5100 | Foodborne Disease and Pathogen Control | 3 |
| FOOD6010 | Food Safety Capstone | 3 |
| HSC6110 | Epidemiology and Food Safety | 3 |
| LAW5410 | Food Law and Policy | 3 |
| MATH5100 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| RSCH5700 | Research and Inquiry | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Choose three of the following: | 9 | |
| Regulatory Affairs Processing/ Retail | ||
| Global Food Safety and Sustainability | ||
| Food Defense and Adulteration Prevention | ||
| Produce Food Safety | ||
| Total Credits | 30.0-36.0 | |
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Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to or concurrently with core courses.
Johnson & Wales University holistically reviews all elements of a student’s application to identify those students most likely to succeed at the university.
Prior to being considered for admission into an online JWU graduate program, the following must be submitted:
- A completed application for admission
- Official or certified transcripts from all institutions attended, including bachelor's and master's degree conferral (if applicable). When a graduate program application is submitted prior to completing requirements for the bachelor's degree, Admissions will consider the application and, if admissible, will offer an acceptance pending submission of final transcript verifying bachelor's degree conferral. Without such verification, students will not be allowed to register for the current semester or continue enrollment, and will be in jeopardy of losing their academic status with the university.
- Statement of Purpose: An essay explaining your motivation, aptitude and goals related to graduate-level academic study
- Two letters of recommendation from individuals qualified to attest to the applicant's potential for success at the graduate level of study. A Personal Reference Form may be substituted for the letters of recommendation.
- A current résumé or CV (required for applicants for conditional acceptance; optional for other applicants)
The letters of recommendation and Statement of Purpose may be emailed.
Conditional Acceptance
Conditional acceptance to the Master of Science in Food Safety program may be extended to students who have a 2.41–2.84 cumulative undergraduate grade point average, and demonstrate significant evidence of professional success. Students granted conditional acceptance may take a maximum of three JWU graduate courses in their first semester (students may not enroll in two 8-week courses at the same time). If an overall GPA of 3.0 is earned in the first conditional semester, the student will be granted full admission to that program. Students who do not earn an overall GPA of 3.0 will be dismissed from the program and will not be accepted to any JWU graduate program.