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February 1
D — February 1 |
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| Admissions Requirements |
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Click
here
for link to online application or to download paper application.
Applicants need to meet:
1) Graduate Division admissions
standard and documentation
requirements, and
2) program specific admissions criteria and documentation
requirements
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- undergraduate degree in food science or related discipline*
- appropriate course work in biochemistry, introductory
foods, introductory nutrition, and statistics
- graduate program supplemental information form (download
form)
- statement of objectives (download
form)
- current resume
- two letters of recommendation (Use
form provided by the graduate program.)
- interview (Required of applicants residing in Hawai'i.)
- interview by phone (May be required of applicants residing
outside of Hawai'i.)
- official GRE General Test scores
- official TOEFL scores — 580/237/92 or above (Required
of most non-native speakers of English. Click here
for information on exemptions.)
* Motivated applicants without the appropriate undergraduate
degree may apply. They will be expected to make up course
deficiencies.
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Submission of Program
Specific Documentation Requirements
With the exception of TOEFL and GRE scores, all program specific documentation requirements should be sent directly
to the graduate program.
If required, official TOEFL and GRE scores should be sent to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please note that GRE scores may be required by the graduate program (see above) or by the Graduate Division (more info.) |
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| Program
Overview |
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Interest in nutrition, food, and the relationship of food
to human health and fitness has never been greater than today.
The Department of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal Sciences
at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UHM) offers graduate
studies leading to the MS in food science. Students may choose
to specialize in food safety and quality, food processing
and engineering, food chemistry and biochemistry, food biotechnology,
and product development.
Food scientists pursue diverse careers in the food industry,
health-care and fitness facilities, hospitals, nutrition education
and communication enterprises, government or private-sector
food and nutrition agencies, and scientific research laboratories.
Graduates have found employment as college instructors, technical
personnel in the food industry, regulatory or other governmental
agencies, and researchers. Others have pursued further postgraduate
studies.
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| Degree Requirements |
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All
graduate students at UHM need to meet degree requirements
set by the Graduate Division and their graduate programs.
For general Graduate Division requirements, see Degree
Requirements. Below is an overview of the degree requirements
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Students may select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis).
- Plan A requires 30 credits (including 10 credits of thesis
research), a written thesis and defense of the thesis.
- Plan B requires 30 credits, including six to nine credits
of directed research.
- Both plans require one semester of teaching experience,
a general exam for advancement to candidacy, and a final
exam.
Courses
To view a listing of courses offered, visit www.catalog.hawaii.edu/courses/departments/fshn.htm.
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| Related Program(s) |
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animal sciences,
kinesiology and leisure
science,
nutritional
sciences,
physiology
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