Overview

Key Features

You will have an opportunity to gain an advanced understanding of food preservation and safety, investigate the health properties of foods and food components, and acquire critical skills in research methods.

The Food Science and Nutrition - Food Science program from Colorado State University includes advanced studies oriented toward food science, food microbiology, food preservation and safety, and health properties of foods and food components. Most students entering this Ph.D. program will bring in 30 credits from a Master’s program in a related field. T

The curriculum below represents a total of 42 credits beyond the Master’s level. If a prospective student has less than 30 credits toward the program, an individualized curriculum plan will be developed by working with a primary advisor to cover possible deficiencies.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Food Product Development

Food Biotechnology

Current Issues in Food Safety

Cereal Science

Phytochemicals and Probiotics for Health

Responsible Conduct of Research

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

42 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Fort Collins, United States

Disciplines

Nutrition & Dietetics Food Science View 58 other PhDs in Nutrition & Dietetics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must arrange to have one official transcript sent to Colorado State University, Graduate Admissions, from all colleges and universities attended.
Three letters of recommendation are required. Provide email addresses of recommenders when applying. The CSU on-line system will solicit letters directly from these contacts.
The Statement of Purpose (see information about this below) should be no longer than two pages, single-spaced, standard 12-point font.
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Indicate your area of interest on the online application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

31556 USD / year

≈ 31556 USD / year
Out-of-State

31556 USD / year

≈ 31556 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14377 USD / year

≈ 14377 USD / year

Living costs

Fort Collins

United States

1210 - 1800 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Fort Collins

Funding

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