食品科学，营养与健康促进专业提供了获得有关食品科学，营养与健康的广泛教育的机会，并提供了从事食品科学家和营养师/营养师职业的特定学术背景。它涉及将新知识和技术，物理与生物科学以及心理学，社会学和行为科学方面的新知识整合在一起，以提供安全，营养丰富的食品。研究，教学和外展活动从食品加工到食品的销售，消费以及对公共卫生和社区的影响，一直延伸到整个过程。食品科学家整合了工程，生物和物理科学方面的知识，以研究食品的性质，变质的原因，食品加工的基本原理以及面向消费大众的食品改良。食品技术是食品科学在安全，营养和有益
A Food Scientists solves problems by applying science to food (biology, chemistry, engineering, mathematics, biochemistry, physics, etc.) to ensure that the food products that reach consumers are both safe and meet quality standards. Students who graduate with a bachelor's degree in food science can work in the areas of product development, quality control, technical sales, production management, veterinary science, as well as other areas such as food law and food packaging. The Food Science & Technology concentration is in the Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion major.