营养学，营养学和食品科学学士学位专注于食品生产和消费的科学，经济和社会方面。由于公众越来越意识到食品选择对短期和长期健康的影响，因此对该领域的专业人员有更大的需求。食品科学专业的学生研究食品和食品成分的化学成分以及防腐，加工，包装，并分发营养，有益健康，负担得起，可取且安全食用的食物。由于食品工业是世界上最大的工业，因此食品科学家的需求量很大。
Food Science feeds the minds to feed a hungry world. Food Science students study the chemical and physical composition of food and food ingredients to understand how best to preserve, process, package, and distribute foods that are nutritious, wholesome, affordable, desirable, sustainable and safe to eat. Because the food industry is the largest industry in the world, food scientists are in high demand. Food Scientists are passionate about food and passionate about science. Food Scientists integrates a broad range of core scientific disciplines (including chemistry, biology, biochemistry, microbiology, nutrition and health, and engineering) to solve real problems associated with the many facets of the food system. Food Science graduates find rewarding careers in food engineering and processing, food quality control and assurance, food sustainability and policy, food product formulation and new product development, and food microbiology and safety.