The M.S. degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition is a 30 credit hour program designed to prepare students to work in areas of human nutrition and food science. Students may opt to focus their coursework on food science, human nutrition, or a combination of both. The program offers a thesis and non-thesis option, with the non-thesis option having the additional flexibility of being completed on-campus or online. The School of Food and Agriculture provides students with the opportunity to obtain an M.S. degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and a Ph.D. in Food and Nutrition Sciences. Faculty research programs include nutrition behavior change, obesity prevention, berry bioactives and their role in disease prevention and amelioration, food processing and preservation, food safety and quality, seafood quality, sensory evaluation, and product development. The M.S. in Food Science and Human Nutrition has a thesis and non-thesis option. M.S. Applicants in with a Food Science focus must have successfully completed undergraduate training with either a major or minor in one of the biological or physical sciences with courses in organic chemistry and biochemistry or an undergraduate degree in food science, food technology, food engineering or processing. Applicants with a Human Nutrition focus should have an undergraduate degree in nutrition (or approved by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics), human ecology, chemistry, biochemistry, or in an appropriate combination of biological sciences with courses in nutrition, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and human physiology.<br><br>M.S. combined with a Dietetic Internship. This sub-plan is only available to students who have obtained a verification statement from an Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) accredited undergraduate program and who have matched into the University of Maine Dietetic Internship Program. UMaine Online Combined Human Nutrition and Food Technology. This sub-plan is completely delivered through UMaine Online and has only a non-thesis option. Students in this sub-plan are not eligible for assistantships or fellowships and cannot apply to the doctoral program upon completion of the online M.S. Applicants selecting the combined Human Nutrition and Food Technology UMaineOnline program should have had one year of college-level chemistry, one year of college-level biology (with one semester being Anatomy & Physiology), and an entry-level nutrition course.