Food Science

Department Chair: Wendy Reiboldt

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) - 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: Food Science Department

Faculty: Cheryl Rock, Tom Jondiko, Necla Demir Harman and Julianna Bohigian

Baccalaureate Program Coordinator: Young Ha
Graduate Coordinator: Virginia Gray

Administrative Support Coordinators:
Christina Butler, John Ciulik, Mikal Lok

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Instructional Support Assistant: Jenny Tran

College: College of Health and Human Services

Related Areas:

Child Development and Family Studies
Consumer Affairs
Family and Consumer Sciences
Fashion Merchandising and Design
Gerontology
Hospitality Management
Nutrition and Dietetics

Courses: Food Science (FSCI) Courses

Career Possibilities

Principal Food Scientist • Research Associate • Food and Packaging Engineer • Quality Assurance Manager • Research and Development Scienist • Quality Control Chemist • Laboratory Supervisor • Plant Manager • Food and Drug or USDA Inspector • Food Product Evaluator • Food and Ingredient Sales Representative • Research and Product Development, Food Formulation and Processing • Consumer Safety • Sensory Evaluation • Quality Assurance • Government Organization • Food Ingredient Sales and Marketing • Academia (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, refer to (www.careers.csulb.edu) as well as (https://www.ift.org/career-development/job-postings).

Programs

Undergraduate Degrees

Nutrition and Food Science, Food Science Option, B.S.

Minor

Food Science Minor

Courses

Food Science