COURSES
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Pre-requisite course
NUFN663 Food Processing Technology
Principles and techniques in food processing; modern technology in food industry; packing technology and food packaging; food safety and food sanitation; quality control in food processing
Pre-requisite course
Chemical and physical measurements in food industry; methods and instruments in food research; sensory evaluation; rapid methods for food quality determination
Food product design and development; design thinking for food innovation; consumer study; formulation of food products; food exchange and diet planning; diet-related diseases; medical foods; food for the elderly; weight control products; food for athletes; fortified/supplemented product; functional food; functional ingredients; food and nutrition labeling; functional food regulations and standards; trends in food products for health benefits; food industry perspectives
Principles of nutrient and non-nutrient analyses; laboratory skills for food analysis; availability tests of nutrients and non-nutrients; determination of glycemic index; determinations of bioactive compounds and their functional properties using in vitro and in vivo techniques; toxicity evaluation; risk assessment for food and nutrient safety
Concepts, principles and operations of private enterprise; types of business ownership; management functions; marketing, production and operation management; human resource management; accounting; financial management; examining bookkeeping and financial statements; regulatory affairs for food industry; international food trade; entrepreneurship in food business; food business ethics
Food sources and nutrients; metabolisms of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals; food composition database; dietary reference intake and food-based dietary guideline; nutrient profiling; energy and physical activities; nutritional assessment; nutrition in the life cycle; nutritional toxicology; nutrigenomics
Food and nutrition systems; food and nutrition security concepts and elements; current situation in food and nutrition problems; emerging issues on food and nutrition; policy and program implementation for food and nutrition security; code of conduct for food scientists; policy making in food and nutrition
Components of a scientific paper; literature search; critical thinking and question asking; critical appraisal of research articles; effective public speaking; pitch presentation skill; group discussion skill; crafting of quality scientific presentations; presentation ethics; principles and techniques in preparation and giving scientific presentation
Research in food science for nutrition; ethical approach in food science and nutrition research; planning and writing research proposal; research method and study designs; validity and reliability; survey sampling; sample size determination; selection and use of statistical test; application of computer program in statistical analysis; data analysis and interpretation of statistical results
Chemical structure and properties, key chemical reactions; changes due to processing on nutrient availability; loss of physiological function, and safety of food; food processing toxicants
Critical analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of research articles on food science for nutrition; scientific data consolidation; making scientific presentation of research articles on food science for nutrition; principles in giving scientific opinion and participating scientific discussion on food science for nutrition topics
Implementation of food and nutrition programs in institutions, agencies and communities; production and processing of nutritious and safe food in micro-, small-, medium-, and large-scale industry levels
Elective courses
NUFN615 Statistical Analysis for Research in Food Science for Nutrition Using SPSS Software
Application of SPSS software in data preparation, management and analysis; designing data and graphical output; descriptive statistics; chi-square test; non-parametric statistics; t-tests; Analysis of Variance; regression and correlation analyses; principal component analysis
NUFN616 Analysis of Fats and Oils in Food and Food Ingredients
Techniques, methods and instruments for analyses of content and nutritional quality of fats and oils in food and food ingredients; selection of suitable analytical method and instrument
NUFN617 Analysis of Food and Food Ingredients Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Practice of chromatography; High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) type; HPLC instrumentation; development and optimization of HPLC condition for food analysis; column chemistry; selection and optimization of mobile phase; optimization of detector; method of chromatogram integration; HPLC trouble shooting
NUFN618 Sensory Evaluation of Food
Principles and laboratory practices on the most common sensory methods; consumer test of food products; designing and executing of sensory testing of foods; statistical analyses and data interpretation
NUFN619 Rheological Analysis of Food
Principle of rheological analysis; practice on rheological analysis of food sample; rheometer instrumentation and principle; choosing appropriate measuring geometries; sample conditioning and handling; sample loading best practices; viscosity profiling approaches; dynamic rheology testing methods; development and optimization of rheological analysis for food samples; interpretation of results; correlation between rheological property and food structure; trouble shooting in rheological analysis
NUFN620 Enzymatic Methods for Food and Nutrition Research
Knowledge and laboratory skill on research planning, methodology, data analysis and troubleshooting of enzymatic methods in food and nutrition research
NUFN621 Food Structure Design for Nutrition
Role of food structure on properties and quality of food; determination and characterization of food structure; processing technology in food structure design; food structure design for stability, delivery, bioaccessibility, bioavailability and bioactivity of food components; food structure design for oral processing; food structure design for satiety control; food structure design for sensory quality; current topic in food structure design; industrial perspective on food structure design
NUFN622 Consumer Study for Food Industry
Application of recent methodologies of consumer study in the business context of food industry; preference mapping; consumer segmentation; category appraisal; claim substantiation; drivers of liking using multivariate statistical techniques
NUFN623 Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Global situation and trend of food and nutrition; product and process design for food innovation; writing a business plan; food product development; pilot manufacturing and commercialization of food product
NUFN624 Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Microbial fermentation process; solid state fermentation and submerge fermentation in food; fed-batch/batch fermentation; probiotic fermentation; Bioactive produced during fermentation processes; functional properties of the microorganisms associated with fermented foods and beverages; practices in culture screening and selection in the food fermentation; single and mixed culture preparation; direct and indirect measurements of microbial growth; fermentation profiles; fermentation monitoring and control; downstream processing operations
NUFN625 Advanced Instrumental Techniques for Nutrient and Non-Nutrient Analysis
Sample preparation techniques; quality control system in laboratory; spectrophotometry, high performance liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; atomic absorption spectrophotometry; inductively coupled plasma; isotope ratio mass spectrometry; Fourier transform infrared spectrometry; liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry
NUFN626 History of Food and Nutrition
Exchanges of food, food knowledge and food belief in world history; developments of food and nutrition sciences due to starvation and war crises; classic nutritional diseases; history of modern nutrition science; evolution of food preservation from survival-based to market-oriented; case studies of food and nutrition histories in Thailand; selected topics in history of food and nutrition
NUFN672 Quality Systems for Food Industry
Quality systems in food industry; food standard; prerequisite program; Good Manufacturing Practice; Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point; food quality and safety management; standards of International Organization for Standardization, British Retail Consortium Global Standards for food safety; religious food beliefs standard; Halal standard; food safety risk analysis
NUFN677 Writing for Research Publications in Food Science and Nutrition
Types and components of scientific papers; techniques for writing the title, abstract, materials and experimental methods, results and discussion, and references; preparation of tables and figures; submission and review process; ethics; use and misuse of English; writing for publication in food science and nutrition
NUFN678 Sensory Science for Nutrition
Anatomy and physiology of sensory perception for food; variation and dysfunction of senses; mechanism of taste perception; chemistry and association of taste and aroma; brain and ingestive behavior; sensation in different stages of life; sensory evaluation methodology; application of sensory science in food product; application of sensory science for better nutrition and wellbeing
NUFN679 International Academic Experience on Food and Nutrition
Preparation for living in foreign country as visiting student; short-term training or research on food and nutrition in foreign country; report writing and presentation on the learning experience in foreign country
NUFN683 Emerging Technology in Food Production
Green and clean technology in food production and processing; non-thermal processing; alternative thermal processing; innovations in food refrigeration; minimal processing; food nanotechnology; food structure design; three-dimensional food printing, smart and active food packaging; advanced food quality monitoring systems
Thesis
NUFN698 Thesis (For Plan A2)
Identifying and selecting research topic in food science for nutrition; conducting ethical research; data collection; data analysis and interpretation; research critiquing; thesis writing; research publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals or academic printing materials; research presentation at academic conferences; ethics in dissemination of research findings
NUFN798 Thesis (For Plan A1)
Identifying and selecting research topic in food science for nutrition; conducting ethical research; data collection; data analysis and interpretation; research critiquing; thesis writing; research publication in peer-reviewed scholarly journals or academic printing materials; research presentation at academic conferences; ethics in dissemination of research findings
List of Course directors for academic years 2022-2023
FSN course directors
Master of Science Program in Food Science for Nutrition (International Program)
Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University
999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya,
Nakhon Pathom 73170, Thailand
Phone +66(0)-2800-2380
Fax +66(0)-2441-9344