ISU introduces new culinary science degree program
Emerging major responds to industry demands for professionals who demonstrate chefs' skills and scientific inquiryAMES, Iowa - With tips for healthy eating dominating magazine covers and celebrity chefs drawing avid fans, it's no coincidence that Iowa State University is offering a degree program that folds together the science and the art of foods.
Iowa State is now accepting students into an undergraduate degree program that blends food science and technology with creative aspects of food preparation. Culinary science students at Iowa State explore chemical and physical interactions of food and also master techniques that chefs use when preparing meals for connoisseurs.
Increasing consumer interest in health and nutrition is driving the program, which was also developed in response to growing industry demand. Industry is clamoring for professionals prepared to work in this emerging niche, said Cheryll Reitmeier, a professor of food science and human nutrition, ISU's academic home for the program. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, approved plans for the new program in July.
