The Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University offers a Graduate Certificate in Food Safety. The certificate is designed for graduate students interested in food microbiology, HACCP, sanitation, regulatory affairs, and quality control or assurance.

This program is available to graduate students pursuing any graduate degree at Texas A&M University. Upon completion, students will be prepared to meet the demands of careers in the area of food safety, and formal documentation of completing this program will be placed on the student’s transcript.

For more information or to declare a Graduate Certificate in Food Safety, contact the departmental graduate advisor.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
Select four of the following:		12
ANSC 657/FSTC 657	Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point System
DASC 606/FSTC 606	Microbiology of Foods
ANSC 637	Food Safety: Policy, Regulations and Issues
ANSC 697/FSTC 697	Applied Microbiology for Foods of Animal Origin: Processing, Sanitation and Sanitary Design
VIBS 615	Food Hygiene
VTPP 619	Food Toxicology II
Total Semester Credit Hours		12