Food Safety & Defense Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate Course Information

Microbiology of Food- KSU

University:

Kansas State University

Course Number:

FDSCI 600

Credit Hours:

2 credit hours - $622 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 20, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Overview

Course Description

This course deals with the identification, enumeration, and characterization of bacteria, yeast, and molds associated with foods and food processing. Effects of physical and chemical agents on microorganisms will be studied. Microbiological problems in food spoilage, food preservation, food fermentation, and foodborne diseases will be discussed.

Contacts

Instructor

Deanna Retzlaff
retzlaff@ksu.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.

Textbooks

(Optional but recommended) Food Microbiology: An Introduction
Karl R. Matthews, Kalmia E. Kniel, Faith J. Critzer
Edition: 5th
ISBN: 978-1683674498
Publisher: ASM Press

Course Access

Canvas

Approximately 2-3 weeks before the first day of class at K-State, the K-State campus coordinator, Ashley Schultz, will email course access instructions to visiting students for courses taught by K-State. These instructions are also available on the Visiting Students webpage at K-State. By following the course access instructions, visiting students create their K-State eID and complete the K-State Course Access Form. Students meeting all deadlines for eID creation and submission will have access to Canvas by the first day of class.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

Comments

The textbook is optional but recommended. General Microbiology is a required prerequisite course.

Information is subject to change.

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Drops and Refunds:

Students adhere to the drop and refund policies and deadlines of their home university.

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