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Food Science Courses

Food science courses can help you learn about food safety, nutrition, sensory evaluation, and food processing techniques. You can build skills in recipe formulation, quality control, and understanding food chemistry. Many courses introduce tools like statistical software for analyzing taste tests, laboratory equipment for testing food properties, and food modeling software to predict shelf life, allowing you to apply these skills in real-world food production and innovation.


Popular Food Science Courses and Certifications


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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome

    Skills you'll gain: Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Big Data, Biostatistics, Data Analysis, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Diet, Biology, Specimen Collection

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)

    Ferrous Technology II

    Skills you'll gain: Materials science, Manufacturing Processes, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Production Process, Process Development

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    320 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Microsoft

    Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Excel, Excel Formulas, Business Mathematics, Power BI, Data Analysis, Pivot Tables And Charts, Data Transformation, Timelines, Data Cleansing, Data Management

    4.7
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    75 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    L&T EduTech

    Petroleum Engineering with AI Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Oil and Gas, Petroleum Industry, Hazard Analysis, Safety Standards, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Regulations, Environment Health And Safety, Big Data, Plant Operations and Management, Waste Minimization, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Risk Analysis, Environmental Engineering, Failure Mode And Effects Analysis, Data Management, Energy and Utilities, Pump Stations, Data Processing, Electric Power Systems

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    204 reviews

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    Universidad de los Andes

    Fundamentos de estadística aplicada

    Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Methods, Data Analysis, Statistics, Regression Analysis, Sampling (Statistics), Statistical Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    140 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Tableau Learning Partner

    Data Analysis with Tableau

    Skills you'll gain: Exploratory Data Analysis, Tableau Software, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Predictive Analytics, Box Plots, Statistical Analysis, Scatter Plots, Data Visualization Software, Trend Analysis, Analytics, Histogram, Business Analytics, Data Manipulation, Regression Analysis, Correlation Analysis

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    103 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Team Software Engineering with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Software Documentation, LLM Application, Collaborative Software, Software Testing, Large Language Modeling, Dependency Analysis, Security Testing, Debugging, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    機器學習基石下 (Machine Learning Foundations)---Algorithmic Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: Model Evaluation, Supervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Data Validation, Logistic Regression, Algorithms, Data Preprocessing, Feature Engineering, Applied Machine Learning, Verification And Validation, Regression Analysis

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    331 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Network Systems Foundations

    Skills you'll gain: OSI Models, Network Security, TCP/IP, Network Architecture, Network Protocols, General Networking, Network Routers, Routing Protocols, Public Key Infrastructure, Network Model, Cryptography, Web Applications

    Build toward a degree

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    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Project: Generative AI Applications with RAG and LangChain

    Skills you'll gain: Vector Databases, LLM Application, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Generative AI, Embeddings, Document Management, Natural Language Processing, User Interface (UI)

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    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    198 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IBM

    Generative AI: Business Transformation and Career Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, AI Product Strategy, Leadership and Management, AI Enablement, Business Leadership, Prompt Engineering, Content Creation, Business Transformation, New Business Development, Responsible AI

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    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    242 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Google

    Cybersécurité Google

    Skills you'll gain: Vulnerability Management, Threat Modeling, Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Incident Response, Computer Security Incident Management, Stakeholder Communications, Vulnerability Assessments, Threat Detection, Event Monitoring, Cyber Attacks, Hardening, Network Security, Threat Management, Security Controls, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), Cybersecurity, Linux, Debugging, SQL

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    464 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular food science courses

  • Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Ferrous Technology II: Pohang University of Science and Technology(POSTECH)
  • Data for Analysis with Microsoft Excel: Microsoft
  • Petroleum Engineering with AI Applications: L&T EduTech
  • Fundamentos de estadística aplicada: Universidad de los Andes
  • Data Analysis with Tableau: Tableau Learning Partner
  • Team Software Engineering with AI: DeepLearning.AI
  • 機器學習基石下 (Machine Learning Foundations)---Algorithmic Foundations: National Taiwan University
  • Network Systems Foundations: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Project: Generative AI Applications with RAG and LangChain: IBM

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