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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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    Coursera

    How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Animations, Content Creation, Social Media, Creative Design, Graphical Tools, Design, Graphic Design, Digital Marketing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    161 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Mécanique de Newton

    Skills you'll gain: Differential Equations, Engineering Analysis, Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Mathematical Modeling, Physics, Geometry, Vibrations, Derivatives

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    113 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Cape Town

    Introduction to Small Molecule Drug Discovery & Development

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Drug Development, Clinical Trials, Clinical Research, Good Clinical Practices (GCP), Pharmaceuticals, Pre-Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases, Patient-centered Care, New Product Development, Medical Science and Research, Chemistry, Informed Consent

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    109 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    NoSQL systems

    Skills you'll gain: NoSQL, Database Systems, MongoDB, Database Management Systems, Databases, Database Design, Relational Databases, Query Languages, Apache Cassandra, Data Storage Technologies, Scalability, Graph Theory, Unstructured Data, Maintainability

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    170 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    History of Medical Cannabis

    Skills you'll gain: Pharmacology, Pharmaceuticals, Medical Science and Research, Medication Administration, Research, Substance Abuse, Health Care, Clinical Research, Mental and Behavioral Health, Patient Safety, Public Health, Health Policy, Epidemiology, Public Policies, Research Design, Risk Analysis, Biology, Research Methodologies, Legal Research

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    343 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • Status: Free Trial
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    University of Colorado System

    Requirements Elicitation: Artifact and Stakeholder Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Analysis, Mockups, Interviewing Skills, Storyboarding, Business Requirements, Prototyping, User Requirements Documents, User Research, Stakeholder Analysis, Information Architecture, Prioritization

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    122 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidade Estadual de Campinas

    Introdução ao Desenvolvimento de Aplicativos Android

    Skills you'll gain: Android Studio, Android Development, Mobile Development, Event-Driven Programming, User Interface (UI), Application Development, Java, Development Environment, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
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    U

    University of California, Davis

    Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Application Security, Verification And Validation, Code Review, Linux, Vulnerability Assessments, User Accounts, Data Validation, Debugging, Cryptography, C (Programming Language), File Management, OS Process Management

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    81 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Tweet Emotion Recognition with TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Tensorflow, Python Programming, Natural Language Processing, Data Preprocessing, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining, Machine Learning Algorithms, Deep Learning, Classification Algorithms, Machine Learning

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    174 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Ball State University

    Introduction to Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Programming Principles, Statistical Analysis, Computer Programming, Python Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Natural Language Processing, Scripting, NumPy, Algorithms, Debugging, Data Structures

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    30 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
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    Google Cloud

    Gemini in Google Drive

    Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Prompt Engineering, Google Workspace, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Workflows, File Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    28 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Predictive Analytics for Business with H2O in R

    Skills you'll gain: R Programming, Predictive Analytics, Applied Machine Learning, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Analytics, Data Science, Feature Engineering, Data Preprocessing, Machine Learning, Telemarketing, Model Deployment

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    53 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • How to design Facebook and IG stories using Canva: Coursera
  • Mécanique de Newton: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Introduction to Small Molecule Drug Discovery & Development: University of Cape Town
  • NoSQL systems: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • History of Medical Cannabis: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Requirements Elicitation: Artifact and Stakeholder Analysis: University of Colorado System
  • Introdução ao Desenvolvimento de Aplicativos Android: Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Identifying Security Vulnerabilities in C/C++Programming: University of California, Davis
  • Tweet Emotion Recognition with TensorFlow: Coursera
  • Introduction to Programming: Ball State University

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