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Courses:
Food Processing

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FDP (Food Processing)


FDP 200—BASIC FOOD PROCESSING 3 Units

Introductory course for work in food processing industry. Methods of food preservation, assurance of quality, laws related to food processing, skills and techniques used by the industry.

  • Field trips required.
  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)
  • Transfer: CSU

FDP 300 – CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL FOOD MANAGER TRAINING 1 1⁄2 Units

Develops a working knowledge and familiarity with technology and strategies to manage food safely from production to consumption.

  • Field trips may be required.
  • Two maximum completions.
  • Lecture.
  • Materials fee required.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 301 – CERTIFIED HACCP MANAGER TRAINING 1 1⁄2 Units

Recommended for Success: An understanding of basic food safety program: i.e., GMP’s, SSPO’s, and fundamentals of sanitation procedures.

Elements of hazard analysis and critical control points and how they integrate into a successful food safety program for manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and food establishment operations with the goal of HACCP certification.

  • Field trips required.
  • Two maximum completions.
  • Lecture.
  • Materials fee required.
  • (A-F Only)  

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FDP 342—INTRODUCTORY WINE EVALUATION 1 Unit

Prerequisite: Limited to persons 21 years of age and older.
Formerly listed as PLSC 242.

The scientific study of wines, with an emphasis on using precise descriptive language for sensory evaluation: the use of the senses of sight, smell, taste and touch in a disciplined, systematic way to learn about some of the chemical and physical properties of wine. Emphasizes California varietal wines as a basis for learning about varietal wine characteristics to build a foundation for understanding the great wines of the world.

  • Field trips may be required.
  • Lecture/Demonstration.
  • Two maximum completions.
  • Materials fee required.
  • CR/NC Only only.

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FDP 343—COMMERCIAL WINEMAKING PRACTICUM 1 Unit

Formerly listed as PLSC 243.

Introduction to current commercial winemaking practices through lecture, observation and practical experience. Experiential component delivered at CSU, Fresno winery in cooperation with CSU, Fresno enology faculty and students.

  • Field trips required.
  • Lecture/ Laboratory.
  • Four maximum completions.
  • (Fall)

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FDP 344 – SENSORY EVALUATION OF RED TABLE WINES 1 Unit

Prerequisite: Limited to persons 21 years of age and older.
Recommended for Success: FDP 342.

Sensory evaluation of red table wines, with an emphasis on premium California red table wines.

  • Field trips may be required.
  • Two maximum completions.
  • Lecture/Demonstration.
  • Materials fee required.
  • Not offered every semester.
  • (Fall)

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FDP 376—BASIC FOOD PLANT LABORATORY PROCEDURES 1 Unit

Details of food plant laboratory procedures; emphasis on net weight, fill weight, syrup checking, and statistical quality control.

  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 378—FOOD LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS 1 Unit

Operation, principles, importance and care of basic food laboratory instruments.

  • Lecture/ Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only) 

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FDP 379—FOOD PRODUCTS GRADING 1 Unit

Fundamentals of food products grading.

  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 380—FOOD PRODUCTS MICROANALYSIS-A 1 Unit

Training in insect part and fly egg determination in food products.

  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 381—FOOD PRODUCTS MICROANALYSIS-B-MOLD COUNTING 2 Units

Instruction in mold count procedures as applied to fruit and tomato products and food plant sanitation. Includes Howard Mold, Geotrichum Mold, and Rot Count methods.

  • Lecture/Laboratory/Other.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 382—FOOD PRODUCTS MICROANALYSIS-C 1 Unit

Principles of food bacteriology; use of materials and equipment; tests that identify the presence and number of bacteria important in the food industry.

  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 383—ENZYMES IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY 1 Unit

Fundamentals of food enzymes and their use in the food industry; classification, production, activity, use, immobilization and inhibition, modification of food by endogenous enzymes, and the major classes of industrial enzymes.

  • Lecture.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 386—FOOD LABORATORY CHEMISTRY PROCEDURES 1 Unit

Basic chemical principles and techniques as they are applied to chemical analysis of foods.

  • Field trips may be required.
  • Lecture/Laboratory.
  • (A-F Only)

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FDP 387—FOOD PROCESSING SANITATION AND CLEANUP 1 Unit

Introduction to the fundamentals of food processing equipment, cleanup and sanitation, types of cleaning agents, residue problems, cleanup methods and techniques.

  • Two maximum completions.
  • Field trips may be required.
  • Lecture.
  • (A-F Only)

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