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Give us your input about IFT education programs!
In an effort to continue to provide meaningful educational programming, we are requesting your input about IFT courses, webcasts, and events. Complete a short survey by August 20, 2008, 12:00 p.m. Central to be eligible for prizes!
IFT
offers a wide variety of educational resources for teachers, professionals, and students
of all ages.
IFT Knowledge & Learning Center
Knowledge &
Learning Center
Attend one- to two-day conferences on timely topics, or
participate in a variety of webcasts throughout the year. The Knowledge & Learning Center also hosts the popular Pre-Meeting
Short Courses prior to the IFT Annual Meeting
and Food Expo.
Education and Outreach Resources
General Education
Activities,
experiments and online media targeted to middle and high school students.
IFT/Discovery School
Learn more about a career in food science, and what food science is.
Developed by IFT, the IFT Foundation, and Discovery Education.
Introduction to the Food
Industry
This online resource is a self-study learning tool designed
to assist high school students in their exploration of the food industry and its
career opportunities.
Find
a Food Scientist
Talk to
a food scientist in your area.
Undergraduate
Programs, Graduate Programs and Scholarships
Approved Undergraduate Programs
A comprehensive list of food science and technology
departments or programs that offer curricula and options that IFT's Committee on
Higher Education has determined meet the "IFT Undergraduate Education Standards
for Degrees in Food Science."
Education Standards for Food Science Programs
IFT's Undergraduate Curriculum Standards
for Degrees in Food Science is a guideline of required courses.
Guide Book for Food Science Programs
The
Guide Book contains: details of the requirements needed to obtain IFT approval
based on the most recent set of standards, provides resources for helping to
meet those requirements and provides examples of how others are meeting the
IFT requirements.
Graduate Program Directory
This directory
contains comprehensive, up-to-date information on more than 40
universities in the United States and Canada offering food science graduate
programs.
IFT Scholarships
IFT Scholarships are
available each year to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. These
awards are given by food industry companies, organizations, IFT Divisions, IFT
Sections, and the IFT Foundation to help young scientists receive the education
and training necessary to fill positions in industry, government, and education.
Culinary
Schools
A list of U.S. and international culinary schools. These programs
have not been approved by IFT, and are therefore ineligible
for IFT scholarships.
Members-Only Resources
Lectureship
and Visitation Programs
Is your IFT Section or university in need of a speaker? Hear the latest in food science and technology by participating in one of IFT's lectureship programs.
Related Organizations
National
Society for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related
Sciences
Information and resources for minority
students and professionals in the agricultural and related sciences.
Phi Tau
Sigma
The honorary society of food scientists.
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