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.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Food and Beverage, Nutrition and Diet, Food Safety and Sanitation, Infection Control, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Physiology, Preventative Care, Sustainable Systems, Immunology, Microbiology, Caregiving, Environment and Resource Management
★ 4.8 (631) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Food and Beverage, Sustainable Systems, Consumer Behaviour, Sustainable Development, Sustainability Standards, Environment and Resource Management, Food Safety and Sanitation, Climate Change Adaptation, Socioeconomics, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Policy, Economics, Packaging and Labeling, Public Policies, Economic Development, Emerging Technologies, Policy Analysis, Biotechnology
★ 4.8 (11) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Pre-Clinical Development, Analytical Testing, Laboratory Testing, Hazard Analysis, Environmental Regulations, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Cell Cultures, Environmental Science, Biochemical Assays, Medical Science and Research, Laboratory Research, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology, Network Analysis, Data Mining
★ 4.6 (90) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Tufts University
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Education, Meal Planning And Preparation, Food and Beverage, Health Education
★ 4.8 (199) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Stanford University
Skills you'll gain: Cultural Diversity, Nutrition Education, Compassion, Food and Beverage, Nutrition and Diet, Mindfulness, Meal Planning And Preparation, Habit Formation, Behavioral Health, Self-Awareness, Empowerment, Sensory Systems Analysis
★ 4.9 (359) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

National Taiwan University
Skills you'll gain: Hazard Analysis, Risk Analysis, Food Safety and Sanitation, Risk Management, Risk Modeling, Risk Mitigation, Risk Management Framework, Safety Standards, Emergency Response, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Communication Strategies
★ 4.9 (277) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Case Studies
★ 4.1 (9) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: Demography, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Environmental Science, Land Management, Nutrition and Diet, Sustainable Systems, Nutrition Education, Sustainable Development, Natural Resource Management, Social Studies, Human Development, Trend Analysis, Economic Development
★ 4.8 (56) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Nanjing University
Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Biochemical Assays, Molecular Biology, Laboratory Techniques, Cell Biology, Analytical Chemistry, Endocrinology, Structural Analysis, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Biology, Dialysis, Immunology, Sensory Systems Analysis, Experimentation
★ 4.8 (114) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Biochemistry, Sensory Systems Analysis, Chemistry, Process Control, Laboratory Testing, Analytical Chemistry, Analytical Testing, Product Testing, Quantitative Research, Microbiology
★ 5 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Food Quality Assurance And Control, Food and Beverage, Research, Marketing Psychology, Research Methodologies, Surveys, Market Dynamics, Marketing Management, Packaging and Labeling, Customer Analysis, Intellectual Property, Product Knowledge, Wholesaling, Sustainability Standards, Innovation, Merchandising, Quality Assessment, Supply And Demand
★ 4.5 (452) · Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

American Council on Exercise
Skills you'll gain: Nutrition Education, Nutrition and Diet, Nutrition Counseling, Exercise Science, Health And Wellness Coaching, Behavioral Health, Pharmacology, Chronic Diseases, Coaching, Physiology, Habit Formation, Scientific Methods
★ 4.8 (10) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months