Graduate Certificate Food Safety and Protection at Arizona State University

If you are a working professional or graduate student interested in food policy as it relates to the safety and quality of foods, the online food safety graduate certificate is designed for you. The curriculum is aligned with local, state and federal health and safety initiatives and also integrates the regulatory focus of the Food and Drug Administration. In the program, you focus on the downstream evaluation of the production, processing and preparation of food and food products.

Faculty: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation  |  Department: Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation  |  Duration: 15 credit hours  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (12 credit hours) HCR 543 Food Safety and Protection (3) HCR 544 Assessing Food Safety and Developing Policy Procedures and Training (3) HCR 558 Technical Writing for the Regulatory Professional (3) SFS 560 Tools and Tactics for Food Policy Change (3) or HCR 550 Quality Assurance and Safety in Food and Dietary Supplements (3) Other Requirements (3 credit hours) HCR 563 Fundamentals of Regulatory Affairs (3) or HCR 584 Internship (3)

Career pathways

Graduates with a food safety certificate bring strong analytical, writing and inspection skills to the job market. Career examples: border control public health inspector, facility manager, federal consumer safety inspector, food and safety sanitation product inspector, food inspector, food manufacturing, process and preparation specialist, health inspector, production control food safety inspector.

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