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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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    Stanford University

    Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming

    Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Bioinformatics, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Meta

    Meta Data Analyst

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Data Presentation, Business Metrics, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Management, Data Collection, Data Governance, Bayesian Statistics, Data Visualization, Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Information Privacy, Data Cleansing, Pandas (Python Package), Data Analysis, Data Visualization Software, Spreadsheet Software, Exploratory Data Analysis, SQL, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Functional Programming in Scala

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Apache Spark, User Interface (UI), Distributed Computing, Programming Principles, Big Data, Data Processing, Software Design, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Functional Design, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Heat Maps, Interactive Data Visualization, Computer Programming, Real Time Data, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Geospatial Information and Technology, Performance Tuning

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II (project-centered course)

    Skills you'll gain: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Architecture, Computer Programming, System Programming, Virtual Machines, Operating Systems, Software Architecture, Algorithms, Software Design, Program Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Computer Graphic Techniques

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    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Stanford University

    AI in Healthcare

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Healthcare Ethics, Pharmaceuticals, Data Ethics, Clinical Research, Clinical Data Management, Health Systems, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Clinical Research Ethics, Unstructured Data, Health Care, Model Deployment, Health Informatics, Data Mining, Managed Care, Model Evaluation, Responsible AI, Applied Machine Learning, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Introducción a la programación en Python I: Aprendiendo a programar con Python

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Python Programming, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Program Development, Algorithms

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google

    Discover the Art of Prompting

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Large Language Modeling, LLM Application, Model Evaluation, Content Creation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Michigan

    Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Processing, Data Visualization, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Cleansing, Data Collection, Data Visualization Software, Python Programming, Exploratory Data Analysis, Algorithms, Data Analysis, Web Scraping, Email Automation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    PwC

    Problem Solving with Excel

    Skills you'll gain: Excel Formulas, Microsoft Excel, Data Cleansing, Spreadsheet Software, Data Validation, Data Analysis Software, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Financial Analysis, Data Management

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    University of California San Diego

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Software Documentation, Development Environment, Debugging

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Google Cloud

    Machine Learning on Google Cloud

    Skills you'll gain: Feature Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Tensorflow, Google Cloud Platform, Keras (Neural Network Library), Data Preprocessing, Data Quality, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Exploratory Data Analysis, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Model Evaluation, Scikit Learn (Machine Learning Library), Data Cleansing, Prompt Engineering, Cloud Deployment, Data Strategy, Cloud Computing

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    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    DeepLearning.AI

    Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders, Reinforcement Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Unsupervised Learning, Data Ethics, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Reinforcement Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Anomaly Detection, Dimensionality Reduction, Algorithms

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Greedy Algorithms, Minimum Spanning Trees, and Dynamic Programming: Stanford University
  • Meta Data Analyst: Meta
  • Functional Programming in Scala: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
  • Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: Nand to Tetris Part II (project-centered course): Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • AI in Healthcare: Stanford University
  • Introducción a la programación en Python I: Aprendiendo a programar con Python: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Discover the Art of Prompting: Google
  • Capstone: Retrieving, Processing, and Visualizing Data with Python: University of Michigan
  • Problem Solving with Excel : PwC
  • Object Oriented Programming in Java: University of California San Diego

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