Food, Nutrition and Dietetics Courses

Courses offered at the K-State Olathe campus

SENS 701 - Sensory Analysis

Credit Hours: 3
Sensory analysis of appearance, texture, aroma, flavor; physiology of sensory receptors; laboratory and consumer panels; and interpretation of data.

SENS 711 - Pet Food Sensory Analysis

Credit Hours: 2
Sensory analysis of food and other products for non-food animals (e.g. dogs and cats with mention of other species) with an emphasis on methods (descriptive, discrimination, consumer, sensory-related instrumental) used in the laboratory and in the field.

SENS 834 - Descriptive Sensory Analysis: Food and Fragrance

Credit Hours: 1
Identification and use of descriptive sensory attributes as they relate to food and fragrance for product development, research, and quality control. Practical experiences in identifying, describing, and application of food and fragrance attributes. Lecture.

SENS 836 - Descriptive Sensory Analysis: Panel Training

Credit Hours: 1
Techniques for training and evaluating sensory descriptive panels for use in product development, research, and quality control. Lecture.

SENS 841 - Consumer Research – Fundamentals

Credit Hours: 1
Fundamentals of consumer research in terms of organizing and executing studies. Planning studies, selecting products, recruiting target consumers, and organizing study execution are included.

SENS 843 - Consumer Research – Qualitative

Credit Hours: 1
This course provides a deep dive into qualitative research, including the design, application, execution, and reporting. This course will educate the student on the appropriate tools for qualitative data collection based on the objectives, with a particular emphasis on interviews and focus groups.

SENS 848 - Consumer Research – Quantitative

Credit Hours: 1
Methods and issues associated with measuring consumer responses to products including preference testing, preference ranking, acceptance testing, hedonic scales, and consumption testing.