Fall 2026

Principles of Food Preservation

Principles of Food Preservation covers fundamentals of post-harvest, thermal, refrigeration, freezing, water activity, chemical, and nonthermal preservation methods.

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Historical reviews of Rich Hartel: Homework is very helpful for exams, and tests contain no surprises if students pay attention to homework material. The major is described as hard with heavy credit loads.

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Prerequisites

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MICROBIO/​FOOD SCI 325,FOOD SCI 410, and 440

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Brad Bolling: Brad Bolling provides online notes and uses helpful homework for exam preparation, engaging students through discussion. However, his lecture style requires some adjustment to get used to.

BRADLEY BOLLING is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD HARTEL is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews describe a co-taught course where Brad Bolling offers engaging lectures and helpful homework, while Rich Hartel provides predictable exams and deep subject knowledge.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.00 GPA, 33.3% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 2.77 GPA, 27.3% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2026: 2.98 GPA, 41.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Rich Hartel: Homework is very helpful for exams, and tests contain no surprises if students pay attention to homework material. The major is described as hard with heavy credit loads.

Historical reviews of Rich Hartel: Recent reviews of Rich Hartel report dismissive, abrupt, and condescending communication that made students feel uncomfortable and discouraged from asking questions.

Topics

  • Post-harvest handling and thermal processing
  • Refrigeration and freezing
  • Control of water activity
  • Chemical preservation
  • Nonthermal methods
  • Food packaging control

Skills

  • Application of food preservation methods including thermal, refrigeration, freezing, water activity control, chemical, and nonthermal techniques.

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