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11:400:106 · Food Science · School 11 — New Brunswick School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Food as Medicine introduces food microbial ecology, food pharmacology, nutrigenomics, and nutraceuticals. The catalog lists probiotic and prebiotic foods and their possible role in chronic-disease prevention among the course topics.
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SIRS · 2,703 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
3 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
When it meets
Online, Busch, C/D
Checked-in sections · current seat counts are unavailable.
AI-generated overview
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Explore microbial ecology in food and the pharmacology connections described in the catalog.
Consider how nutrigenomics and nutraceuticals connect food with health.
Review probiotic and prebiotic foods and their possible role in chronic-disease prevention, as framed by the catalog.
Researched and independently reviewed · 3 sources · 4/12 fields found
officialSummary: found · The 2022–2023 catalog provides the course description; the current Rutgers Food Science course page was also found in the exact-title search, but its revision date is not established. No current offering policy is inferred.
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atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not establish a course-specific claim for this field; the matching May 2020 thread replies concern other courses and are not used as an experience signal.
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courseRatings: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not provide independent course-specific evidence for numeric ratings; dimensions remain unscored.
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assessment: not-found · No current syllabus or term-labeled assessment mix was established in this pass.
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fit.bestFor: found · The audience and preparation fit are grounded in the dated 2022–2023 catalog, which says all students may take the course and no previous science is required; this is not confirmation of current term enrollment policy.
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fit.toughIf: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not establish a course-specific claim for this field; the matching May 2020 thread replies concern other courses and are not used as an experience signal.
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prerequisitesInPractice: found · The 2022–2023 catalog page 951 explicitly says the course is intended for all students and no previous science is required. This is dated published guidance, not a guarantee of current offering or registration policy.
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instructorVariation: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not establish a course-specific claim for this field; the matching May 2020 thread replies concern other courses and are not used as an experience signal.
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chapters: found · Topics are grouped from the catalog description only; no week order is claimed.
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commonPitfalls: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not establish a course-specific claim for this field; the matching May 2020 thread replies concern other courses and are not used as an experience signal.
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prepPlan: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title student search did not establish a course-specific claim for this field; the matching May 2020 thread replies concern other courses and are not used as an experience signal.
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studentPerspective: not-found · The fresh exact-code/title query did not find a useful student experience report. The matching May 2020 thread asks about 11:400:106, but its replies discuss other courses and provide no experience report about this course.
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3 open · Online, Busch, C/D
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9019620 | Open | Ponnusamy | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| T119621 | Open | Ponnusamy | Monday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at WL 128; Thursday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at WL 128WL 128 | Busch |
| T219622 | Open | Ponnusamy | Monday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at LOR 024; Thursday 8:30 AM-9:50 AM at LOR 024LOR 024 | C/D |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.57
Course quality
4.53
Response rate
71.2%
Coverage
25 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chitra Ponnusamy | 18 | 4.60 | 4.53 |
| Ponnusamy Chitra | 4 | 4.53 | 4.50 |
| Ponnusamy C. | 2 | 4.55 | 4.55 |
| Arserim Ender | 1 | 4.30 | 4.60 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Online, Busch, C/D
Current availability
3 open of 3
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring
Core codes
NS
Loaded terms
5
No prerequisite note appears in the checked-in Rutgers catalog snapshots.
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