Packaging Science
Packaging Science
Packaging Science Minor
www.pkg.ufl.edu
Our modern global marketplace demands efficiency as a prerequisite for success. Packaging Science has recently emerged as a high priority discipline that industry has embraced as a means to improve efficiency and to gain a competitive edge.
Packaging Science offers paths to many career opportunities. The packaging industry involves many commercial activities including raw material production and distribution, conversion of raw materials into usable forms, graphic design, printing and marketing, warehousing and distribution, and post-use recycling, reuse, conversion to energy and/or disposal. Modern packaging professional are continually pushing the envelope to improve the lives of people, efficiency of industry, and the relationship with our environment. Recent evidence of this trend is the application of computerized 3-D packaging design to improve conceptualization and speed to market, and the development of novel biodegradable plastics to minimize waste destined for landfills reduce our dependency on petroleum, and to minimize environmental impact.
The Packaging Science curriculum builds on a solid foundation in the pure sciences with specialized courses related to materials used in packaging, packaging of foods and consumer products, computer tools for package design and distribution logistics, analytical methods for packaging, as well as packaging decoration. The curriculum also incorporates valuable tools for business and commerce such as accounting, advertising, and economics.
To remain 'on track' for this major you must meet the following critical tracking criteria. The critical tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.0 UF GPA required for semesters 1-5
- Complete 1 of 7 critical courses - excluding labs CHM2045, CHM2045L, CHM2046, CHM2046L, MAC1147 or MAC 2233, BSC2007, BSC2009L, PHY 2004, PHY 2004L, PHY 2005 and STA 2023
Semester 2:
- Complete 2 additional courses of the 7 courses - excluding labs
Semester 3:
- Complete 2 additional course of the 7 courses - excluding labs
Semester 4:
- Complete all 7 critical tracking courses - including associated labs
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
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Composition (GE-C) |
3 |
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CHM 2045 and 2045L General Chemistry I and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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PHY 2004 and 2004L Physics I and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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Humanities (GE-HI) |
3 |
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Total |
14 |
|
Semester 2 |
|
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CHM 2046 and 2046L General Chemistry II and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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PHY 2005 and 2005L Physics II and Lab (GE-P) |
4 |
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MAC 2233 Survey of Calculus or MAC 1147 Precalculus: Algebra and Trigonometry |
3-4 |
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Humanities (GE)* |
3 |
|
Total |
14-15 |
|
Semester 3 |
|
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ACG2021C Intro to Financial Accounting |
4 |
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BSC 2007 and 2009L Cells, Organisms, Genetics and Lab (GE-B) |
4 |
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ECO 2013 Macroeconomics (GE-S) |
3 |
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Electives |
4 |
|
Total |
15 |
|
Semester 4 |
|
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*PKG 3001 Principles of Packaging |
3 |
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SPC 2600 Intro to Public Speaking or AEE 3030C Effective Oral Communication |
3 |
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ENC 2210 Technical Writing or AEE 3033C Writing for Ag and Natural Resources |
3 |
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PSY 2012 General Psychology (GE-S) |
3 |
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Elective |
2 |
|
Total |
14 |
|
Summer |
|
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STA 2023 Introduction to Statistics I |
3 |
|
Total |
3 |
*PKG 3001 must be taken prior to entering upper division. Summer semester is available for transfer and community college students to satisfy this requirement.
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Semester 5 |
|
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CHM 2200 and 2200L Organic Chemistry and lab |
4 |
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EML 3023 CAD and Graphics |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Packaging Materials |
3 |
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PKG 3103 Food Packaging |
3 |
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Technical Electives |
2 |
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Total |
15 |
|
Semester 6 |
|
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PKG 4932 Distribution and Transport Packaging |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Computer Tools for Packaging |
3 |
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PKG 4510C Analytical Methods in Packaging |
3 |
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ECO 2023 Microeconomics |
3 |
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ADV 3000 Elements of Advertising |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
|
Semester 7 |
|
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PKG4511C Package Decoration |
3 |
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FOS 3042 Introduction to Food Science |
3 |
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MAN 3025 Principles of Management or AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management |
3-4 |
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AOM 4933 Professional Practice |
1 |
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Technical Electives |
4 |
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Total |
14-15 |
|
Semester 8 |
|
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PKG 4932 Packaging Production and Processing |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Senior Design Packaging |
2 |
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PKG 4932 Consumer Products Packaging |
3 |
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MAR 3023 Principles of Marketing or AEB 3300 Agricultural Marketing |
3-4 |
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Technical Electives |
3 |
|
Total |
14-15 |
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The packaging science minor is open to all students and provides a background for careers in packaging science. It consists of a minimum of 15 semester credits with a grade of "C" or better. A minimum of nine semester credits must be completed at the University of Florida. Students pursuing this minor must complete three PKG courses of three or more credits toward the 15 credit minimum requirement. No courses may be taken as S-U credit. Students applying for the minor must obtain written approval from their academic adviser and the undergraduate coordinator in packaging science at least two semesters prior to graduation.
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PKG 3001 Principles of Packaging |
3 |
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Select at least one course from the following: |
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PKG 4932 Computer Tools for Packaging |
3 |
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PKG 4252C Analytical Methods in Packaging |
3 |
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EML 3023 Computer Aided Graphics and Design |
3 |
Select at least one course from the following business courses:
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AEB 3133 Principles of Agribusiness Management |
3 |
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MAN 3025 Principles of Management |
4 |
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ACG 2021C Introduction to Financial Accounting |
4 |
Select six hours from the following:
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PKG 4204C Package Decoration |
3 |
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PKG 3103 Food Packaging |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Consumer Products Packaging |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Packaging Machinery |
3 |
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PKG 4932 Distribution and Transport Packaging |
3 |
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