The Master of Science (M.S.) with a major in Professional Science includes a business core with specific concentrations in Actuarial Sciences, Biostatistics, Biotechnology, Engineering Management, Fermentation Science, Geosciences, and Health Care Informatics.

As a Master of Science in Professional Science (MSPS) degree, the Fermentation Science M.S. combines leading-edge, advanced science classes with graduate-level business management courses designed to enhance career success. Instead of a thesis, students complete a complex, capstone internship. Over 70% of our MSPS students receive job offers from their internship.

This degree is ideal for individuals looking to advance themselves within the management structure of companies employing fermentation to produce an end product. The most effective managers in these types of companies are those who understand the science and technologies employed in the production of the products they produce and sell, as well as the critical business skills required to run the company. No other degree offers these two different types of education and training in a single program.

The range of careers available to you with an MSPS degree in Fermentation Science is literally as broad as the World. Every country and every culture in the World utilizes fermentation to survive, so you can choose where you want to live as well as what you want to do when you get there. Your advantage, once you complete this degree, is that most people aren’t even aware these career opportunities exist! In addition, if you get tired of working in one industry, your education and experience will allow you to shift into an alternative industry with ease. The science of fermentation is consistent across all careers. Examples of industries you will be trained to enter include:

Fermented food production, including cheese, yogurt, sour cream, and all fermented dairy products; sauerkraut, kimchi, and other fermented vegetable products; beer, distilled spirits, and wine; bread, vinegar, pepperoni, pastrami and salami
Industrial chemical production
Industrial ethanol production (e.g. for addition to gasoline)
Pharmaceutical production
Probiotic production
Wastewater processing