Department of Food and Nutrition

Office : 1-517 Tel : +82-32-860-8120 Fax : +82-32-862-8120

1. Introduction :
1) Overview
The Department of Food and Nutrition covers three major fields; Food Science, Nutritional
Science, and Culinary Science & Foodservice Management. The department has excellent
faculty members and cutting-edge research instruments and equipments.
The curriculum pursues acquisition of up-to-date theories and technical skills. The professors
and students are actively carrying out researches, putting emphases on experiments and
practices for the improvement of quality of our lives.

The graduates have been employed as clinical dietitians in general hospitals, as staffs and
personnel for research and product developments in food and pharmaceutical companies and
as professional research specialists in the national institutes such as Korea Food Research
Institute, Food and Drug Administration, Korea Health Industry Development Institute, and
Institute of Health and Environment. Some of our graduates are also working as professors at
domestic and overseas universities.

2) Degrees
Master of Science (M.S.) in Food and Nutrition
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Food and Nutrition

2. Major :

- Food and Nutrition

1) Food Science

2) Nutritional Science

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 3) Culinary Science & Foodservice Management

3. Faculty Members

1) Chyun, Jong-Hee (천종희)

* Office: 1-512D

* Tel: +82-32-860-8123

* E-mail: jhchyun@inha.ac.kr
* Homepage: http://

* Educational Background:

- Ph. D: Nutrition / Rutgers University / U.S.A.

- M.S.: Food and Nutrition / Seoul National University / Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Clinical Nutrition / Nutrition in Aged / Trace Mineral Nutrition,

* Academic Works:

- The role of trace minerals in prevention and treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

-Beneficial effects of fermented soybean on liver of patients with alcoholic
fatty liver
-Antioxidant effect of zinc and selenium in the aged.

2) Kim, Young-A (김영아)

* Office: 1-526

* Tel: +82-32-860-8124

* E-mail: young@inha.ac.kr
* Homepage: http://foodsci.inha.ac.kr

* Educational Background:

- Ph. D: Food Science / Seoul National University / Republic of Korea

- M.S.: Food and Nutrition / Seoul National University / Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Food Science / Cookery Science / Carbohydrate / Food Texture

* Academic Works:

- The optimum condition of rice cooking

- Development of standard recipe of Korean traditional food

- The effect of adding various oligosaccharides on the starch pasteurization and

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 retrogradation

3) Choe, Eun Ok (최은옥)

* Office: 1-519

* Tel: +82-32-860-8125

* E-mail: eochoe@inha.ac.kr
* Homepage: http://lipidchem.inha.ac.kr

* Educational Background:

- Ph. D: Food Science / Ohio State University / U.S.A.

- M.S.: Food and Nutrition / Seoul National University / Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Food Lipid Chemistry

* Academic Works:

-Investigation of mechanisms for food lipid oxidation and off-flavor production

-Extraction of antioxidants from food materials and their application to food
industry
-Development of processing and storage conditions for high oxidative stability of
lipid-containing foods as well as edible fats and oils

4) Chang, Kyung Ja (장경자)

* Office: 1-525

* Tel: +82-32-860-8126

* E-mail: kjchang@inha.ac.kr
* Homepage: http://iws.inha.ac.kr/~kjchang

* Educational Background:

- Ph. D: Nutrition / University of Minnesota / U.S.A.

- M.S.: Food and Nutrition/ Seoul National University / Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Human Nutrition & Biochemistry / Fitness & Nutritional Counseling
* Academic Works:

-Development of Customized Functional Foods for Health Promotion and Well-being

-Customized Obesity Prevention and Treatment Programming
-Biological Activities of Taurine/Garlic/Soy/Lotus/Seaweed against Life Stress, Obesity
and Their Related Diseases

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5) Lee, Soo-Kyung (이수경)

* Office: 1-302

* Tel: +82-32-860-8121

* E-mail: skleenutrition@inha.ac.kr

* Homepage: http://

* Educational Background:

- Ph.D.: Nutrition/Cornell University/ U.S.A.

- M.S.: Food and Nutrition /Seoul National University/Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Nutrition Education and Counseling / Community Nutrition / Acculturation

* Academic Works:

- Relationships between acculturation, diet, and health

- Nutrition education and counseling program and evaluation

- Relationships between early malnutrition and adult health consequences

6) Chung, Hyun-Jung (정현정)

* Office: 1-415

* Tel: +82-32-860-8122

* E-mail: hjchung@inha.ac.kr

* Homepage: http://

* Educational Background:

-Ph.D: Food Science / Ohio State University/U.S.A.

-M.S: Food Science/Rutgers University/U.S.A.

-M.S: Food and Nutrition/ Seoul National University/ Republic of Korea

* Research Area: Food Safety / Foodborne Pathogen Control / Microbial Risk Assessment

* Academic Works:

- Natural antimicrobial agents from lactic acid bacteria against foodborne pathogens.

- Stress response of foodborne pathogens.

- Risk assessment of foodborne pathogens.

4. Curriculum
Course Taught
Course Area Course Credit
Code in English

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 Major- KZ501 Topics in Food Science 3

Fundamental KZ502 Topics in Nutrition 3

KZ503 Topics in Food Preparation 3
KZ602 Carbohydrate & Energy Metabolism 3
KZ603 Sensory Evaluation of Foods 3
KZ604 Biostatistics 3
KZ605 Lipid Chemistry 3 ○
KZ606 Carbohydrate Chemistry 3
KZ607 Protein Chemistry 3
KZ608 Lipid Metabolism 3
KZ609 Food Service Administration & 3
Management
KZ610 Protein & Amino Acid Nutrition 3

KZ612 Research in Cookery Science 3

Major- KZ701 Food & Nutrition Seminar 3

Advanced KZ702 Research in Korean Traditional Foods 3

KZ703 Comparative Study on Dietary Culture 3
KZ704 New Food Materials 3

KZ705 Nutrition in Growth & Development 3

KZ706 Nutritional epidemiology and mutrition 3 ○
research methods
KZ708 Study on the Functional Foods 3
KZ709 Food Safety Assessment 3 ○
KZ710 Nutrition Education 3
KZ712 Recent Developments in Foodservice 3 ○
Systems Management
KZ713 Study on Restaurant Management 3 ○
KZ714 Food Toxicology 3
KZ715 Nutrition in Aging 3
KZ716 Korean Traditional Fermented Foods 3
KZ717 Food Enzymes 3
KZ718 Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition 3
KZ719 Clinical Nutrition 3
KZ720 Community Nutrition and Public Health 3 ○
Nutrition Policy

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KZ721 Chemistry of Food Flavors and Pigments 3
KZ722 Food Processing and Product 3
Development
KZ723 Food Rheology 3
KZ724 Nutrition and Exercise 3

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