Foundations of Sensory Science

Online

Explore how to use your senses to evaluate and test food, beverages and non-food products–physiologically and psychologically. This introductory course emphasizes the chemical senses of taste and smell, and covers vision, hearing and the tactile senses. Following a review of the physiology of sensation, you will examine how the mind processes sensory information and review how we are instruments for sensory testing. The course ends with discussions on the theory of sensory measurement, quantitative research principles and psychophysics.

Academic Units
4
Section Number
252SNF351
Instruction Method
Online class

Section Notes

Course reading materials will be provided for $200 via Cognella Reader. Students will receive readings a couple of weeks before the start of the course and will have the option to purchase either a hard copy or an electronic copy. Reminder for refund Deadline: October 13, 2025. Refunds and/or enrollment transfers will not be approved after this date.

Enrollment Policies

MINIMUM REQUIREMENT:  1 College Level Statistics Course. Refund Deadline: October 13, 2025. Refunds and/or enrollment transfers will not be approved after this date. For more information visit this page. 

 

Prerequisites

Students must have a college-level statistics course. 

 

Technical Requirements

https://cpe.ucdavis.edu/areas-study/online-programs/technical-requirements

Section Course Materials

Cognella Reader

Mandatory
Cognella Reader - Approximately $200 per course