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Milling Science and Management
A career in milling may not be the
most obvious career in the world. But
it is a career that offers outstanding
opportunities.
• Milling offers a stable industry. Because
milling is one of the most basic industries,
demand for its products (flour, grain
products, etc.) remains constant.
• Salaries are high. Salaries for milling
science graduates are consistently among
the highest for college graduates. In addi-
tion, our milling graduates progress up
the career ladder rapidly. It’s not unusual
for students to be in charge of their own
mill within just a few years. Some
become officials in major companies
within 10 to 15 years.
• Opportunities are plentiful. K-State
offers the only bachelor’s degree in
milling in the United States and, possibly,
the world. That means K-State is a
major supplier for graduates entering
the industry. After graduation, you’ll see
college friends on the job and at industry
meetings.
• K-State’s Department of Grain Science
and Industry has an international reputa-
tion within the milling and allied indus-
tries. Students from all over the world
come to study here. Recruiters from major
companies always make K-State one of
their major recruiting stops.
Careers
Personal interest and personality are
the key to determining what kind of jobs
milling graduates select. Job opportunities
are broad. Graduates may choose posi-
tions in production areas such as plant
managers, plant engineers, and plant
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superintendents. Others enter fields like
research and development, quality control,
and technical sales. Some prefer careers in
purchasing, risk management, marketing,
sales, and commodities trading. There are
positions in milling equipment manufac-
turing ranging from engineering and
research to sales.
Besides the flour milling industry, gradu-
ates work in spice and specialty milling
and in numerous other jobs in the food
industry. The range of careers is continu-
ally expanding.
Facilities
Facilities available in the Department of
Grain Science and Industry are unique.
Shellenberger Hall, which houses the
department, contains a flour mill with
commercial-size equipment, a feed manu-
facturing plant, and a small pilot bakery.
A new state-of-the art flour mill is located
on the Grain Science Department Kimball
Avenue Campus site along with the extru-
sion research center. All students majoring
in milling get an opportunity to work in
the flour mill and gain hands-on knowl-
edge of the process.
Facilities also include numerous milling
laboratories with mill equipment from
all over the world. Students take courses
utilizing the department’s grain grading
laboratory, cereal chemistry laboratories,
and physical dough-testing laboratories.
Scholarships
The Department of Grain Science and
Industry awards approximately $50,000 in
scholarships annually to students majoring
in milling, feed, and bakery science.
About 40 percent of the milling students
receive scholarships that range from $200
to $3,000 annually.
Internships and summer jobs
Between their junior and senior years
many students choose to intern with a
milling company. This internship is a
good way to gain experience in the
milling industry prior to graduation.
These experiences often lead to jobs after
graduation.
Students may also take the opportunity
to work in the milling industry for the
summer to earn funds to help pay for their
next year in college.
Faculty
Excellent teaching and research faculty
provide innovative undergraduate courses
in all areas of grain science. Milling
faculty have years of experience in the
milling industry.
Transfer students
Students interested in transferring into
milling science after spending two years
at a community college should contact
the faculty to learn which basic courses
readily transfer to K-State.
Academics
Milling science is not a curriculum for
students pursuing an easy education. The
curriculum requires a significant amount
of science and mathematics.
Students majoring in milling science and
management select an option: administra-
tion (business), operations (engineering),
or chemistry. This allows them to prepare
for the portion of the industry in which
they are most interested.
Suggested schedule Options Student activities
A. Management option (business)
Freshman 3 Accounting for Business Operations The Grain Science Club provides the
Hrs. Fall semester opportunity to join others with similar
3 Accounting for Investing and Financing
1 GENAG 101 Agriculture Orientation
3 GRSC 150 Principles of Milling
3 Food and Agribusiness Management interest for professional and social activi-
3 Commodity Futures ties. Club activities include milling flour
4 CHEM 210 Chemistry I
3 Marketing Fundamentals and Futures Options
3 ENGL 100 Expository Writing I
5 Introduction to Organic and
for weekly flour sales to raise money to
3 ECON 110 Principles of Macroeconomics finance club activities.
Biological Chemistry
2 SPCH 105 Public Speaking 1A
3 Flour and Dough Testing
16 3 Management Applications in the The top students in milling are tapped to
Grain Processing Industry become members of Alpha Mu, the grain
Hrs. Spring semester 2 Milling Science II lecture
2 GRSC 110 Flow Sheets
science honorary.
4 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I
4 CHEM 230 Chemistry II 4 General Physics I
4 BIOL 198 Principles of Biology 4 General Physics II Advanced degrees
3 Social science elective 3 Business and Professional Speaking
4 Option A, B, or C
In addition to bachelor’s degrees in
6 Electives
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milling, the K-State Department of Grain
And nine hours from the following: Science and Industry is home to students
Sophomore 3 Accounting Processes and Controls earning master’s and doctoral degrees in
Hrs. Fall semester 3 Agricultural Finance grain science. Students choosing to pursue
3 ENGL 200 Expository Writing II 3 Food and Agribusiness Marketing graduate studies may apply for assistant-
6 Option A, B, or C 3 Agricultural Business Logic
3 Written Communications for the Sciences
ships to partially finance their education.
3 Social science elective
3 AGEC 120 Agricultural Economics 1 Agricultural Employment Master’s and doctoral students specialize
and Agribusiness 3 Business Law I in milling, baking, feed manufacturing,
15 3 Management Concepts cereal chemistry, grain storage, or extru-
3 Industrial Labor Relations sion processing.
Hrs. Spring semester 3 Personal and Human Resource Management
3 Labor Relations Law
2 GRSC 405 Grain Analysis Techniques For more information about
4 BIOL 445 General Microbiology
B. Chemistry option
milling science, contact:
4 GRSC 500 Milling Technology I
6 Option A, B, or C 1–2 Vibrational Spectroscopic Analysis Department of Grain Science and Industry
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3 Flour and Dough Testing 201 Shellenberger Hall
3 General Biochemistry
Junior 2 General Biochemistry lab
Manhattan, KS 66506–2201
Hrs. Fall semester 4 Chemical Analysis 1-800-355-5531 or
2 AGRON 340 Grain Grading 3 General Physical Chemistry 785-532-6161
3 STAT 325 Elements of Statistics 3 Organic Chemistry I E-mail: grains@ksu.edu
3 Social science elective 2 Organic Chemistry I lab
9 Option A, B, or C
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3 Organic Chemistry II
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For more information about
4 Analytical Geometry and Calculus I
Hrs. Spring semester 4 Analytical Geometry and Calculus II
Kansas State University, contact:
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C. Operations option (engineering)
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2 Milling Science II
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3 Advanced Flour and Feed Technology
Hrs. Spring semester
5 Introduction to Organic
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