Information Package / Course Catalogue
Cheese Technology
Course Code: ST405
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Learning of the main principles of cheese making technologies and cheese defects.

Course Content

Cheese and cheese varieties production technigues.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Knowing The theories of cheese ripening and occuring flavour in cheese
2.Knowing inoculation mechanism of milk using rennet
3.Knowing the raw materiail milk of cheese for production.
4.Using additivies in cheese making.
5.To gain knowledge of the nutritional value, quality characteristics, and quality defects of cheese.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Üçüncü, 2004. M. A’dan Z’ye Peynir teknolojisi, E:Ü: Mühendislik Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü. Cilt 1 2. Üçüncü, 2004. M. A’dan Z’ye Peynir teknolojisi, E:Ü: Mühendislik Fakültesi Gıda Mühendisliği Bölümü. Cilt 2
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
İntroduce, What is the cheese, the history of cheese, the typies of cheese, the notes of of traditional cheese production
Week 2 - Theoretical
The raw material of cheese; milk
Week 3 - Theoretical
Using additivies in cheese making
Week 4 - Theoretical
The properties of casein and whwy proteins
Week 5 - Theoretical
İnoculation of milk using rennet (Quiz)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Coosing of milk using cheese production and standardisiation
Week 7 - Theoretical
İnoculation of milk and curdlig
Week 8 - Theoretical
Cheese production in Turkey and a other some countries (Midterm Exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Salting and pre ripening
Week 10 - Theoretical
The theories of cheese ripening and occurrig flavour
Week 11 - Theoretical
Packing of cheese
Week 12 - Theoretical
Quality and defect of quality in cheese
Week 13 - Theoretical
The nutritional value of cheese.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Cheese production in Turkey and a other some countries
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Lecture - Practice141128
Quiz1224
Midterm Examination1426
Final Examination1426
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
3
4
5
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
5
5
OÇ-5
4
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026