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Kate Field, Director
Wanda Crannell, Advisor
137 Strand Agriculture Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2911
541-737-2999
E-mail: BRR@oregonstate.edu
Website: http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/brr/

Undergraduate Major

Options
Animal Reproduction and Development
Applied Genetics
Biosystems Modeling
Biotechnology
Environmental Chemistry
Food Quality
Genomics/Bioinformatics
Pest Biology and Management
Plant Growth and Development
Sustainable Ecosystems
Toxicology
Water Resources

Bioresource Research is an interdisciplinary biosciences major leading to a BS degree. The centerpiece of BRR is a comprehensive mentored research experience. BRR students take foundation courses in the biological and physical sciences. Each student’s upper-division curriculum is individualized based on choice of option and research topic. All BRR students do a two-year, mentored research project culminating in a thesis, in a cutting-edge area of agricultural, biological, chemical, environmental, food, or health science. BRR faculty research mentors currently come from seven OSU colleges (Agricultural Sciences, Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Forestry, Veterinary Medicine). BRR courses include classes in scientific research, data presentation, and seminar presentation. The BRR curriculum is flexible enough to allow students to complete a second major or minor related to their research interests.

In addition to research expertise, BRR students graduate with a strong background in biosciences, job training, and problem-solving and communication skills. Many will enter industrial or academic research or natural resource management. Others will enter graduate and professional schools in the life sciences or become secondary school science teachers. The BRR program fulfills requirements for entry to medical, veterinary, dental and related biomedical schools and graduate programs.