This option is offered within the following major(s):

• Bioresource Research - College of Agricultural Sciences

The Bioproducts and Bioenergy option is concerned with the innovative discovery and production of biomaterials (e.g. biodegradable plastics and composites), bioenergy (e.g. fuel ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel), or biochemicals (e.g. antibiotics, pharmaceuticals and herbicides) from plant, animal, or microbial biomass. Switching to an economy where the basic building blocks for materials, chemicals, and energy are derived from renewable biological resources could improve health, transform manufacturing practices, increase agricultural productivity, boost rural economies, and mitigate climate change. Students in this option will be prepared for interesting careers in industry and bioinnovation, as well as graduate programs. 

Students must choose option classes from four categories, to provide:

1. Background appropriate to the systems that their research concerns (e.g. forests, agricultural crops, microbes);
2. An upper-division laboratory class;
3. A class in economics, business, innovation, or marketing;
4. Specialization and breadth courses, depending on the student’s choice of research.

Option Code: 815

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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)

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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)

Option Code: 815