Bioenergy Option
This option is offered within the following major(s):
Bioenergy is renewable energy (e.g., fuel ethanol, hydrogen and biodiesel) derived from biomass, including byproducts, residues, woody waste products, and crops and microbes which are grown specifically for fuel. Development and production of bioenergy could contribute to long-term environmental and economic sustainability. Bioenergy research creates new uses for agricultural and other materials by developing new biochemical processes for the production of sustainable fuels. This area of research involves both science and engineering. Students completing this option will be ready for challenging careers in industry, governmental agencies, consulting companies, and novel start-up companies, or for graduate programs.
Substituted Courses
BRR 350 INTRODUCTION TO REGIONAL BIOENERGY for BRR 100 GREAT EXPERIMENTS IN BIORESOURCE SCIENCES and BRR 409 PRACTICUM: TEACHING AND PEER MENTORING
BRR 450 INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH: BIOENERGY FOCUS for BRR 200 DEVELOPING A RESEARCH PROPOSAL: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Background Course | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | ||
| 2. Upper-Division Lab Course | ||
| Select one course from the following: | 2-3 | |
| BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES 1 | ||
| BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES 2 | ||
| LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN PLANT BIOLOGY | ||
| GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY | ||
| 3. Engineering Course | ||
| Select course from the following or another appropriate upper-division course in the area of proccess or ecological engineering, genomics/bioinformatics, or genetic engineering, approved by research mentor | 3-4 | |
| ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING II | ||
| BIOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING | ||
| COMPARATIVE GENOMICS | ||
| 4. Specialization and Breadth Courses | ||
| WSE 473 | BIOENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | 3 |
| Select additional courses from above or below, or other upper-division courses approved by research mentor to total 29 credits | 13-15 | |
| *NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | ||
or ECON 352 | *ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY | |
| CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 1 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | ||
| UNDERSTANDING ENERGY | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING | ||
| *ENERGY MATTERS | ||
| *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
or TOX 435 | *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | |
| FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS I | ||
| FOREST RESOURCE ECONOMICS II | ||
| BACTERIAL MOLECULAR GENETICS | ||
| BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY AND METABOLISM | ||
| MICROBIAL GENETICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| FERMENTATION MICROBIOLOGY | ||
or FST 479 | FERMENTATION MICROBIOLOGY | |
| VECTOR CALCULUS I | ||
| APPLIED DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | ||
| BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY | ||
| *WRITING FOR MEDIA | ||
| *WRITING IN BUSINESS | ||
| *RENEWABLE MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY AND UTILIZATION | ||
| CHEMISTRY OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS | ||
| PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF RENEWABLE MATERIALS | ||
| RENEWABLE MATERIALS LABORATORY | ||
| ^FOREST PRODUCTS BUSINESS | ||
| POLYMER SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE | ||
| BIOENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT | ||
| Total Hours | 24-28 | |
| 1 | Note: Students choosing BEE 221 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING may substitute it for BEE 102 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING II. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Option Code: 767