The scientific nature of bio-based resources, their unique design, sustainability, and renewability constitute the core of this option.
Building upon that foundation, students learn techniques for converting and efficiently utilizing these materials to maximize product life cycles, while simultaneously exploring relevant marketing and management strategies. Technical electives for this option emphasize material sciences, engineering, and/or business. Career tracks are broad, ranging from traditional forest products companies to emerging sectors, including bioenergy co-products.
Selection List
Select 15 credits of specialization courses in consultation with an adviser. At least 9 credits must be at 200-400 level.
These 15 credits must be either 1) selected from courses on this approved list, or, 2) approved by petition following consultation with an advisor. The first column of the table notes suggested specialization areas.
| Specialization Area | Possible Courses | Abbreviated Title | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business | ACCTG 311 | Acctg Sys & Cntrl | ACCTG 211 |
| Business | ACCTG 404 | Managerial Accctg | ACCTG 211, SCM 200 or STAT 200, ECON 102 |
| Business | ACCTG 471 | Int Fin Acctg I | ACCTG 211 or ACCTG 311 |
| Business | B A 250 | Small Business Management | 3 cr. in economics |
| Business | B LAW 425 | Environmental Law | B LAW 341 or B LAW 243 |
| Business | B LAW 445 | Intell Prop & Comp | B LAW 441 |
| Business | ECON 302(GS) | Inmd Microec Anly | ECON 102 |
| Business | ECON 304(GS) | Inmd Macroec Anly | ECON 104 |
| Business | ECON 342(GS) | Industrial Orgn | ECON 102 |
| Business | ECON 315 or | Labor Economics, or | ECON 102 |
| Business | LER 100(GS) | Employment Relations | |
| Business | IB 303, or | International Business Operations or | 5th semester standing |
| Business | ECON 333 | International Economics | ECON 102, ECON 104 or ECON 014 |
| Business | FIN 100 | Introduction to Finance | 3rd semester standing |
| Business | IE 302 | Engineering Economy | MATH 141 |
| Business | LER 201(GS) | Employment Law | |
| Business | LER 444 | Occupat Health | LER 100 |
| Business | LER 464 | Com Skls Ldrs I Go | |
| Business | LER 465 | Coll Dec Making | |
| Business | MGMT 100 | Survey of Mgmt | |
| Business | MGMT 326 | Org Beh & Design | B A 304 or MGMT 301 |
| Business | MGMT 471W | Strategic Management | MGMT 301, MKTG 301, FIN 301, SCM 301 |
| Business | MKTG 221 | Contemp Am Mktg | 3 cr. in economics |
| Business | MKTG 302 | E-Commerce Mktging | B A 303 or MKTG 301 |
| Business | PSYCH 100(GS) | Introductory Psychology | |
| Business | PSYCH 281(GS) | Indust-Org Psych | PSYCH 100 |
| Business | SCM 301 | Supply Chain Management | ACCTG 211, ECON 102, SCM 200 or STAT 200 |
| Chemistry | BMB 211 | Elementary Biochemistry | CHEM 110; CHEM 202 or CHEM 210 |
| Chemistry | BMB 200 and higher | ||
| Chemistry | CHEM 112 | Chemical Principles II | CHEM 110 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 113 (1) | Continuation of CHEM 111 | CHEM 110, concurrent: CHEM 112 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 202, or | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry I, or | CHEM 101 OR CHEM 110 OR CHEM 106 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 210 | Organic Chemistry I | CHEM 112 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 203, or | Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry II, or | CHEM 202 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 212 | Organic Chemistry II | CHEM 210 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 227 | Analytical Chemistry | CHEM 113 and MATH 140 |
| Biology and Plants | AGECO 201 | Introductory Agroecology | |
| Biology and Plants | AGRO 028 | Principles of Crop Management | |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 127, or | Introduction to Plant Biology, or | |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 240W (4) | Biology: Funct. & Devel. of Organisms | BIOL 110, CHEM 110 |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 230W (4) | Biology: Molecules and Cells | BIOL 110, CHEM 110 |
| Biology and Plants | BMB 251/ MICRB 251 | Molecular and Cell Biology | CHEM 112 |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 407 | Plant Developmental Anatomy | BIOL 240W |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 424 | Seeds of Change: The Uses of Plants | BIOL 110; BIOL 220W, BIOL 230W or BIOL 240W |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 441 | Plant Physiology | BIOL 230W, BIOL 240W |
| Biology and Plants | BIOL 459 | Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology | BIOL 230W; or BMB 251, BMB 252 |
| Biology and Plants | HORT 101 | Horticultural Science | |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 203 | Field Dendrology | Concurrent: FOR 200W or W P 200W and W P 203 |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 308 | Forest Ecology | Concurrent: FOR 203 |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 366 | Forest Resources Measurements | STAT 240 |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 410 | Forest Ecosys Mgmt | 3 cr. in both biology and ecology |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 418 (US;IL) | Agroforestry | |
| Biology and Plants | FOR 421 | Silviculture | FOR 308, FOR 366 |
| Biology and Plants | PPATH 405 | Microbe-Plant Interactions | BIOL 110 |
| Biology and Plants | PLANT 461 | Emerging Issues in Plant Sciences | AGRO 028 or HORT 101; AGECO201 or BIOL 127 or HORT 202; ENT 313 and SOILS 101 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 101 | Energy and the Environment | |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 112 | Applied Materials Chemistry for Engineers | CHEM 110 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 201 | Introduction to Materials Science | CHEM 112; MATH 231 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 202 | Introduction to Polymer Materials | CHEM 202, MATH 231 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 441 | Polymeric Materials I | CHEM 210, MATH 231 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 443 | Introduction to the Materials Science of Polymers | CHEM 210, MATH 231 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 447 | Rheology and Processing of Polymers | MATSE 443 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 448 | Polymer Processing Technology | MATSE 447 or CHE 302A |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 473 | Polymeric Materials Lab — Synthesis (1) | MATSE 443 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | MATSE 474 | Polymeric Materials Lab — Characterization (1) | MATSE 443 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | EMCH 315 | Mechanical Reponses of Materials | EMCH 213 or EMCH 210 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | EMCH 471 | Engineering Composite Materials | EMCH 213 or EMCH 210; EMCH 315, E SC 414M, or MATSE 201 |
| Materials Science/Polymers | E SC 484 | Biologically Inspired Nanomaterials | PHYS 214, MATH 230 |
| Engineering Technology Fundamentals | EMCH 211 | Statics | Concurrent: MATH 141 |
| Engineering Technology Fundamentals | EMCH 212 | Dynamics | EMCH 211, MATH 141 |
| Engineering Technology Fundamentals | EMCH 213 | Strength of Materials | EMCH 211 |
| Engineering Technology Fundamentals | PHYS 212 | Physics: Elec and Mag | PHYS 211, concurrent: MATH 141 |
| Engineering Technology Fundamentals | MATH 34 | The Mathematics of Money | |
| Math | MATH 111 (2) or | Calculus II with Analytic Geometry, or Techniques of Calculus II | MATH 110 |
| Math | MATH 141 (4) | MATH 140 | |
| Math | MATH 200 or higher | ||
| Math | STAT 300 or higher |
