Renewable Materials (B.S.Renew.Mat.)
The Renewable Materials degree program is designed to fill the growing demand for professionals in the manufacture, marketing, and utilization of sustainable natural materials. Interdisciplinary coursework and project-based learning opportunities lead to a variety of career directions, including procurement of timber and other renewable materials; production management, marketing and distribution of bio-based products; green building materials selection, construction and design; and bio-based energy production systems.
Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3) and one of the following options:
Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr) |
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Biol 102, Biol 102L |
Biology and Society and Lab (4 cr) |
Legal Environment of Business (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking (2 cr) |
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Natural Resource and Ecosystem Service Economics (3 cr) |
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Principles of Microeconomics (3 cr) |
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Society and Natural Resources (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Spatial Analysis for Natural Resource Management (3 cr) |
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Exploring Natural Resources (1 cr) |
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General Physics I (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Renewable Materials (2 cr) |
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Properties of Renewable Materials (3 cr) |
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Biocomposites (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Lignocellulosic Chemistry (1 cr) |
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Primary Products Manufacturing (3 cr) |
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Biomaterials Deterioration and Protection (2 cr) |
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Biomaterial Product and Process Development Lab (2 cr) |
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Product Development and Brand Management (3 cr) |
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Renewable Natural Resources Internship (1 cr) |
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Statistical Methods (3 cr) |
One of the following (4 cr):
Introduction to Chemistry I (4 cr) |
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Principles of Chemistry I (4 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Carbon Compounds (3 cr) |
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Organic Chemistry I (3 cr) |
One of the following (3-4 cr):
Business Writing (3 cr) |
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Technical Writing (3 cr) |
One of the following (3 cr):
Ecology (3 cr) |
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Ecology (3 cr) |
One of the following (4 cr):
Survey of Calculus (4 cr) |
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Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr) |
Restricted Electives (21 cr):
Enterprise Accounting (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Architectural Graphics (3 cr) |
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Materials and Methods (3 cr) |
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Building Technology II - Concrete (2 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems I (3 cr) |
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Environmental Control Systems II (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts (3 cr) |
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Biofuels (3 cr) |
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Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Business Enterprises (3 cr) |
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Integrated Business and Value Creation (3 cr) |
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Financial Resources Management (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Management (3 cr) |
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Marketing (3 cr) |
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Managing Information (3 cr) |
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Introduction to Electronic Commerce (3 cr) |
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Process Management (3 cr) |
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Project Management (3 cr) |
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Entrepreneurship (3 cr) |
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New Venture Creation (3 cr) |
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Pricing Strategy and Tactics (3 cr) |
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Quality Management (3 cr) |
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Foundations of Economic Analysis (4 cr) |
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Forest Operations (3 cr) |
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Low Volume Forest Roads (2 cr) |
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Cable Systems (2 cr) |
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Introduction to Principles of Site Design (3 cr) |
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Fundamentals of Polymeric Materials (3 cr) |
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Wood Building Technology (3 cr) |
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Lignocellulosic Biomass Chemistry (3 cr) |
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Probability and Statistics (3 cr) |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree