Program Curriculum

Students will complete a minimum of 35 credits composed of the following:

• 15 credits in the student’s focused science curriculum
• 12 credits of professional skills courses
• 3 credits of internship with an area employer
• 3 credit elective science skills course
• 2 credits of non-thesis research experience and seminar 

Science Curriculum (15 credits):

Environmental Contamination
AGEC 451 Applied Natural Resource and Environmental Economics	3 cr.
BAE 585 Fundamentals of Bioenergy and Bioproducts	3 cr.
BAE 592 Biofuels	3 cr.
BAE 594 Thermochemical Technologies for Biomass Conversion	3 cr.
ENVS 436/536 Principles of Sustainability (www)	3 cr.
FORP 438 Introduction to Lignocellulosic Biomass Chemistry	1 cr.
FORP 538 Lignocellulosic Biomass Chemistry	3 cr.
FORP 536 Biocomposites	3 cr.
FOR 585 Natural Resource Policy Analysis	2 cr.
FS 460 Food Chemistry	3 cr.
FS 538 Physical Properties of Food Materials	2 cr.
FS 570 Advanced Food Technology	3 cr.
PLSC 407 Field Crop Production	3 cr.
PLSC 546 Plant Breeding	3 cr.