Are you interested in:
- Renewable Energy     - Food Sustainability     - Water Sustainability
- Renewable Resources      - Renewable Materials      - Recycling

Want to complete liberal education credits completely online?
The University of Minnesota’s Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering offers 8 online courses, taught by outstanding faculty.

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For more information, contact Marlee Mollet at mmollet@umn.edu. 

• BBE 1002 - Biorenewable Resources
  • Meets Technology & Society CLE Theme
  • Fall / Spring
  • Environmental, technological, social, and economic implications of the use of biorenewable, wood and agriculture-based biomass resources and products.

• BBE 2201- Renewable Energy and the Environment
  • Meets Technology & Society CLE Theme
  • Fall / Spring / Summer
  • Cover elements of renewable energy technologies and policies; the social, environmental, and economic effects of using renewable & non-renewable sources.
  • http://bbe2201.cfans.umn.edu

• BBE 3201- Sustainability of Food Systems: A Life Cycle Perspective
  • Meets Global Perspective CLE Theme
  • Fall / Spring / Summer
  • Reviews the consequences and diversity of global food system; current topics in food sustainability.

• BBE 4001- Chemistry of Biomass and Biomass Conversion to Fuel and Products
  • Meets Environment CLE Theme
  • Fall
  • Application of chemical principles to sustainable utilization of biomass for renewable materials, chemicals, plastics, energy and other products.

• BBE 4305 / 5305 - Pulp and Paper Technology
  • Spring
  • Pulp and paper manufacturing and applications

• SSM 3301- Global Water Resource Use and Sustainability
  • Meets Environment CLE Theme
  • Fall / Spring
  • Is water a birthright? Explore the many facets of water, Earth’s most abundant resource. Examine the complexities of scarcity, water quality, and protection.

• ESPM 3601- Sustainable Housing: Community, Environment, and Technology
  • Meets Technology and Society CLE Theme
  • Fall / Spring
  • The role of technology, environment and community on sustainable housing.

• ESPM 3605 / 5605 - Recycling: Extending Raw Materials
  • Meets Technology and Society CLE Theme
  • Spring
  • Principles and practice of recycling and the impact of technology, energy and environment for sustainable material utilization.

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