Advising, Transfer Credits, and SBIO Courses

Fundamental principles of a systems-thinking approach in evaluating complex systems related to a bioeconomy, which includes continued use and reuse of materials, chemical, and energy derived from natural materials within both industrial and natural environments. Systems mindset and frameworks, methodologies, and tools to contribute to discussions on solving complex problems integrating interconnected social, economic, and environmental factors while considering ethics. Case study-based approach to analyze and assess the impacts of conventional and alternative solutions to real-world challenges.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Concepts, principles, and frameworks to understand sustainable production and consumption systems. Critical exploration of the six “R’s”: Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Refurbish, Remanufacture, and Recycle. Circular economy models for technical and bio-based materials to enable sustainable design. Special emphasis on systems-thinking methods for evaluating alternative/circular system design for sustainable biomaterials. Elements of sustainable biomaterial products and business models that optimize material efficiency and value-retention. Current initiatives by industry and governments to implement sustainable production and consumption practices and policies around the world.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Macroscopic and microscopic structure and chemical composition of wood and other biomaterials such as grasses, bamboo, and bagasse. Relationships between anatomical structure and physical/mechanical behavior. Microscopic identification of commercially important biomaterials. Preparation and analysis of microscope slides and scanning electron micrographs.

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1105 and CHEM 1035

Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 3 Lab, 3 Crd)

Sustainability, raw materials and energy needs of society. Use of sustainable biomaterials to meet societys needs and reduce impact on the environment. Methods to evaluate and certify the sustainability of materials and consumer goods. Carbon sequestration and the use biomass for energy.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Principles of manufacturing sustainable biomaterials into primary and secondary products used in construction of buildings, houses and other structures; product demand and environmental impact; raw material quality and volume estimation; industry standards; manufacturing processes; and quality control methods.

Prerequisite(s): SBIO 2124

Instructional Contact Hours: (2 Lec, 3 Lab, 3 Crd)

Data analytics, metrics, and tools essential for navigating sustainability standards, current policies, regulations, and reporting requirements, and their applications in sustainable investment. Explore innovations in sustainable investment strategies, emphasizing the integration of sustainability concepts and industrial ecology principles into business frameworks. Case studies approach to illustrate both successful and unsuccessful sustainability strategies across diverse contexts, such as energy sector, manufacturing, among other, providing insights into practical applications and outcomes.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Descriptive and inferential statistics in a biological context with real-world examples. In analytical contexts, develops problem-solving skills and ethical reasoning. 3615: Fundamental principles, one- and two-sample parametric inference, simple linear regression, frequency data. 3616: One- and two-way ANOVA, multiple regression, correlation, nonparametrics, using a computer package. STAT 3615 partially duplicates STAT 3005 and STAT 4604, only one may be taken for credit. STAT 3616 partially duplicates STAT 3006, 4604 and 4706, only one may be taken for credit.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1225 or MATH 1025 or MATH 1524 or ISC 1105

Pathway Concept Area(s): 5A Quant & Comp Thnk Adv., 10 Ethical Reasoning

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Descriptive and inferential statistics in a biological context with real-world examples. In analytical contexts, develops problem-solving skills and ethical reasoning. 3615: Fundamental principles, one- and two-sample parametric inference, simple linear regression, frequency data. 3616: One- and two-way ANOVA, multiple regression, correlation, nonparametrics, using a computer package. STAT 3615 partially duplicates STAT 3005 and STAT 4604, only one may be taken for credit. STAT 3616 partially duplicates STAT 3006, 4604 and 4706, only one may be taken for credit.

Prerequisite(s): STAT 3615

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

First chemistry course for students in science curricula. Applications of reasoning in the natural sciences using chemical laws in an applied context and in the student’s own discipline. Overview of the universal aspects of chemistry and of application of chemistry to address global challenges. 1035: Problem-solving, elements and periodic table, stoichiometry of chemical reactions, gas phase of matter, energy flow and chemical change, atomic structure, and theories of chemical bonding. 1036: Properties of the three states of matter alone and in mixtures, kinetics, aqueous equilibrium, thermodynamics, electrochemistry. (Duplicates 1015-1016.) Students may bypass prerequisites for 1035 through testing alternatives listed in the Registrar’s Timetable.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1035 or CHEM 1055 or CHEM 1055H

Pathway Concept Area(s): 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

General physics course sequence for students in curricula other than physical sciences, mathematics, or engineering, who have not studied calculus. Applications of reasoning in the natural sciences using physical laws in a real-world context and in the students own discipline. Overview of intercultural and universal aspects of physics, and of human benefits of physics to address global challenges. 2205: mechanics, wave phenomena, fluids. 2206: optics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, relativity, topics in nuclear and modern physics.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1025 or MATH 1026 or MATH 1225 or MATH 1524

Pathway Concept Area(s): 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Mechanical properties of sustainable biomaterials and packaging materials including concepts of stress, strain, Poissons ratio, orthotropic properties, tension, compression, bending and effects of moisture on mechanical properties. Current issues related to sustainable biomaterial and packaging material use in industry. Standard methods of evaluating important mechanical properties of solid wood, composites, packaging, paperboard and fiber.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2205 or PHYS 2305

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Lab, 4 Crd)

Study of marketing systems and methods used by North American primary and secondary forest product industries. Emphasis on wood product industries. Marketing of hardwood lumber, softwood lumber, panels, composites, furniture, and paper products. Role of North American industries and markets in world trade of forest products.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Sustainable business management models of renewable-based materials organizations. Application of strategy deployment tools to sustainable bio business strategies. Analysis of financial statements of bio businesses using ratio analysis. Implementation of models and tools to analyze production systems based on cycle time, throughput, and inventory (factory dynamics). Simulation and optimization of manufacturing systems using probability function models. Statistical quality control charts for discrete and continuous variables.

Prerequisite(s): STAT 2004 or STAT 3615 or STAT 3005 or STAT 3604

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Analysis of residential spaces to meet the needs of residents. Interrelationship of residential spaces, site, and community, including climate, historic tradition, culture and impact on diversity. House construction systems and finish materials. Current and future trends in design, construction and marketing of housing for diverse households. Impact of codes and regulations on residential design and construction. Professional and labor force issues in the housing industry, interpreting residential floor plans, elevations, detail drawings.

Pathway Concept Area(s): 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Building information modeling (BIM), computer-aided design (CAD) and the role of BIM and CAD in wood construction. Use of BIM and CAD to improve construction efficiency. Study of REVIT use including building layout, family editor, detailing, schedules, material lists and 3-dimensional rendering. Discussion of construction documentation and plan reading. BIM methods and tools in the design and detailing of residential light-frame, mass timber, and historic buildings.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Planning for green and sustainability values for profit and non-profit enterprises that produce and market nature-based products and services (e.g., wood products, wildlife, fish, ecotourism). Understanding current green business environments to foster natural resource-based enterprises.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Definition of green buildings with specific focus on wood frame single family housing and appropriate green building systems. Site specification, resource efficiency, water efficiency, indoor environmental quality, homeowner education and global impact. Certification in various green building systems.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Analysis and design of wood structures comprised of solid wood and/or composite wood products. Evaluation of mechanical properties of wood materials. Design of individual tension, compression and bending members, and wood-steel dowel connections. Lateral loading design of diaphragms and shearwalls.

Prerequisite(s): SBIO 3314 or CEE 3404

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Course Crosslist: CEM 4314

The use of manufactured sustainable biomaterials in the construction of buildings; interactions of building code requirements, sustainable biomaterials and bio-composite materials as components within houses; durability, deterioration, controlling moisture infiltration, preservatives and proper selection of materials, historic wood buildings, effectiveness and efficiency of sustainable biomaterial building systems; serviceability issues in buildings with sustainable biomaterials.

Prerequisite(s): SBIO 2124

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

A first course in analytical chemistry. Topics covered include volumetric and gravimetric analysis, and elementary spectroscopy.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1036 or CHEM 1056 or CHEM 1056H

Corequisite(s): CHEM 2124

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Structure, stereochemistry, reactions, and synthesis of organic compounds.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1036 or CHEM 1056 or CHEM 1056H or ISC 1106 or ISC 1106H

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Principles of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, and chemical bonding for students in the life sciences. 4615: Laws and applications of thermodynamics. 4616: Chemical kinetics and chemical bonding including spectroscopy. Partly duplicates 3615, cannot receive credit for 3615 and 4615.

Prerequisite(s): ISC 2106H or (CHEM 1036 or CHEM 1056 or CHEM 1056H) and (MATH 1026 or MATH 1226)

Corequisite(s): PHYS 2206 or PHYS 2306

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Chemical composition of plant matter. Chemistry and biosynthesis of plant components. Cellulosic biofuel technology. Industrial conversion of woody biomass: pulping, bleaching, papermaking. Industrial conversion of cellulose by chemical processes.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1036

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Introduction to the structure and properties of natural composites, biobased polymers, and naturally-derived chemicals for materials and energy applications. Chemistry of biomass deconstruction. Industrial applications of biobased polymers, monomers, and chemicals.

Prerequisite(s): (CHEM 2514 or CHEM 2535) and (CHEM 3615 or CHEM 4615)

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Structure, properties, and applications of natural polysaccharides. Natural sources and methods of isolation. Synthetic chemistry and important polysaccharide derivatives. Relation of structure and properties to performance in critical applications including pharmaceuticals, coatings, plastics, rheology control, and films. Conversion by chemical and biochemical methods of polysaccharide biomass to fuels and materials.

Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2536 or CHEM 2566

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)

Course Crosslist: CHEM 4424

Biomass utilization as an industrial resource. Biorefinery processes such as cultivation, harvesting, separation, and biomass processing into industrial products compared to the petroleum refinery. Routes to the production of bioenergy, biochemicals, and biofuels. Resource availability and energy consumption, environmental implications of a biorefinery system, public policy influence on development of biorefineries.

Instructional Contact Hours: (3 Lec, 3 Crd)