Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting August 2027
- Apply before Dec 2026
- Starting January 2028
- Apply before Aug 2027
Language
English
TOEFL iBT (80)
Credits
23 SCH (23-26)
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
University Park, United States
Disciplines
Materials Science
Overview
The Biorenewable Systems graduate program at Pennsylvania State University:
- Integrates science and technology with business (marketing, management, entrepreneurship, and leadership) for bio-based products/materials and their supply chains;
- Provides an alternative high-quality graduate degree program for students without an engineering undergraduate degree; and
- Prepares graduates to lead the development and advancement of the growing bio-based economy in key industry sectors: bio-based fuels, energy, chemicals, plastics, and packaging; pharmaceuticals; and cosmetics.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Biobased Polymers
- Human Behavior and ethics in Management and Technology
- Biorenewable Systems Analysis
- Structural Biocomposites
- Applied Bioproducts Marketing
- Sustainable Business Strategies
- Applied Biomanufacturing Laboratory
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL iBT (80)
Other requirements
General requirements
- The program requirement for acceptance to graduate study toward a Ph.D. degree in BRS is typically an M.S. degree with research thesis in BRS or related discipline such as: Agricultural Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Business, Engineering, and Environmental Sciences, or with a B.S. degree in Agricultural Systems Management (ASM) or BRS or equivalent.
Direct admission will be based on critical evaluation of the student’s:
- potential to conduct publishable research
- academic record
- an additional language (other than the student’s mother tongue)
- performance on standardized tests
- statement of purpose
- and reference letters
Fees and funding
Living costs
University Park
United States
1,404-2,106 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Scholarships
Below you will find PhD's scholarship opportunities for Biorenewable Systems.
