University of Illinois launches Masters program in bioenergy: ag, processing, economics among specializations in 16-month program

The University of Illinois announced the launch of a new masters degree program in bioenergy. The program, offered by the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will feature a non-thesis-based Masters in Science with specialization in: plants, soils, and feedstocks; bioenergy production, processing, and use; environment, economics, and policy & law; or bioenergy tools and methods.

The program is a 16-month program based on three semesters of coursework and a summer internship.

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