Overview

This Business and Operations for a Circular Bio-Economy MicroMaster Program offered by edX in collaboration with Wageningen University and Research - WageningenX consists of three courses and a capstone. The courses will teach you about the basics of biobased materials/natural resources and their conversion to useful products and services.

This will help you to understand and evaluate strategic, technological, and operational aspects of running a biobased business and therefore understand the dynamics in biobased business investments and the factors that influence them. You will learn to design and evaluate biobased supply (and value) chains using quantitative methods.

Job Outlook

This programme is intended for those working in or, aiming to work in, industries that are transitioning to the biobased economy, or non-profit and governmental institutions and for those currently working in biobased industries
Careers in industries such as: (bio)chemicals, agri-food and feed, beer and water, housing and infra, energy, logistics, next to related governmental and non-governmental sectors
Exciting career opportunities for those traditionally and newly trained: entrepreneurs, top managers, supply chain managers, product managers, consultants and business developers in a biobased business, biobased researchers, bioprocess specialists
The US biobased products industry contributes $369 billion and 4 million jobs to American economy
EU employment in the Biobased sector accounts for 13.8 million jobs

What you will learn

Understand and evaluate strategic, technological, and operational aspects of running a biobased business

Understand the basics of biobased materials and their conversion to useful products and services

Identify factors that affect biobased investments and innovations

Create business strategies in a biobased economy

Design and evaluate biobased supply chains using quantitative methods

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Approach

From Fossil Resources to Biomass: A Chemistry Perspective

Business Strategy and Operations in a Biobased Economy

Capstone Business and Operations for a Circular Bio-Economy

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 6 months
- 16 hrs/week

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online

Self-paced

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

Economics Business Administration View 198 other programmes in Economics in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

734 USD / full

≈ 734 USD / full
Out-of-State

734 USD / full

≈ 734 USD / full

Additional Details

Discounted price: $734.40

Full price: $816

Funding

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