Bachelor of Science - Packaging Science (Co-op)

Packaging is increasingly related to total marketing concepts. It has an even greater dependence on new developments in materials and processes. Therefore, the industry requires management personnel with creativity and a strong background in business, engineering, and science.

The packaging science degree prepares students for employment in areas such as package development, sales, purchasing, structural design, production, research, and marketing. The major was developed as a result of a close and long-established relationship between the packaging industry and RIT. This multi-billion-dollar industry exhibits dynamic growth and provides employment for thousands of professionals with wide-ranging skills and expertise.

The packaging science program at RIT is one of the most unique and respected in the country. One of only a handful in the nation to offer the program, the discipline provides students exposure to laboratory experience and real-life problem-solving. Embedded in the program is required cooperative education experience in industry. RIT is the only university in the country that requires all packaging science students to complete two blocks of cooperative education, which allows students to develop their professional skills, expand their real-world experience, and most importantly, broaden their industry contacts. Graduates are rewarded with highly developed skills, extensive materials background, and initiative knowledge of their application.

RIT's relationship with industry leaders and the skills students obtain in development, sales, and purchasing results in professional careers within this multi-billion dollar industry. This relationship, along with the faculty being packaging professionals, ensures that students acquire the most current technological knowledge base.