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Packaging, B.S.


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Introduction

A packaging career today requires a thorough knowledge of materials, methods, design concepts, and machinery to develop and produce the packages that protect and preserve a product, help market the product and instruct the consumer in its proper use.

UW-Stout’s Bachelor of Science degree program in Packaging prepares students for technical or management responsibilities in the packaging industry to meet these needs. The program places strong emphasis on the application of theory to strengthen problem solving abilities and challenges students by providing opportunities to solve “real” packaging industry problems in classroom/laboratory settings.

The trend in the packaging industry is to hire employees who can function in more than one area at career entry. UW-Stout’s Packaging program recognizes this trend by offering the student several “emphasis” options which include course and laboratory work beyond the technical core of the program. This distinguishing feature allows students to draw on other well-recognized programs offered at UWStout: graphic arts, graphic design, food science, business and sales, quality and manufacturing, and packaging research and development.

With the quantity and variety of products produced in the world, it is easy to understand that packaging is a dynamic multibillion dollar industry in need of well-educated men and women. Graduates of the program are positioned advantageously for entry into the expanding and evolving packaging industry, as well as for further studies in the field of packaging.

General Requirements
Bachelor of Science Degree

Total for graduation 120 credits  
General Education 43 credits  
Major Studies 62 credits  
Emphasis Area 15 credits  

Program Requirements


General Education


43 credits required

Arts and Humanities (6 credits)


Additional Courses:

Choose 3 additional credits from one or more areas including art history, foreign language and culture, history, literature, music appreciation and philosophy.

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)


Additional Courses:

Choose 3 additional credits from one or more areas including anthropology, geography, political science, psychology and sociology.

Contemporary Issues (3 credits)


Courses must be selected from the list of approved contemporary issues courses.

Social Responsibility and Ethical Reasoning (3 credits)


Courses must be selected from the list of approved social responsibility and ethical reasoning courses.

Emphasis Area


15 credits required

Select 15 credits from an emphasis area. See program director or adviser for approved emphasis areas and course listings. Course plan must be approved by Packaging program director. Current emphasis areas available include:

  • Art Minor (Must apply through the School of Art an Design.)
  • Business Administration Minor
  • Food Technology
  • International Studies
  • Package Design, Research and Development
  • Package Printing
  • Packaging Machinery
  • Plastics
  • Project Management
  • Quality Management Minor
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Sustainable Design and the Environment

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