BAE Courses

BE Description of Courses

Undergraduate Courses

Course NumberCourse TitleFallSpringSummer
BE 101Introduction to Biosystems EngineeringX
BE 201Drafting in Biosystems EngineeringX
BE 230Engineering Analysis of Biological Systems X
BE 332Engineering Properties of Biological MaterialsX
BE 334Biosystems Engineering Laboratory Practice (W)X
BE 350Heat and Mass Transfer in Biosystems X
BE 351Thermodynamics for Biological EngineeringX
BE 360Microbial Systems Engineering X
BE 385Engineering Design and Optimization for Biological Systems X
BE / GEO 402Agricultural ClimatologyX-even
BE / ANS 418Comprehensive Nutrient Management PlanningX
BE / FW 419Applications of Geographic Info. Systems to Nat. Res. Mgt. X
BE / FSC 429Fundamentals of Food Engineering X
BE / FW / PLB / ZOL 443Restoration Ecology X
BE / BME 444Biosensors for Medical Diagnostics X
BE 449Human Health Risk Analysis for Engineering ControlsX
BE / CSUS / CSS / FOR / FW 452Watershed ConceptsXXX
BE 456Electric Power and Control X
BE / FOR 457Bioenergy Feedstock Systems AnalysisX
BE / HRT / ANS / CSS 461Seminar in Plant, Animal and Microbial Biotechnology X
BE / CSS / FOR 467BioEnergy Feedstock ProductionX
BE / ChE 468Biomass Conversion EngineeringX
BE / ChE 469Sustainable Bioenergy Systems X
BE 475International Studies in Biosystems EngineeringXXX
BE / FSC 477Food Engineering: FluidsX
BE 478Food Engineering: Solids X
BE 481Water Resources Systems Analysis and ModelingX
BE 482Engineering Ecological Treatment SystemsX
BE 484Water Resource Recovery Engineering X
BE 485Biosystems Design Techniques (W)X
BE 487Biosystems Design Project X
BE 490Independent StudyXXX
BE 491Special Topics in Biosystems EngineeringXXX

Graduate Courses

NumberCourse TitleFallSpringSummer
BE 815Experimentation and Instrumentation in Biosystems Engineering X
BE 820Research Methods in Biosystems EngineeringX
BE 835Modeling Methods in Biosystems EngineeringX
BE 844Biosensor Principles and Applications X
BE 849Quantitative Human Health Risk Modeling and Analysis for Microbial StressorsX-even
BE 869Life Cycle Assessment for Bioenergy and Bioproduct Systems X
BE 881EcohydrologyX-odd
BE 882Advanced Topics in Ecological EngineeringX
BE 890Special ProblemsXXX
BE 891Advanced Topics in Biosystems EngineeringXXX
BE 892Biosystems Engineering Seminar X
BE 899Master's Thesis ResearchXXX
BE 999Doctoral Dissertation ResearchXXX

Biosystems Engineering (B.S.)

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