Biological Systems Engineering (BSEN)

BSEN100
Introduction to Biological Engineering and Agricultural EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 100

Description: Description of careers in biomedical, environmental, water resources, food and bioproducts, and agricultural engineering. The human, economic and environmental impacts of engineering in society. Communication, design, teamwork, and the role of ethics and professionalism in engineering work.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1

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BSEN112
Computer-Aided Problem-SolvingCrosslisted with AGEN 112

Prerequisites: MATH 106 or parallel.

Description: Problem solving techniques and procedures through the use of Excel, MATLAB, and graphical methods. Emphasis on problem/solution communications with topics and problems from agricultural engineering and biological systems engineering.

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:2

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BSEN130
Computer-Aided Design

Description: Use of computer-aided design software to communicate engineering ideas. Specifications, dimensioning, tolerancing, 2- and 3-D model development, topographic mapping, and process layout with environmental, bioprocess, and biomedical emphases.

Course details
Credit Hours:2
Max credits per semester:2
Max credits per degree:2
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:2

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BSEN206
Engineering EconomicsCrosslisted with CONE 206

Prerequisites: Sophomore standing

Description: Introduction to methods of economic comparisons of engineering alternatives: time value of money, depreciation, taxes, concepts of accounting, activity-based costing, ethical principles, civics and stewardship, and their importance to society.

This course is a prerequisite for: CNST 476, CONE 476; CONE 319; MECH 446; MECH 446H

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
ACE Outcomes: ACE 8 Civic/Ethics/Stewardship

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 8 Civic/Ethics/Stewardship

BSEN225
Engineering Properties of Biological MaterialsCrosslisted with AGEN 225

Prerequisites: MATH 106

Description: Physical properties important to the design of harvesting, storage, and processing systems for agricultural crops; principles and techniques for measurement of properties including frictional effects, particle size, strength, moisture content, specific heat, and thermal conductivity.

This course is a prerequisite for: AGEN 324, BSEN 324

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN244
Thermodynamics of Living Systems

Prerequisites: CHEM 110A and 110L or CHEM 114; MATH 107; PHYS 211; LIFE 120 or BIOS 101 or parallel

Description: Introduction to the laws of thermodynamics and their application to biological and environmental systems. Zeroth, first, second, and third laws; open and closed systems; enthalpy and specific heat; and Gibb's free energy and chemical potential for biological and environmental systems. Applications to biochemical potentials, water potential, absorption, osmosis, radiation, membranes, surface tension, and fugacity. Thermodynamic cycles as they apply to living systems.

This course is a prerequisite for: AGEN 344, BSEN 344

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN260
Instrumentation I for Agricultural and Biological Systems EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 260

Prerequisites: MATH 221 or parallel

Description: Developing concepts in instrumentation relevant to agricultural and biological systems. Fundamental concepts of charge, current, voltage, impedance, power, and circuit analysis within the context of biological engineering. Introduction to sensors and their applications. Data collection using modern acquisition hardware and software. Electrical safety and effects of electricity on the human body.

This course is a prerequisite for: AGEN 325, BSEN 325

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN303
Principles of Process EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 303

Prerequisites: MATH 221

MECH 310 or CIVE 310 or CHME 332 is recommended as prereq or parallel.

Description: Introduction to performance parameters and characteristics of pumps, fans, presses, and solids handling, size reduction, separation and agitation equipment. Application of the various technologies studied with analysis of example systems.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN311
Biomedical Signal and System Analysis

Prerequisites: MATH 221; CSCE 155N or equivalent

Description: Mathematical modeling of biophysical systems. Continuous and discrete signals. Signal representation, system classification, impulse response, convolution, Fourier analysis, transfer functions, difference-equation approximations of differential equations. Basic filtering concepts.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN317
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

Prerequisites: PHYS 211; MATH 221 or parallel; and LIFE 120 or BIOS 101

Description: Research areas and applications related to biomedical engineering including bioelectricity, biosensors, biomechanics, cardiovascular mechanics, tissue engineering, biotechnology, and medical imaging. Identifying engineering methods used to develop biomedical technologies and communicating technical knowledge to a wide variety of audiences.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN321
Principles of Environmental EngineeringCrosslisted with CIVE 321

Prerequisites: CHEM 109A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 109L or CHEM 110A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 110L or CHEM 113A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 113L, and MATH 107 (grade of C or better)

Description: Introduction to principles of environmental engineering including water quality, atmospheric quality, pollution prevention, and solid and hazardous wastes engineering. Design of water, air, and waste management systems.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSEN 321L, CIVE 321L; CIVE 401; CIVE 420; ENVE 322; ENVE 401; ENVE 410; ENVE 430

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN321H
Honors: Principles of Environmental EngineeringCrosslisted with CIVE 321H

Prerequisites: Good standing in the University Honors Program or by invitation; CHEM 109A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 109L or CHEM 110A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 110L or CHEM 113A (grade of C or better) & CHEM 113L, and MATH 107 (grade of C or better)

Description: Introduction to principles of environmental engineering including water quality, atmospheric quality, pollution prevention, and solid and hazardous wastes engineering. Design of water, air, and waste management systems.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSEN 321L, CIVE 321L; CIVE 401; CIVE 420; ENVE 322; ENVE 410; ENVE 430

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN321L
Environmental Engineering LaboratoryCrosslisted with CIVE 321L

Prerequisites: CIVE 321 or parallel

Description: Environmental engineering experiments, demonstrations, field trips, and projects. Experiments include the measurement and determination of environmental quality parameters such as solids, dissolved oxygen, biochemical and chemical oxygen demand, and alkalinity.

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded
Course and Laboratory Fee:$50

Credit Hours:1

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BSEN324
Mechanics of Materials for Agricultural and Biological Systems EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 324

Prerequisites: AGEN/BSEN 225, MECH 223

Description: Development of the concepts of stress and strain relevant to agricultural and biological systems. Stress analysis of axial, torsional, and bending stresses, combined loading analysis, deflection evaluation, static and dynamic failure theory. Practical applications in agricultural and biological systems will be discussed.

This course is a prerequisite for: AGEN 443

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN325
Power Systems DesignCrosslisted with AGEN 325

Prerequisites: PHYS 212 or ECEN 211 or AGEN/BSEN 260, and MECH/CIVE 310 or CHME 332 or parallel, and professionally admitted engineering student.

Description: Fundamentals of Power systems for machines. Introduction to fluid power (hydraulics, pneumatics), pumps, motors, cylinders, control devices and system design. Selection of electric motors as power sources, operating characteristics and circuits. Selection of internal combustion engines as power sources.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN344
Biological and Environmental Transport ProcessesCrosslisted with AGEN 344

Prerequisites: BSEN 244 or MECH 200; MATH 221; MECH/CIVE 310 or CHME 332 or parallel

Description: Introduction to concurrent transport of energy and mass in biological and environmental processes. Modes of heat transfer, steady and non-steady state heat conduction, convective heat transfer, radiative heat transfer, and heat transfer with phase change. Equilibrium, kinetics, and modes of mass transfer, diffusion, dispersion, and convective mass transfer. Soil freezing and thawing, energy and mass balances of crops, diffusivities of membranes, photosynthesis, human and animal energy balances, and respiration.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN350
Natural Resources EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 350

Prerequisites: MATH 221; and parallel: MECH 310 or CIVE 310 or CHME 332

Description: Introduction to soil and water resources and the engineering processes used to analyze watersheds. Soil water relations, evapotranspiration, precipitation, runoff, erosion, flow in natural waterways and through reservoirs, wetland and groundwater hydrology, and water quality. Geographic information system utilized to develop maps and analyze watershed characteristics. A selected watershed is investigated.

This course is a prerequisite for: ENVE 401

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN355
Introduction to Ecological Engineering

Prerequisites: CHEM 110A and 110L or CHEM 114; and MATH 104 or MATH 106.

Recommended: AGEN/BSEN 350 or CIVE 352 or CIVE 353 or AGST/WATS 354; and BIOS 101 or LIFE 121 or NRES 220.

Description: Introduction to principles of ecological engineering including ecosystems ecology, river restoration, constructed wetlands, green infrastructure stormwater management, and environmental restoration. Ecological design of water and land protection practices. Includes introduction to water pollution and contaminant fate and remediation.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN410
Biomechanics of Human Movement

Prerequisites: PHYS 211, MECH 223, and MECH 373

Description: Introduction to basic human movement involving kinematics, kinetics, and other quantitative analysis including linear and angular position, velocity, and acceleration. Emphasis on the muscular and skeletal systems as well as other basic human systems. Human capabilities and injuries will demonstrate the limitations of the human body.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN412
Rehabilitation EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 812

Description: Application of engineering methods to the development of assistive technology for people with injuries and disabilities. Characterization of the physical and mental capabilities of people with impairment, universal design, assistive technologies associated with seating, transportation, communication, and recreation. Integration of engineering design principles in a rehabilitation design project.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN414
Medical Imaging SystemsCrosslisted with BSEN 814

Prerequisites: BSEN 311 or ECEN 304

Description: Underlying physics, instrumentation, and signal analysis of biomedical and biological imaging modalities. MRI, X-ray, CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and the human visual system. Energy-tissue interactions. Resolution, point spread function, contrast, diffraction, comparisons. Information content in images for biological systems.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN416
Introduction to BiomaterialsCrosslisted with BSEN 816

Prerequisites: BSEN/AGEN 225 or MECH 325; BIOC 401 or BIOC 431

Requires the evaluation of current primary literature in the field.

Description: Introduction to all types of bio-materials, metals, ceramics, polymers, and natural materials. Characterization of biomaterials, mechanical and physical properties, cell-biomaterials interactions, degradation, and host reaction to biomaterials. FDA testing and applications of biomaterials, implants, tissue engineering scaffolds, artificial organs, drug delivery, and adhesives.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSEN 418, BSEN 818

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN418
Tissue EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 818

Prerequisites: BSEN 416/816 or equivalent

Uses case studies to demonstrate clinical implementation of engineered tissues.

Description: Introduction to engineering biological substitutes that can restore, maintain or improve organ function in therapy of diseases. Engineering methods and principles to design tissues and organs, cell and tissue biology, tissue growth and development, biomaterial scaffolds, growth factor and drug delivery, scaffold-cell interactions, and bioreactors.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN422
Pollution Prevention: Principles and PracticesCrosslisted with BSEN 822, CIVE 422, CIVE 822

Prerequisites: Permission.

Description: Introduction to pollution prevention (P2) and waste minimization methods. Practical applications to small businesses and industries. Legislative and historical development of P2 systems analysis, waste estimation, P2 methods, P2 economics, and sources of P2 information.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN441
Animal Waste ManagementCrosslisted with AGEN 441, AGEN 841, BSEN 841

Prerequisites: Senior standing.

Description: Characterization of wastes from animal production. Specification and design of collection, transport, storage, treatment, and land application systems. Air and water pollution, regulatory and management aspects.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN444
Biomass and Bioenergy EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 844

Prerequisites: Senior/graduate standing in engineering; BIOC 401 or 431

Description: Engineering processes for biomass conversion and bioenergy production. Topics include biomass chemistry, conversion reactions, current and emerging bioenergy technologies, feedstock logistics, life cycle assessment. Analysis of primary research literature required for graduate credit.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN445
Bioprocess EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 845

Prerequisites: BSEN 344 or CHME 333

Description: Engineering topics related to processing of biological materials into valuable products. Enzyme kinetics, microbial kinetics, application of enzymes in industrial processes, bioreactor design, equipment scale-up, gas transfer in reactors and bioseparations.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN446
Unit Operations of Biological ProcessingCrosslisted with BSEN 846, AGEN 446, AGEN 846

Prerequisites: AGEN/BSEN 225; and AGEN/BSEN 344

Description: Application of heat, mass, and moment transport in analysis and design of unit operations for biological and agricultural materials. Evaporation, drying, distillation, extraction, leaching, thermal processing, membrane separation, centrifugation, and filtration.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSEN 935

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN453
Irrigation and Drainage Systems EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 453, AGEN 853, BSEN 853

Prerequisites: CIVE 310 or MECH 310; AGEN 344 or BSEN 344.

Description: Analytical and design consideration of evapotranspiration, soil moisture, and water movement as related to irrigation and drainage systems; analysis and design of components of irrigation and drainage systems including water supplies, pumping plants, sprinkler systems, and center pivots.

This course is a prerequisite for: AGEN 854, AGST 854; AGEN 953

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN455
Nonpoint Source Pollution Control EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 855, CIVE 455, CIVE 855

Prerequisites: BSEN 321/CIVE 321 or BSEN 355; AGEN/BSEN 350 or CIVE 352 as prerequisite or parallel.

Description: Identification, characterization, and assessment of nonpoint source pollutants; transport mechanisms and remediation technologies; design methodologies and case studies.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN458
Groundwater EngineeringCrosslisted with BSEN 858, CIVE 458, CIVE 858

Prerequisites: CIVE 352 or AGEN 350 or BSEN 350.

Description: Application of engineering principles to the movement of groundwater. Analysis and design of wells, well fields, and artificial recharge. Analysis of pollutant movement..

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN460
Instrumentation and ControlsCrosslisted with AGEN 460, AGEN 860, BSEN 860

Prerequisites: ECEN 211 or ECEN 215 or AGEN/BSEN 260

Description: Analysis and design of instrumentation and controls for agricultural, biological, and biomedical applications. Theory of basic sensors and transducers, analog and digital electrical control circuits, and the interfacing of computers with instruments and controls. LabVIEW Programming. Emphasis on signal analysis and interpretation for improving system performance.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN468
WetlandsCrosslisted with BIOS 458, NRES 468, NRES 868, WATS 468, BSEN 868

Prerequisites: CHEM 109A and 109L and CHEM 110A and 110L, or CHEM 105A and 105L and CHEM 106A and 106L; Junior or Senior Standing.

Offered even-numbered calendar years.

Description: Physical, chemical and biological processes that occur in wetlands; the hydrology and soils of wetland systems; organisms occurring in wetlands and their ecology wetland creation, delineation, management and ecotoxicology.

Course details
Credit Hours:4
Max credits per semester:4
Max credits per degree:4
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Course and Laboratory Fee:$40

Credit Hours:4

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BSEN470
Design I in Agricultural and Biological Systems EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 470

Prerequisites: Professional admission into AGEN or BSEN; and permission.

Description: Definition, scope, analysis, and synthesis of a comprehensive design problem within the areas of emphasis in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Identification of a client's engineering problem to solve, and development of objectives and anticipated results.

This course is a prerequisite for: BSEN 480, AGEN 480

Course details
Credit Hours:1
Max credits per semester:1
Max credits per degree:1
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:FALL/SPR

Credit Hours:1

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BSEN479
HydroclimatologyCrosslisted with NRES 479, METR 479, WATS 479, NRES 879, METR 879, BSEN 879

Prerequisites: NRES 208 or METR 100 or METR/NRES 370.

Offered spring semester of even-numbered calendar years.

Description: Interaction between earth's climate and the hydrologic cycle. Energy and water fluxes at the land-atmosphere interface. Atmospheric moisture transport, precipitation, evaporation, snowmelt, and runoff. Impacts of climate variability and change on the hydrologic cycle.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:3

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BSEN480
Design II in Agricultural and Biological Systems EngineeringCrosslisted with AGEN 480

Prerequisites: BSEN/AGEN 470

Description: Definition, scope, analysis, and synthesis of a comprehensive engineering problem in an engineering area of emphasis within the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Design activity using the team approach to develop a solution.

Course details
Credit Hours:3
Max credits per semester:3
Max credits per degree:3
Grading Option:Graded with Option
Offered:SPRING
ACE Outcomes: ACE 10 Integrated Product
Experiential Learning:Case/Project-Based Learning

Credit Hours:3

ACE:ACE 10 Integrated Product

BSEN492
Special TopicsCrosslisted with BSEN 892

Prerequisites: Permission

Description: Subject matter in emerging areas of Biological Systems Engineering not covered in other courses within the curriculum. Topics, activities, and delivery methods vary.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

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BSEN496
Independent StudyCrosslisted with AGEN 496

Prerequisites: Permission

Topics vary.

Description: Investigation and written report on engineering problems not covered in sufficient depth through existing courses.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded with Option

Credit Hours:1-6

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BSEN499H
Honors ThesisCrosslisted with AGEN 499H

Prerequisites: Senior or junior standing, admission to the University Honors Program.

Description: Independent project which meets the requirements of the University Honors Program, conducted under the guidance of a faculty member in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. The project should contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field. Written thesis and formal presentation required.

Course details
Credit Hours:1-6
Max credits per semester:6
Max credits per degree:6
Grading Option:Graded

Credit Hours:1-6

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