Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business (AETB)
Department Head: Dr. J. Alex Thomasson
Office: 150 J. Charles Lee Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building
The curriculum in Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business (AETB) is designed to provide students the academic and technical background on the operation and management of current and emerging agricultural production systems, technologies, and businesses. Students gain real-world experience by participating in community-based immersive learning projects or field studies. AETB graduates can find rewarding careers in a variety of agricultural, environmental, and industrial businesses. Technologists focus on managing, operating, and troubleshooting technology systems (rather than engineering design) by applying their knowledge of technology and business applications. This hands-on curriculum teaches students to manage equipment and machinery, biological processes, computers, computer simulations, and other technologies to create and maintain current and new production systems. A Bachelor of Science degree is offered by the Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Students may pursue one of four concentrations within AETB:
- Precision Agriculture (PRAG)
- Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM)
- Enterprise Management (EMGT)
- Surveying and Geomatics (SGEO)
The concentrations are achieved by completing 36-38 hours of restricted and free electives. PRAG, NREM, and SGEO concentrations provide students a pathway to complete the requirements of the Geospatial and Remote Sensing Minor.
Students are required to earn a "C" or better in all AETB major core courses. Students who plan to attend a community college before transferring to Mississippi State University are strongly encouraged to contact the AETB Undergraduate Coordinator regarding their proposed community college schedule and transfer requirements. A maximum of 12 transfer hours of technical credit from a community college can be applied toward degree requirements. Concentration descriptions and employment opportunities are discussed below.
Internships or co-op experiences are highly encouraged and help students translate their classroom and laboratory experiences into the reality of the business setting.
The primary emphases of the Natural Resource & Environmental Management (NREM) concentration are on resource conservation, best management practices, and environmental impacts of human activities on urban and agricultural landscapes.
The Precision Agriculture (PRAG) concentration provides students the background and technical skills in current and emerging technologies in decision-based agricultural planning and implementation. Technologies include communication networks, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), sensors, robotics, and other advanced machinery and often draws on the principles of the Internet of Things (IoT).
The Enterprise Management (EMGT) concentration is designed to provide the students the academic and technical training to apply engineering technology in an agricultural enterprise setting.
The Surveying & Geomatics (SGEO) concentration provides the students the knowledge and training in property/boundary survey, topographic and construction survey, and control survey. This concentration is designed to provide the necessary prerequisites to begin a three-step process (academic training, supervised surveying experience, testing) to become a registered land surveyor.
Degree Requirements
| English Composition | ||
| EN 1103 | English Composition I | 3 |
| or EN 1104 | Expanded English Composition I | |
| EN 1113 | English Composition II | 3 |
| or EN 1173 | Accelerated Composition II | |
| Mathematics | ||
| MA 1323 | Trigonometry | 3 |
| MA 1613 | Calculus for Business and Life Sciences I | 3 |
| or MA 1713 | Calculus I | |
| Science | ||
| PH 1113 & PH 1123 | General Physics I and General Physics II 1 | 6 |
| or PH 2213 & PH 2223 | Physics I and Physics II | |
| Humanities | ||
| Select from General Education courses | 6 | |
| Fine Arts | ||
| Select from General Education courses | 3 | |
| Social Science | ||
| AEC 2713 | Introduction to Food and Resource Economics | 3 |
| Select from General Education courses | 3 | |
| AETB Major Core | ||
| ABE 1073 | Technology Design I. 1 | 3 |
| ABE 1863 | Engineering Technology in Agriculture | 3 |
| ABE 2873 | Land Surveying 1 | 3 |
| ABE 3513 | The Global Positional System and Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture and Engineering 1 | 3 |
| ABE 4263 | Soil and Water Management | 3 |
| ABE 4383 | Building Construction | 3 |
| ABE 4473 | Electrical Applications for Agriculture | 3 |
| ABE 4961 | Seminar | 1 |
| AETB Science Courses | ||
| CH 1043 & CH 1053 & CH 1051 | Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry II and Experimental Chemistry | 7-8 |
| or CH 1213 & CH 1211 & CH 1223 & CH 1221 | Chemistry I and Investigations in Chemistry I and Chemistry II and Investigations in Chemistry II | |
| AETB Statistics Requirement 2 | 6 | |
| BQA 2113 | Business Statistical Methods I | 3 |
| or MA 2113 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or ST 2113 | Introduction to Statistics | |
| AETB Business Courses | ||
| ACC 2013 | Principles of Financial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACC 2023 | Principles of Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 |
| AEC 3133 | Introductory Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| BL 2413 | The Legal Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| MGT 3513 | Introduction to Human Resource Management | 3 |
| AETB Oral Communication Requirement | ||
| CO 1003 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| or CO 1013 | Introduction to Communication | |
| AETB Writing Requirement | ||
| AELC 3203 | Professional Writing in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Human Sciences | 3 |
| Concentration Courses -- see specific lists for courses | 30-32 | |
| Total hours | 122-124 | |
Natural Resource & Environmental Management (NREM) Concentration
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| ADS 1113 & ADS 1121 | Animal Science and Animal Science Laboratory | 4 |
| or BIO 1134 | Biology I | |
| PSS 1313 | Plant Science | 3 |
| or BIO 1023 | Plants and Humans | |
| GR 4303 | Principles of GIS | 3 |
| PSS 3303 | Soils | 3 |
| PSS 3301 | Soils Laboratory | 1 |
| NREM Restricted Electives - choose 9 hours from the following: | ||
| ABE 1083 | Technology Design II (NREM Restricted Electives - choose 9 hours from the following:) | 3 |
| ABE 4313 | Biological Treatment of Nonpoint Source Pollutants | 3 |
| ABE 4803 | Simulation in Biological Systems | 3 |
| GG 3613 | Water Resources | 3 |
| GR 3113 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 |
| PSS 4333 | Soil Conservation and Land Use | 3 |
| PSS 4373 | Geospatial Agronomic Management | 3 |
| NREM Electives - choose 15 hours from the following: | ||
| ABE 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| ABE 4800 | Undergraduate Research in Ag & Bio Engineering | 13 |
| AEC 3233 | Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy | 3 |
| AEC 4223 | Applied Quantitative Analysis in Agricultural Economics | 3 |
| AEC 4233 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| AEC 4243 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| BIO 2503 | Environmental Quality | 3 |
| BL 4263 | Environmental Law | 3 |
| FO 4483 | Forest Soils | 3 |
| GG 3133 | Introduction to Environmental Geology | 3 |
| GG 4613 | Physical Hydrogeology | 3 |
| GR 2313 | Maps and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GR 4313 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| GR 4333 | Remote Sensing of the Physical Environment | 3 |
| NREC 3213 | Environmental Measurements | 3 |
| NREC 4313 | Spatial Technologies in Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| NREC 4353 | Natural Resource Law | 3 |
| NREC 4463 | Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management | 3 |
| PSS 4383 | Agriculture Remote Sensing I | 3 |
| PSS 4393 | Agriculture Remote Sensing II | 3 |
| PSS 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| PSS 4733 | Ag. Flight Technologies I | 3 |
| PSS 4743 | Ag. Flight Technologies II | 3 |
Precision Agriculture (PRAG) Concentration
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| ADS 1113 & ADS 1121 | Animal Science and Animal Science Laboratory | 4 |
| or BIO 1134 | Biology I | |
| PSS 1313 | Plant Science | 3 |
| or BIO 1023 | Plants and Humans | |
| GR 4303 | Principles of GIS | 3 |
| PSS 3303 | Soils | 3 |
| PSS 3301 | Soils Laboratory | 1 |
| PRAG Restricted Electives - choose 9 hours from the following: | ||
| ABE 1083 | Technology Design II (PRAG Restricted Electives - choose 9 hours from the following:) | 3 |
| ABE 2173 | Principles of Agricultural and Off-Road Machines | 3 |
| ABE 2543 | Precision Agriculture I | 3 |
| or PSS 2543 | Precision Agriculture I | |
| ABE 4163 | Agricultural and Off-Road Machinery Management | 3 |
| or PSS 4373 | Geospatial Agronomic Management | |
| PRAG Electives - choose 15 hours from the following: | ||
| ABE 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| ABE 4543 | Precision Agriculture II | 3 |
| or PSS 4543 | Precision Agriculture II | |
| ABE 4800 | Undergraduate Research in Ag & Bio Engineering | 13 |
| AEC 4413 | Public Problems of Agriculture | 3 |
| FO 4453 | Remote Sensing Applications | 3 |
| GR 2313 | Maps and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GR 3303 | Survey of Geospatial Technologies | 3 |
| GR 4313 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| GR 4323 | Cartographic Sciences | 3 |
| GR 4333 | Remote Sensing of the Physical Environment | 3 |
| GR 4343 | Advanced Remote Sensing in Geosciences | 3 |
| NREC 4313 | Spatial Technologies in Natural Resources Management | 3 |
| PSS 3133 | Introduction to Weed Science | 3 |
| PSS 4103 | Forage and Pasture Crops | 3 |
| PSS 4123 | Grain Crops | 3 |
| PSS 4133 | Fiber and Oilseed Crops | 3 |
| PSS 4383 | Agriculture Remote Sensing I | 3 |
| PSS 4393 | Agriculture Remote Sensing II | 3 |
| PSS 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| PSS 4733 | Ag. Flight Technologies I | 3 |
| PSS 4743 | Ag. Flight Technologies II | 3 |
| PSS 4813 | Herbicide Technology | 3 |
Enterprise Management (EMGT) Concentration
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| ADS 1113 & ADS 1121 | Animal Science and Animal Science Laboratory | 4 |
| or BIO 1134 | Biology I | |
| PSS 1313 | Plant Science | 3 |
| or BIO 1023 | Plants and Humans | |
| GR 4303 | Principles of GIS | 3 |
| PSS 3303 | Soils | 3 |
| PSS 3301 | Soils Laboratory | 1 |
| EMGT Restricted Courses - choose 9 hours from the following: 2 | ||
| ABE 1083 | Technology Design II (EMGT Restricted Courses - choose 9 hours from the following:) | 3 |
| ABE 2173 | Principles of Agricultural and Off-Road Machines | 3 |
| ABE 4163 | Agricultural and Off-Road Machinery Management | 3 |
| AEC 3113 | Introduction to Quantitative Economics | 3 |
| EC 2113 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT 3323 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| EMGT Electives - Choose 15 hours from the following; | ||
| ABE 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| ABE 4800 | Undergraduate Research in Ag & Bio Engineering | 13 |
| ADS 4323 | Beef Cattle Science | 3 |
| AEC 2223 | Introduction to Sustainability Economics | 3 |
| AEC 3233 | Introduction to Environmental Economics and Policy | 3 |
| AEC 4113 | Agribusiness Firm Management | 3 |
| AEC 4213 | Ag Finance I | 3 |
| AEC 4343 | Advanced Farm Management | 3 |
| AEC 4413 | Public Problems of Agriculture | 3 |
| AEC 4623 | Global Marketing of Agricultural Product | 3 |
| BL 4243 | Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MGT 3113 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 3823 | Socially Responsible Leadership | 3 |
| PO 4334 | Broiler Production | 4 |
| PSS 4103 | Forage and Pasture Crops | 3 |
| PSS 4123 | Grain Crops | 3 |
| PSS 4133 | Fiber and Oilseed Crops | 3 |
Surveying & Geomatics (SGEO) Concentration
| Required Concentration Courses | ||
| MA 1313 | College Algebra | 3 |
| CE 2213 | Surveying 1 | 3 |
| CE 4233 | Control Surveys | 3 |
| CE 4243 | Land Surveys 1 | 3 |
| GR 4303 | Principles of GIS | 3 |
| SGEO Restricted Elective | ||
| ABE 1083 | Technology Design II | 3 |
| or EG 1143 | Graphic Communication | |
| SGEO Electives - choose 18 hours from the following: 2 | ||
| ABE 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies (SGEO Electives - choose 18 hours from the following:) | 3 |
| ABE 4800 | Undergraduate Research in Ag & Bio Engineering | 13 |
| BL 4243 | Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| BL 4333 | Real Estate Law 1 | 3 |
| FO 4453 | Remote Sensing Applications | 3 |
| GR 2313 | Maps and Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GR 3303 | Survey of Geospatial Technologies | 3 |
| GR 4313 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| GR 4323 | Cartographic Sciences | 3 |
| GR 4333 | Remote Sensing of the Physical Environment | 3 |
| GR 4363 | Geographic Information Systems Programming | 3 |
| MGT 3323 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| NREC 4463 | Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management | 3 |
| PSS 4383 | Agriculture Remote Sensing I | 3 |
| PSS 4393 | Agriculture Remote Sensing II | 3 |
| PSS 4483 | Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies | 3 |
| PSS 4733 | Ag. Flight Technologies I | 3 |
| PSS 4743 | Ag. Flight Technologies II | 3 |
| REF 3333 | Principles of Real Estate | 3 |
Courses
ABE 1001 First Year Seminar: 1 hour.
One hour lecture. First year seminars explore a diverse array of topics that provide students with an opportunity to learn about a specific discipline from skilled faculty members
ABE 1073 Technology Design I.: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: For AETB majors or Consent of Instructor). One hour lecture. Four hours laboratory. Introduction to design process and parametric solid modeling. Standards for materials, processes and parametric solid modeling. Standards for materials, processes, and documentation. Experimental learning of manufacturing processes within precision measurement, joining, machining, forming
ABE 1083 Technology Design II: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 1073 or Consent of Instructor). One hour lecture. Four hours laboratory. Teams work on design prototypes to meet real-world constraints (manufacturability, economics, safety). Intermediate parametric solid modeling. Emphasis on project planning, scheduling, oral/written communication
ABE 1863 Engineering Technology in Agriculture: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Introductory course emphasizing use of fundamentals for solving problems related to soil and water management, electrical power and control, agricultural machinery, and environmental control
ABE 1912 Computational Problem Solving for Biological Systems: 2 hours.
(Open to freshmen and sophomores or first-semester transfer students only). One hour lecture and two hours lab/week. Introduction to computer-based problem-solving techniques in Biosystems Engineering. Emphasis on the concepts and hands on implementation of computer programing to solve problems in distinct disciplines of biosystems engineering
ABE 1922 Introduction to Design and Fabrication for Biological Systems: 2 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 1912). One hour lecture. Two hours laboratory. Introduction to the process of engineering design, including project management, computer-aided design, fabrication methods, technical writing and oral presentation
ABE 2173 Principles of Agricultural and Off-Road Machines: 3 hours.
Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Operational principles and construction of agricultural and off-road vehicles. Engine, electrical, and fluid power systems. Mechanical power transmission, traction performance, and human factors
ABE 2543 Precision Agriculture I: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and MA 1313). Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. This introductory course highlights site-specific crop management techniques. Topics include: Best Management Practices, economic and physical farm production models, and measurement of variability (same as PSS 2543)
ABE 2873 Land Surveying: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: MA 1323 or equivalent). Two hours lecture . Three hours laboratory. Fundamentals of measurements and traverse computations. Public land surveys. Surveying practice in traverse and topographic surveys
ABE 2990 Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-9 hours.
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years)
ABE 3303 Transport Phenomena in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: PH 2233 and CS 1213 or CS 1233 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Principles of steady state and unsteady state energy and mass transfer as applied to biological systems
ABE 3413 Bioinstrumentation I: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: PH 2223 or equivalent). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Applied circuit analysis, electrodes and transducers, stress and strain, temperature measurements, human physiology, digital and programmable instrumentation
ABE 3513 The Global Positional System and Geographic Information Systems in Agriculture and Engineering: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: MA 1313 and MA 1323, or equivalent). Two hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. Basic theory and hands-on application of global positioning system (GPS) technology/hardware, and geographic information systems (GIS) software, for precise positioning in agriculture and engineering
ABE 3700 Internship in Gin Management and Technology: 1-6 hours.
(Prerequisite: Minimum of junior standing or permission of instructor). Credits to be arranged. Work experience in approved cotton gins for Agricultural Engineering Technology and Business majors with an emphasis in Gin Management and Technology
ABE 3773 Current Topics in Biomedical Engineering: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. This course offers an introduction to Biomedical Engineering for sophomore and junior level Biological and Biomedical Engineering students. This course will introduce students to current areas of research to advance the field of Biomedical Engineering. The course will also cover ethics related to Biomedical Engineering
ABE 3813 Biophysical Properties of Materials: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: PH 2213). Two hours lecture . Two hours laboratory. Physical properties of biological products and materials. Primary emphasis on measurement and evaluation of dimensional, mechanical, rheological, transport, thermal, electrical, and optical properties
ABE 4000 Directed Individual Study in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-6 hours.
Hours and credits to be arranged
ABE 4163 Agricultural and Off-Road Machinery Management: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: ABE 2173 or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Selection, sizing and operation machine systems using cost analysis and systems techniques. Emphasis on agricultural machines used in farming; tillage, planting, harvesting, and conveying agricultural materials
ABE 4263 Soil and Water Management: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 2873 or Consent of Instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Introduction to soil and water management principles; elementary hydrology, erosion control, irrigation, best management practices, and water quality
ABE 4313 Biological Treatment of Nonpoint Source Pollutants: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Fundamental principles and design of biologically based treatment systems used to remove pollutants and protect receiving waters from agricultural and urban/suburban storm water runoff
ABE 4323 Physiological Systems in Biomedical Engineering: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: BIO 1504 or equivalent; EM 3313 or equivalent; ABE 3813; ABE 4803 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Mathematical description and modeling of the behavior of physiological systems significant to biomedical engineers
ABE 4383 Building Construction: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: EG 1143, junior standing.) Three hours lecture. An introduction to building terms, construction materials, structural components, construction methods, and mechanical systems pertaining to residential and commercial structures
ABE 4423 Measurement and Control in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 3413 or graduate standing). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Theory; application of automated measuring and control systems in biological sciences. Includes design/use of transducer interfaces; electronic signal conditioning; data logging; microprocessor based systems
ABE 4433 Geospatial Computing for Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Course provides conceptual/practical introduction to geospatial data analysis and programming language for biosystems applications. Course discusses multiple available data sources, image processing techniques, and data visualization/interpretation. Students develop proficiency in programming concepts
ABE 4443 Spectroscopic Sensing in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Junior or graduate standing or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. A comprehensive introduction to spectroscopic techniques and analysis in biosystems. Discuss the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter, UV-Vis-IR spectroscopy, other spectroscopic techniques, Agricultural and Biomedical applications of spectroscopy, and spectroscopic data analysis
ABE 4463 Introduction to Imaging in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: senior or graduate standing in an engineering discipline, or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Comprehensive introduction to imaging modalities and image processing and analysis methods in biosystems contexts. Imaging applications in precision agriculture, plant phenotyping, postharvest food inspection, and biomedical diagnosis
ABE 4473 Electrical Applications for Agriculture: 3 hours.
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Fundamental electricity, wiring, and control of agricultural operations. Includes use of computer tools, instruments, safety, and hardware
ABE 4483 Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing, or consent or instructor). Three hours lecture. Electromagnetic interactions, passive sensors, multispectral and hyperspectral optical sensors, active sensors, imaging radar, SAR Lidar, digital image processing, natural resource applications. (Same as ECE 4423/6423 and PSS 4483/6483)
ABE 4523 Biomedical Materials: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: One of the following: ABE 3813, CHE 3413, or ME 3403). Three hours lecture. Emphasis is on applications, composition, testing, and biocompatibility of biomedical materials used in implant devices. This course may be used for honors credit
ABE 4533 Rehabilitation Engineering: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Senior standing in College of Engineering). Three hours lecture. An introduction to rehabilitation engineering emphasizing applications of technology in prosthetics, orthotics, mobility, and sensory augmentation. This course may be used for honors credit
ABE 4543 Precision Agriculture II: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: PSS/ABE 2543 and Junior Standing). Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Site-specific management techniques are examined. Continuous decision-making processes of farm production are integrated using a whole-system, geospatial approach. (Same as PSS 4543/6543)
ABE 4613 Biomechanics: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: EM 2413 and EM 2433). Three hours lecture. Force, motion, and deformation analysis of organisms and biological structures. Mechanical modeling techniques unique to biological materials
ABE 4624 Experimental Methods in Materials Research: 4 hours.
(Prerequisites:CHE 3413 or ABE 3813 or ME 3403 or permission of instructors).Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. An introduction to research methodologies commonly used in the evaluation of treatments, and mechanical testing. ( Same as CHE 4624/6624 and ME 4624/6624)
ABE 4723 Tissue Engineering and Regeneration: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite:ABE 3813) . Three hours lecture. A comprehensive course covering the fundamental concepts, multidisciplinary approaches, and clinical applications of tissue engineering/regeneration
ABE 4800 Undergraduate Research in Ag & Bio Engineering: 13 hours.
The purpose of this course is to provide a student with the opportunity to participate in research and/or creative project beyond the traditional undergraduate experience, while allowing the university to track undergraduate participation in these activities. Hours, credits and deliverables to be arranged
ABE 4803 Simulation in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Spring semester. Application of engineering analysis, modeling and simulation to biological systems
ABE 4813 Principles of Engineering Design for Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: senior standing in engineering) Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. First semester of the senior capstone design sequence. Students learn the fundamentals of the design process, select a design project, and complete a preliminary design
ABE 4833 Practice of Engineering Design for Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 4813). One hour lecture. Two hours laboratory. Second semester of the senior design sequence. Students continue learning about engineering design as they complete, construct, and test the design began in ABE 4813
ABE 4843 Sustainable Communities: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Theory and practices that minimize resource use and pollutant production in the human landscape (same as LA 4843/6843)
ABE 4911 Engineering Seminar: 1 hour.
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). One hour lecture. Discussion of current engineering developments, professional developments, ethics and their relation to agriculture and the life sciences
ABE 4961 Seminar: 1 hour.
(Prerequisite: Consent of instructor). One hour lecture. Review of current literature dealing with the technical problems in the agricultural industry
ABE 4990 Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-9 hours.
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years)
ABE 6163 Machinery Management for Agro-Ecosystems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: ABE 2173 or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Selection, sizing and operation machine systems using cost analysis and systems techniques. Emphasis on agricultural machines used in farming; tillage, planting, harvesting, and conveying agricultural materials
ABE 6263 Soil and Water Management: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 2873 or Consent of Instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Introduction to soil and water management principles; elementary hydrology, erosion control, irrigation, best management practices, and water quality
ABE 6383 Building Construction: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: EG 1143, junior standing.) Three hours lecture. An introduction to building terms, construction materials, structural components, construction methods, and mechanical systems pertaining to residential and commercial structures
ABE 6423 Measurement and Control in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: ABE 3413 or graduate standing). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Theory; application of automated measuring and control systems in biological sciences. Includes design/use of transducer interfaces; electronic signal conditioning; data logging; microprocessor based systems
ABE 6433 Geospatial Computing for Biosystems Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Course provides conceptual/practical introduction to geospatial data analysis and programming language for biosystems applications. Course discusses multiple available data sources, image processing techniques, and data visualization/interpretation. Students develop proficiency in programming concepts
ABE 6443 Spectroscopic Sensing in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Junior or graduate standing or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. A comprehensive introduction to spectroscopic techniques and analysis in biosystems. Discuss the electromagnetic spectrum and its interaction with matter, UV-Vis-IR spectroscopy, other spectroscopic techniques, Agricultural and Biomedical applications of spectroscopy, and spectroscopic data analysis
ABE 6463 Introduction to Imaging in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: senior or graduate standing in an engineering discipline, or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Comprehensive introduction to imaging modalities and image processing and analysis methods in biosystems contexts. Imaging applications in precision agriculture, plant phenotyping, postharvest food inspection, and biomedical diagnosis
ABE 6473 Electrical Applications for Agriculture: 3 hours.
Two hours lecture. Two hours laboratory. Fundamental electricity, wiring, and control of agricultural operations. Includes use of computer tools, instruments, safety, and hardware
ABE 6483 Introduction to Remote Sensing Technologies: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite: Senior or graduate standing, or consent or instructor). Three hours lecture. Electromagnetic interactions, passive sensors, multispectral and hyperspectral optical sensors, active sensors, imaging radar, SAR Lidar, digital image processing, natural resource applications. (Same as ECE 4423/6423 and PSS 4483/6483)
ABE 6523 Biomedical Materials: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: One of the following: ABE 3813, CHE 3413, or ME 3403). Three hours lecture. Emphasis is on applications, composition, testing, and biocompatibility of biomedical materials used in implant devices. This course may be used for honors credit
ABE 6543 Precision Agriculture II: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: PSS/ABE 2543 and Junior Standing). Two hours lecture. Two hours lab. Site-specific management techniques are examined. Continuous decision-making processes of farm production are integrated using a whole-system, geospatial approach. (Same as PSS 4543/6543)
ABE 6613 Biomechanics: 3 hours.
(Prerequisites: EM 2413 and EM 2433). Three hours lecture. Force, motion, and deformation analysis of organisms and biological structures. Mechanical modeling techniques unique to biological materials
ABE 6624 Experimental Methods in Materials Research: 4 hours.
(Prerequisites:CHE 3413 or ABE 3813 or ME 3403 or permission of instructors).Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. An introduction to research methodologies commonly used in the evaluation of treatments, and mechanical testing. ( Same as CHE 4624/6624 and ME 4624/6624)
ABE 6723 Tissue Engineering and Regeneration: 3 hours.
(Prerequisite:ABE 3813) . Three hours lecture. A comprehensive course covering the fundamental concepts, multidisciplinary approaches, and clinical applications of tissue engineering/regeneration
ABE 6803 Simulation in Biological Systems: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Spring semester. Application of engineering analysis, modeling and simulation to biological systems
ABE 6843 Sustainable Communities: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Theory and practices that minimize resource use and pollutant production in the human landscape (same as LA 4843/6843)
ABE 6990 Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-9 hours.
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years)
ABE 7000 Directed Individual Study in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-6 hours.
Hours and credits to be arranged
ABE 8511 Journal Reviews in Biomedical Engineering: 1 hour.
One hour lecture. Current journal articles relevant to Biomedical Engineering topics are read and reviewed
ABE 8621 Methods of Biomedical Engineering Research: 1 hour.
One hour lecture. No prerequisites. Introduction to biomedical engineering research including literature review, experimental design, laboratory practices, presentation, and ethics
ABE 8723 Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics: 3 hours.
Three hours lecture. Fundamental concepts, experimental and theoretical approaches of biomechanics and their applications in modern biomedical engineering (e.g. mechanotransduction,tissue engineering/regeneration, surgical intervention)
ABE 8801 Clinical Experience for Biomedical Engineering: 1 hour.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing in the Biomedical Program and permission of the instructor. Three hours experiential learning. This course will provide graduate students with exposure, understanding, and insight into the clinical environment and/or treatment modalities of clinical (human and/or animal) patients
ABE 8911 Agricultural and Biological Engineering Seminar I: 1 hour.
One hour lecture. Discussion of research needs, review of literature, and development of research work plans
ABE 8921 Agricultural and Biological Engineering Seminar II: 1 hour.
One hour lecture. Discussion of research needs, review of literature, and development of research work plans
ABE 8990 Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-9 hours.
Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years)
ABE 9000 Research in Agricultural and Biological Engineering: 1-13 hours.
Hours and credits to be arranged