Biosystems Engineering BS Curriculum

General Education Requirements Course 24 Units

First Year Composition 1 ENGL 101, or ENGL 107, or ENGL 109H 3
First Year Composition 2 ENGL 102, or ENGL 108 3
General Education, Tier 1 TRAD 1 3
General Education, Tier 1 TRAD 2 3
General Education, Tier 1 INDV 1 3
General Education, Tier 1 INDV 2 3
General Education, Tier 2 Humanities or Arts 3
General Education, Tier 2 Individuals & Societies 3
General Science & Math Core Course 37-39 Units
Calculus I MATH 122A/B, or MATH 125 5/3
Calculus II MATH 129 3
Vector Calculus MATH 223 4
Differential Equations MATH 254 3
Probability and Statistics SIE 305, or AREC 239 3
General Chemistry I CHEM 151, or CHEM 161/163 4
General Chemistry II CHEM 152, or CHEM 162/164 4
Physics I PHYS 141, or PHYS 161H 4
Physics II PHYS 241, or PHYS 261H 4
Biology I MCB 181R/L, or PLS 240 4
Biology II ECOL 182R/L, or MIC 205A/L, or PSIO 201 4
Engineering Science Core Course 21 Units
Intro to Engineering ENGR 102A/B, or ENGR 102 3
Statics CE 214 3
Fluid Mechanics CE 218, or AME 331 3
Mechanics of Materials AME 324A 3
Engineering Management SIE 265 3
Senior Capstone Design I ENGR 498A, or BE 498A 3
Senior Capstone Design II ENGR 498B, or BE 498B 3
Biosystems Engineering Core Course 17 Units
Intro to Biosystems Engineering BE 201 2
Engineering Analytic Computer Skills BE 205 3
Intro to Computer-aided Design BE 221, or BE 220 3
Biosystems Thermal Engineering BE 284 3
Biosystems Analysis and Design BE 423 3
Sensors & Controls BE 447 3
Engineering Electives Course 15 Units
Technical Electives see list 12
Design Electives Course 9 Units
Design Electives see list 9
Career Preparation Course 5 Units
Technical Writing ALC 422, or ENVS 408, or ENGL 308 3
Seminar in Engineering Careers & BE 496A
1
Professionalism
Internship BE 493 1
Total 128
 Design & Technical Elective Suggestions for Selected Emphasis Areas
Water Resources Emphasis Area
Technical Electives (Choose 12 units) Course Units
Hydrology CE/ATMO/HYDR 423 3
Wastewater Treatment Design System CHEE/CE 476B 3
Soil Physics ENVS 470 3
Remote Sensing Data and Methods BE 485 3
Applications of Geographic Information Systems RNR 403 3
Geographic Information Systems for Natural and Social Sciences RNR 417 3
(BE) Design Electives (Choose 9 units) Course Units
Watershed Engineering BE 426 3
Computer Applications in Hydraulics BE 427 3
Control of Erosion Processes BE 428 3
Soil and Water Resources Engineering BE 455 3
Irrigation Systems Design BE 456 3
Soils, Wetlands and Wastewater Reuse BE 458 3
Design of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Dispersal BE 459 3

Controlled Environment Agriculture

Technical Electives (Choose 12 units) Course Units
Aquaculture ACBS 456 3
Aquaponics Engineering BE 444 3
Hydroponics BE 217R/L 3/1
Plant Physiology PLS 475A 3
Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and Practice ENTO 497C 3
(BE) Design Electives (Choose 9 units) Course Units
Aquaponics Design BE 334 3
Applied Instrumentation for Controlled Environment Agriculture BE 479 3
Controlled Environment Systems BE 483 3
Irrigation Systems Design BE/CE 456 3
Integrated Engineered Solutions in the Food-Water-Energy Nexus BE 482 3

Pre-Health / Pre-Medical
Technical Electives (Choose 12 units) Course Units
Animal Research Methods ACBS/ANS/BIOC/MIC/ 443 3
Biochemistry BIOC 384 3
Biomechanical Engineering AME/BME 466 3
Biomedical Imaging BME 416 3
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology for Biomedical Engineers BME 485 3
Microbiology for Engineers CHEE 477R 3
Organic Chemistry CHEM 241 A 3
(BE) Design Electives (Choose 9 units) Course Units
Engineering of Biological Processes BE 481A 3
Cell and Tissue Engineering BE 481B 3
Biomaterial-Tissue Interactions BE 486 3
Fabrication Techniques for Micro- and Nanodevices BE 489B 3