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Biological Systems Engineering Curriculum
134 total credit hours are required for graduation with a B.S. in Biological Systems Engineering. For more detail on the department courses listed below, consult the on-line version of the Undergraduate Bulletin. BSEN course specifics.
Although the curriculum can be completed in eight semesters, many students take longer in order to participate in internships and co-op assignments with companies, international exchange studies, and part-time research projects in the department. These opportunities give BSEN students practical, hands-on experience to learn about careers in engineering.
First Year | Semester 1 | Credit hours | |
| BSEN 100 | Introduction to Biological Systems Engineering (BSEN) | 1 | |
CHEM 113 or CHEM 109 | Fundamental Chemistry I | 4 | |
| ENGR 10 | Freshman Engineering Seminar | 0 | |
| MATH 106 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus I | 5 | |
| Electives | ACE | 6 | |
| 16 total | |||
Semester 2 | |||
| BSEN 112 | Engineering in AGEN and BSEN Systems | 2 | |
| BSEN 130 | Computer Aided Design | 2 | |
CHEM 114 or CHEM 110 | Fundamental Chemistry II | 3 or 4 | |
| MATH 107 | Analytic Geometry & Calculus II | 5 | |
| PHYS 211 | General Physics I | 4 | |
| 16 total | |||
Second Year | Semester 3 | ||
| BSEN 225 | Engineering Properties of Biological Materials | 3 | |
| BIOS 102 | Cell Structure & Function | 4 | |
CHEM 251/253 or 255/257 or 261/263 | Organic Chemistry & Lab | 4 | |
| ENGM 223 | Engineering Statics | 3 | |
| ENGR 20 | Sophomore Engineering Seminar | 0 | |
| MATH 208 | Analytic Geometry and Calculus III | 4 | |
| 18 total | |||
Semester 4 | |||
| BIOC 321/321L or BIOC 431 | Biochemistry & Lab | 4 | |
| BSEN 244 | Thermodynamics of Living Systems | 3 | |
| ENGM 373 | Engineering Dynamics | 3 | |
| MATH 221 | Differential Equations | 3 | |
| Elective | Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Elective | Computer Programming | 1 | |
17 total | |||
Third Year | Semester 5 | ||
| BIOS 103 | Organismic Biology | 4 | |
| CIVE 310 or MECH 310 or CHME 332 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | |
| ELEC 211 | Elements of Electrical Engineering I | 3 | |
| IMSE 321 or MATH 380 | Engineering Statistics & Data Analysis Statistics & Applications | 3 | |
| BSEN Elective* | Emphasis area | 3 | |
| 16 total | |||
Semester 6 | |||
| BSEN 344 | Biological & Environmental Transport Processes | 3 | |
| BSEN Elective* | Emphasis area | 3 | |
| JGEN 200 | Technical Communications I | 3 | |
| Elective | Organizational Skills | 3 | |
| Elective | Engineering or Science emphasis | 3 | |
| Elective | ACE | 3 | |
18 total | |||
Fourth Year | Semester 7 | ||
| BSEN 460 | Instrumentation & Controls | 3 | |
| BSEN 470 | Senior Design I | 1 | |
| IMSE 206 | Engineering Economy I | 3 | |
| BSEN Elective* | Emphasis area | 3 | |
| Elective | ACE | 3 | |
| Elective | Engineering or Science emphasis | 3 | |
| 16 total | |||
Semester 8 | |||
| BSEN 480 | Senior Design II | 3 | |
| ENGR 400 | Professional Ethics & Social Responsibilities | 1 | |
| BSEN Elective* | Emphasis area | 3 | |
| Elective | ACE | 3 | |
| Elective | Engineering emphasis | 3 | |
| Elective | Biological Science | 4 | |
| 17 total | |||
Total credit hours required for graduation: | 134 | ||
*BSEN Emphasis Courses | |||
| Food and Bioproduct Engineering | |||
| BSEN 303 | Principles in Process Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 446 | Unit Operations of Biological Processing | 3 | |
Biomedical Engineering | |||
| BSEN 317 | Introduction to Biomedical Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 414 | Medical Imaging Systems | 3 | |
| BSEN 416 | Introduction to Biomaterials | 3 | |
| BSEN 418 | Tissue Engineering | 3 | |
Water and Environment Engineering | |||
| BSEN 326 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 350 | Water Resources Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 441 | Animal Waste Management | 3 | |
| BSEN 453 | Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 455 | Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering | 3 | |
| BSEN 458 | Groundwater Engineering | 3 | |