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Biological Systems Engineering

Curriculum

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. Adobe Acrobat required.

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 Fundamental Chemistry I 4
  ENGR 010 Freshman Engineering Seminar 0
  MATH 106 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I 5
  Electives Humanity/Social Science 6
      16 total
 

Semester 2

    
  BSEN 112

Engineering in AGEN and BSEN

2

  BSEN 130 Computer Aided Design 2
  CHEM 114 Fundamental Chemistry II 3
  MATH 107 Analytic Geometry & Calculus II 5
  PHYS/ASTR 211 General Physics I 4
      16 total

Second Year

Semester 3

    
  BSEN 225

Engineering Properties of Biological Materials

3
  BIOS 102 or
103		 Cell Structure & Function or
Organismic Biology		 4
  CHEM 251/253 or 261/263
 Organic Chemistry & Lab 4
  ENGM 223 Engineering Statics 3
  ENGR 020 Sophomore Engineering Seminar 0
  MATH 208 Analytic Geometry and Calculus III 4
      18 total
 

Semester 4

    
  BIOC 321/321L Biochemistry & Lab 4
  BSEN 244 Thermodynamics of Living Systems 3
  ENGM 373 Engineering Dynamics 3
  MATH 221 Differential Equations 3
  Elective Written Communication 3
  Elective Computer Programming 1
 



17 total

Third Year

Semester 5

    
  CIVE 310 or
MECH 310 or
CHME 332

Fluid Mechanics

3

  ELEC 211 Elements of Electrical Engineering I 3
  IMSE 321 or MATH 380 Probability & Statistics 3
  BSEN Elective* Emphasis area 3
  Elective Humanity/Social Science 3
  Elective Oral Communication 3
      18 total
 

Semester 6

    
  BSEN 344 Biological & Environmental Transport Processes 3
  BSEN Elective* Emphasis area 3
  Elective Biological Sciences 4
  Elective Interpersonal Communication 3
  Elective Engineering emphasis 3
   

16 total

Fourth Year

Semester 7

    
  BSEN 460 Instrumentation & Controls 3
  BSEN 470 Senior Design I 1
  IMSE 206 or CHME 452 Engineering Economics 3
  BSEN Elective* Emphasis area 3
  Elective Humanity/Social Science 3
  Elective Engineering or Science emphasis 3
      16 total
 

Semester 8

    
  BSEN 480 Senior Design II 3
  ENGR 400 Engineering Ethics 1
  BSEN Elective* Emphasis area 3
  Elective Humanity/Social Science 3
  Elective Engineering or Science emphasis 3
  Elective Biological Sciences 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

Water and Environment Engineering
  BSEN 326 Introduction to Environmental Engineering 3
  BSEN 350 Water Resources Engineering 3
  BSEN 453 Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering 3
  BSEN 455

Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Engineering

 3
 

Contact:
Dr. David Jones
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Biological Systems Engineering Department
215 L. W. Chase Hall
Lincoln, NE 68583-0726
(402) 472-6716
FAX: (402) 472-6338
email: djones1@unl.edu