| BAE 100 | Introduction to Biological Engineering | 1(0-2-0) S |
| Technical topics and career options in Biological Engineering with concentrations in Agricultural, Bioprocess, and Environmental Engineering are introduced. Information is provided about career services, internships, and study abroad and co-op opportunities in these areas. Students develop a plan of work. |
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| BAE 200 | Computer Methods in Biological Engineering | 2(1-2-0) F |
| Preq: MA 141 and E 115 |
| Students develop computer-based problem solving techniques to solve introductory problems in Biological and Biomedical Engineering. Emphasis is on developing solution algorithms and implementing these with spreadsheets, equation solvers, and computer programming. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 201 | Shop Processes and Management | 3(2-3-0) F,S |
| Safety practices, materials, equipment, processes, procedures, and management techniques related to operation and maintenance of a mechanized agricultural enterprise or agriculture-related industry. Theory and practice through basic shop operationsand procedures. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 202 | Introduction to Biological and Agricultural Engineering Methods | 4(2-4-4) S |
| Preq: BAE 200 |
| Introduction to experimental design methodology, basic engineering design and problem solving methodology for Biological Engineering. Visualization skills, computer-aided 3-D solid modeling of parts, 3-D assembly of solid part geometries, computation of mass properties, 2-D engineering drawings, engineering design process, safety, tools and fabrication processes and design, and hands-on shop fabrication of semester project. |
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| BAE 311 | Agricultural Machinery and Power Units | 4(3-3-0) S |
| Preq: CH 101, CH 102 and PY 211 or PY 131 |
| Agricultural machinery principles, energy requirements, operation, calibration and environmental considerations. Diesel engine principles and their application to engine power, efficiencies and systems. Power trains and hydraulic systems. Application of basic machinery and power principles to mechanical needs in environmental systems. |
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| BAE 315 | Properties of Biological Engineering Materials | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Preq: PY 208, BIO 125 or BIO 183 or ZO 160 |
| Coreq: MAE 308 or CE 382 and MAE 314 or CE 313 |
| Physical properties of biological and non-biological engineering materials, their uniqueness and variability within systems. Relationships between plant, animal, and human tissues, property measurement, and evaluation of dimensional, mechanical, rheological, thermal, electrical, and optical properties. |
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| BAE (SSC) 323 | Water Management | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Junior standing |
| Water management principles applied to small watersheds. Hydrologic cycle; runoff; erosion control; soil-water-plant relationships; surface and subsurface drainage; surface, sprinkler, and microirrigation; vegetative waterways and open channel flow; impoundments; wetlands; water quality and supply; water rights. Emphasis on concepts, quantification, and systems approach. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE (SSC) 324 | Elementary Surveying | 1(0-3-0) F |
| Preq: Junior standing |
| Theory and practice of plane surveying to include measuring distances as well as record keeping, differential leveling, profile leveling, topographic mapping, stadia surveying, and the use of these tools in agricultural applications. |
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| BAE 325 | Introductory Geomatics | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: Junior Standing |
| Theory and practice of plane and satellite-based surveying. Includes distance measurement, differential leveling, profile leveling, topographic surveying, and record keeping. Introduction to tapes, levels, total stations, surveying software, the global positioning system, GPS receivers and methods (stand-alone, DGPS, RTK), data collection, data processing, and applications. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 332 | Animal Facilities and Environmental Management | 4(3-3-0) S |
| Preq: PY 211 or PY 131 |
| Environmental relationships, design methods, materials and construction procedures as they relate to agricultural animal production facilities. Problem situations integrating structural design, environmental control, and waste handling. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 333 | Processing Agricultural Products | 4(3-3-0) S |
| Preq: PY 212 |
| Application of the principles of fluid flow, heat transfer, refrigeration, psychrometrics, and materials handling to the processing of agricultural products. Pump sizing, heat exchanger selection, refrigeration analyses, fan sizing, crop drying, andselection of materials handling equipment. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 343 | Agricultural Electrification | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Coreq: PY 212 |
| Practical and efficient use of electrical energy for agricultural and home application. Energy conservation, electric rates, farm and house wiring, circuit design, single-phase and three-phase distribution systems, electric motors, lighting, space and water heating, electric controls, safety and protective devices. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 344 | Circuits and Controls | 1(0-3-0) F |
| Coreq: PY 212; BAE 343 or ECE 211 |
| Applied laboratory covering energy conservation, farm and home wiring, circuit design, single-phase and three-phase distribution systems, electric motors, lighting, heating, electric controls, safety and protective devices, and home water systems. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 361 | Analytical Methods in Engineering Design | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Preq: BAE 101, CE 215 or MAE 208, MA 341 |
| Coreq: MAE 314 |
| Engineering problem solving through studies of topics in engineering design. Kinematic analysis of linkages, analysis and design/selection of machine structures and power transmission components, including vibration modeling and control in lumped mass mechanical and biomechanical systems. |
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| BAE 401 | Instrumentation for Biological Systems | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: ECE 331 |
| Basic concepts of instrumentation for monitoring of biological systems. Study of transducers and circuits utilized in biological and agricultural engineering applications. Demonstration of concepts of error, accuracy and precision, linearity and other instrument characteristics by electronic models. Provision of hands-on experience for reinforcing lecture concepts in laboratories. Credit will not be given for both BAE 401 and BAE 501. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 402 | Transport Phenomena | 3(2-2-0) F |
| Preq: MA 341; MAE 301 |
| Coreq: CE 382 or MAE 308 |
| Theory and application of heat and mass transfer in biological, food, and agricultural systems. Topics include fluid flow, conduction, convection, radiation, psychrometrics, and refrigeration. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 422 | Introduction to Food Process Engineering | 3(2-0-2) S, (ALTYREVEN) |
| Preq: BAE 402; MAE 308 or CE 382; MAE 301 or CHE 315 |
| Introductory principles and practices of handling and preserving food products. Coverage includes the design and analysis of handling systems for discrete and continuous flow material handling systems, the selection and specification of automatic controls, food preservation principles and considerations relevant to the design of food handling systems, and the principles and practices of drying and storing grain. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE (BBS) 425 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: Junior or higher standing in CALS or COE; MB 351 |
| Introduction to the structure and functions of microbial cells and their cultivation and utilization in bioprocess engineering. Fermentation systems and downstream processing methods. Enzyme kinetics, production and application. Biomanufacturing of fuels, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food additives and food products such as beer, wine, cheese and yogurt Microbial biomass production. Introduction to environmental biotechnology including waste water treatment, bioremediation and biomining. Biodeterioration and its control. Product development, regulations and safety. Field trip(s) are an essential educational component of the course and are required. Credit will not be given for both BAE(BBS) 425 and BAE 525. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 432 | Agricultural and Environmental Safety and Health | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: Junior standing and 6 hrs CALS Group A, B or C Electives |
| Safety and health issues for agricultural and environmental occupations. Hazard recognition, injury and illness prevention, regulations, and safety and health management strategies for agricultural production, chemical handling, and waste management. Environmental factors which affect human health and safety. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE (SSC) 435 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3(2-3-0) S, Alt. yrs(even) |
| Preq: Junior standing or Senior standing |
| Overview of technology available for implementation of a comprehensive precision agriculture program. Topics include computers, GPS, sensors, mechanized soil sampling, variable rate control system, yield monitors, and postharvest processing controls. Applications of precision agriculture in crop planning, tillage, planting, chemical applications, harvesting and postharvest processing. Credit may not be received for BAE/SSC 435 and BAE/SSC 535. |
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| BAE (CS) (SSC) 440 | Geographic Information Systems in Production Agriculture | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Preq: SSC 341 |
| Fundamentals of the global positioning system, geographic information systems, and site-specific management. Geospatially located soil sampling strategies will be addressed as well as appropriate interpolation methods for point-sampled data. The course will cover variable rate fertilizer recommendation models and the technology necessary for variably applying fertilizer. Spatial measurement of crop yields. |
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| BAE 442 | Systems Approach to Agricultural and Environmental Issues | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: ENG 331 or ENG 332 or ENG 333; Senior standing |
| Systems approach to complex agricultural and environmental issues and problematic situations including people's views. Multiple stages of soft systems approach: open inquiry into and description of issues, conceptual modeling, feasibility and implementation of changes. Individual project using systems approach to a complex issue in agriculture or the environment. |
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| BAE 451 | Engineering Design I | 3(2-2-0) F |
| Preq: BAE 202 and 3 of the following courses (BAE 315, 361, 401, 402, 422, 425, 471, 472, or 481. |
| Design concepts of engineering problems; objectives, specifications, manufacturing, prior art and analysis. Oral and written exercises in reverse engineering, national and international standards, quality control, intellectual law and engineering ethics. Team projects from agricultural, biomedical, bioprocessing and environmental engineering. Must be within 36 credit hours of completing the BE degree. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 452 | Engineering Design II | 3(2-2-0) S |
| Preq: BAE 451 |
| Continuation of BAE 451; Project analysis, design, scheduling, construction, tests and reports. Teamwork and the function of engineering design in society. |
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| BAE 462 | Machinery Design and Applications | 3(2-3-0) S |
| Preq: BAE 361 |
| Machinery design for effective use of energy and labor in agricultural production. Engine cycles, power transmission, hydraulics, traction, combined stresses, finite element analysis, computer-aided-engineering, and engineering economics. Machinerydesign of agricultural field equipment and other agricultural machinery systems. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 471 | Land Resources Environmental Engineering | 3(2-2-0) F |
| Preq: SSC 200 |
| Coreq: SSC 200 and CE 382 or MAE 308 |
| Hydrology and erosion principles. Designing structures and selecting practices to control land runoff, erosion, sediment pollution and flooding. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 472 | Irrigation and Drainage | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: SSC 200, BAE 471 |
| Design, management and evaluation of irrigation and drainage systems; concepts and processes of system design. Credit will not be given for both BAE 472 and BAE 572. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 473 | Introduction to Surface/Water Quality Modeling | 3(2-0-2) S |
| Preq: BAE 471 and SSC 200 |
| Concepts in basic hydrologic, erosion and chemical transport used in modeling. Evaluation of typical hydrologic/water quality models on watershed systems. Project examples using state-of-the-art models. Credit will not be given for both BAE 473 and BAE 573. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 481 | Structures & Environment | 3(2-3-0) S |
| Preq: BAE 402; CE 313 or MAE 314 |
| Principles of environmental control and structural analysis are combined with biological principles for the design of structures. Topics include structural analysis, load estimation, material selection, fasteners, physiological reactions of animalsand plants to their environment, applications of heat transfer and psychrometrics in calculating ventilation requirements, heating or cooling loads. |
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| BAE 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 F,S |
| Preq: Sophomore standing |
| A learning experience in agriculture and life sciences within an academic framework that utilizes facilities and resources which are external to the campus. Contact and arrangements with prospective employers must be initiated by student and approved by a faculty adviser, the prospective employer, the departmental teaching coordinator and the academic dean prior to the experience. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE 493 | Special Problems in Biological and Agricultural Engineering | 1-6 F,S |
| Preq: Sophomore standing |
| A learning experience in agriculture and life sciences within an academic framework that utilizes campus facilities and resources. Contact and arrangements with prospective employers must be initiated by student and approved by a faculty adviser, the prospective employer, the departmental teaching coordinator and the academic dean prior to the experience. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE 495 | Special Topics in Biological and Agricultural Engineering | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Consent of Instructor |
| Offered as needed for presenting material not normally available in regular BAE departmental courses or for new BAE courses on a trial basis. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE 501 | Instrumentation for Biological Systems | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: ECE 331 |
| Basic concepts of instrumentation for monitoring biological systems. Study of transducers and circuits utilized in biological and agricultural engineering applications. Demonstration of concepts of error, accuracy and precision, linearity and other instrument characteristics by electronic models. Provision of hands-on experience for reinforcing lecture concepts in laboratories. Credit will not be given for both BAE 401 and BAE 501. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 502 | Instrumentation for Hydrologic Applications | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: MA 341, BAE 401 or ECE 331, ST 370 or ST 511 |
| Basic theory of instruments and measurements. Physical parameters of interest, available methods and sensors for assessment. Sensor characteristics. Dataloggers and sensor-datalogger communications. Data transfer, management, and processing. Emphasis on hydrologic and water quality research applications. Course offered by Distance Education only. |
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| BAE 525 | Industrial Microbiology and Bioprocessing | 3(3-0-0) S |
| Preq: MB 351 |
| Introduction to the structure and functions of microbial cells and their cultivation and utilization in bioprocess engineering. Fermentation systems and downstream processing methods. Enzyme kinetics, production and application. Biomanufacturing of fuels, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food additives and food products such as beer, wine, cheese, and yogurt. Microbial biomass production. Introduction to environmental biotechnology including waste water treatment, bioremediation and biomining. Biodeterioration and its control. Product development, regulations and safety. Graduate standing required. Students cannot obtain credit for both BAE(BBS) 425 and BAE 525. |
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| BAE (SSC) 535 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3(2-3-0) S, Alt. yrs(even) |
| Preq: Junior standing or Senior standing |
| Overview of technology available for implementation of a comprehensive precision agriculture program. Topics include computers, GPS, sensors, mechanized soil sampling, variable rate control system, yield monitors, and postharvest processing controls. Applications of precision agriculture in crop planning, tillage, planting, chemical applications, harvesting and postharvest processing. Credit may not be received for BAE/SSC 435 and BAE/SSC 535. |
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| BAE 570 | Soil Water Movement | 1(1-0-0) F, S |
| Preq: SSC 200 and MA 341 |
| Introduction to the principles of soil water flow in soil horizons near the surface. Topics include soil properties, saturated and unsaturated soil water flow, infiltration, and soil water balances with and without the presence of a shallow unconfined aquifer. Offered by distance education only. |
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| BAE 572 | Irrigation and Drainage | 3(3-0-0) Alt. S |
| Preq: BAE 471, SSC 200 |
| Design, management and evaluation of irrigation and drainage systems; concepts and processes of system design. |
| Course Offerings: sprg | |
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| BAE (SSC) 573 | Introduction to Surface Hydrologic/Water Quality Modeling | 3(2-0-2) F |
| Preq: Graduate standing, BAE 471, SSC 200 |
| Concepts in basic hydrologic, erosion and chemical transport used in modeling. Evaluation of typical hydrologic/water quality models on watershed systems. Usage of state-of-the-art models in project examples. Credit will not be given for both 473 and 573 |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 575 | Design of Structural Stormwater Best Management Practices | 3(2-1-0) S, Alt. Yrs. (odd) |
| Preq: BAE 471 or CE 383 |
| The design of structural stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) used in the urban and suburban environments is reviewed, including stormwater wetlands, bio-retention areas, sand filters, innovative wet ponds, green roofs, permeable pavement, and reinforced grass swales. The course is application oriented and includes a pair of field trips. |
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| BAE 576 | Watershed Monitoring and Assessment | 3(3-0-0) F |
| Preq: [BAE323 (SSC323) or BAE471 or FOR429 (NR420) or CE586, and ST311 or ST361 or ST511 |
| Water measurement and structure sizing. Identification of water quality problems and water quality variable selection. Monitoring design, water quality sampling equipment, and sample collection and analysis. Statistical analysis and presentation of water quality data. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 577 | Introduction to the Total Maximum Daily Load Program | 1(1-0-0) S |
| Preq: Senior standing or Graduate standing |
| This course provides an introduction to Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) pollutant assessments in North Carolina and other areas of the United States. The process and procedures in developing and settling TMDL levels are discussed. Current approaches and examples of TMDL plans are presented. The role of water quality models in the TMDL process is also explored. |
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| BAE 578 | Agricultural Waste Management | 3(2-3-0) F |
| Preq: Biology or Engineering background; |
| Principles of managing, handling, treating and applying agricultural and organic industrial and municipal waste materials from an engineering perspective. Explores waste characterization, descriptions of systems and technology, land application principles, preparation of waste management plans, biochemical/biological processes, and potential impacts on the environment. Problem solving and development of waste management options and systems. |
| Course Offerings: fall | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 579 | Stream Channel Assessment and Restoration | 3(2-3-0) F, Alt. Yr. (even) |
| Preq: BAE 471 or CE 383 |
| Applications of fluvial geomorphology principles for assessment and restoration of natural stream channels. Topics include stream processes related to channel formation, bankfull channel dimensions, stream classification, morphological assessments, stream stability, restoration options for unstable channels, natural channel design approaches, and stream morphology monitoring. Field exercises include channel surveying using total stations, stream classification, and stability assessment. Field trips to stream restoration projects are included. |
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| BAE 590 | Special Problems | 1-3 |
| Preq: Senior standing or Graduate standing in Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
| Selection of a subject by each student on which to do research and write a technical report on the results. The individual may choose a subject pertaining to his or her particular interest in any area of study in biological and agricultural engineering. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | WolfWare Info |
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| BAE 601 | Seminar | 1(1-0-0) F,S |
| Preq: Graduate standing in BAE |
| Elaboration of subject areas, techniques and methods peculiar to professional interest through presentations of personal and published works; opportunity for students to present and critically defend ideas, concepts and inferences. Discussions to point up analytical solutions and analogies between problems in biological and agricultural engineering and other technologies, and to present relationship of biological and agricultural engineering to socio-economic enterprise. |
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| BAE 610 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| Preq: Graduate standing |
| A study of topics in the special fields of interest of graduate students under the direction of the graduate faculty. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 620 | Special Problems | 1-3 |
| Preq: Senior standing or Graduate standing in Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
| Selection of a subject by each student on which to do research and write a technical report on the results. The individual may choose a subject pertaining to his or her particular interest in any area of study in biological and agricultural engineering. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 685 | Master's Supervised Teaching | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 688 | Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time Registration | 1(1-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. |
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| BAE 689 | Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time Registration | 3(3-0-0) F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester. |
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| BAE 690 | Master's Examination | 1-6 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all other requirements of the degree except preparing for and taking the final master's exam. |
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| BAE 693 | Master's Supervised Research | 1-9 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 695 | Master's Thesis Research | 1-9 F,S |
| Preq: Master's student |
| Thesis research. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE 696 | Summer Thesis Research | 1(1-0-0) Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. |
| Course Offerings: sum1 | |
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| BAE 699 | Master's Thesis Preparation | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Master's student |
| For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE (SSC) 771 | Theory Of Drainage--Saturated Flow | 3(3-0-0) F,Alt. Yrs. |
| Preq: MA 301 |
| Discussion of physical concepts and properties of fluids and porous media in relation to soil-water movement. Derivation and discussion of the fundamental laws and equations governing saturated flow in porous media. Analysis of mathematical solutions of steady-state and transient flow equations to determine their applicability to drainage problems. Consideration of analogs and models of particular drainage problems. |
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| BAE (SSC) 774 | Theory Of Drainage--Unsaturated Flow | 3(3-0-0) S,Alt. Yrs. |
| Preq: BAE 871 |
| Involvement of forces and utilization of theories in unsaturated flow of porous media in relation to soil-water movement. Development and solution of steady-state and transient unsaturated flow equations for horizontal and vertical moisture movement. Application of solutions to present day laboratory and field technology. Consideration of molecular diffusion and hydrodynamic dispersion considered in light of current tracing techniques. |
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| BAE (SSC) 780 | Transport and Fate Of Chemicals In Soils and Natural Waters | 3(3-0-0) |
| Preq: SSC 511, SSC 722 |
| Ecological and environmental significance of movement of chemicals from agricultural and forested land to water and/or the atmosphere. Movement, depostition and chemical and biological transformations of chemicals. Emphasis on saprolite and the vadose zone. Transport to ground water and/or laterally toward surface water. Design of course for advanced graduate students. |
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| BAE (FS) 785 | Food Rheology | 3(2-3-0) F, Alt. yrs. |
| Preq: FS 231 or MAE 314 |
| Principles and methods for measuring rheological properties. Theories of elastic, viscous, viscoelastic and viscoplastic behavior and relationships to food texture and commodity damage during harvest, handling and processing. Influence of time, composition and processing on rheological properties. |
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| BAE 790 | Special Topics | 1-3 |
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| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 801 | Seminar | 1(1-0-0) F,S |
| Preq: Graduate standing in BAE |
| Elaboration of subject areas, techniques and methods peculiar to professional interest through presentations of personal and published works; opportunity for students to present and critically defend ideas, concepts and inferences. Discussions to point up analytical solutions and analogies between problems in biological and agricultural engineering and other technologies, and to present relationship of biological and agricultural engineering to socio-economic enterprise. |
| Course Offerings: fall | |
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| BAE 810 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| A study of topics in the special fields of interest of graduate students under the direction of the graduate faculty. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 820 | Special Problems | 1-3 |
| Preq: Senior standing or Graduate standing in Biological and Agricultural Engineering |
| Selection of a subject by each student on which to do research and write a technical report on the results. The individual may choose a subject pertaining to his or her particular interest in any area of study in biological and agricultural engineering. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 885 | Doctoral Supervised Teaching | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. |
| Course Offerings: fall sprg | |
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| BAE 890 | Doctoral Preliminary Examination | 1-9 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams. |
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| BAE 893 | Doctoral Supervised Research | 1-9 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. |
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| BAE 895 | Doctoral Dissertation Research | 1-9 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| Dissertation research |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg | |
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| BAE 896 | Summer Dissertation Research | 1(1-0-0) Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. |
| Course Offerings: sum1 | |
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| BAE 899 | Doctoral Dissertation Preparation | 1-3 F,S,Sum |
| Preq: Doctoral student |
| For students who have completed all credit hours, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertation. |
| Course Offerings: fall sum1 sprg | |