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Biological Resources Engineers can prepare themselves for a wide variety of careers. Each student has the opportunity
to specialize by taking technical electives in their interest area.
 Focus Areas
Six focus areas are supported by the Department. Students may choose to specialize
further within the focus areas or, working with their advisor, develop other
specialized study programs such as aquacultural or food engineering.
Bioengineering
Bioengineering concentrates on
combining biological science and engineering to study, define and utilize the
interaction of these disciplines to solve engineering problems. It focuses
on the utilization of plants and animals for the benefit of humans and
to maintain a healthy environment. Students in the area need a strong
background in biology, particularly at the cellular and organism level, chemistry,
fluids, processing, thermodynamics, and physiology
Bioenvironmental Engineering
Bioenvironmental Engineering is a focus area that concentrates on using principles
of biological, environmental and engineering sciences to study the interacting
processes necessary for a healthy environment. Students interested in this focus
area need to strengthen their background in soils, ecosystem biology, natural
resources, chemistry, fluids, hydrology, and pollution processes.
Biomedical
Engineering
Biomedical engineering is a focus
area that examines the wide
range of activities in which the
disciplines of engineering and
biological or medical science
intersect. Representative areas
include: design of diagnostic and
therapeutic devices for clinical
use; development of biologically
compatible materials; physiological
modeling; and many
others.
Biotechnological Engineering
Biotechnological Engineering is a focus area that applies scientific and engineering
principles to the processing of materials by biological agents. Examples of
products available as a result of biotechnology include antibiotics, vaccines,
fuels such as ethanol, dairy products, and microbial pesticides.
Ecological Engineering
Ecological Engineering is an emerging area that concentrates on the application
of ecological principles to the design of living systems for the benefit human
society and the environment.
Pre-Medicine and Pre-Veterinary
The pre-professional program for pre-medical and pre-veterinary students advises
students preparing to apply to graduate programs in these areas. The Departmental
Advisors assist students in setting career objectives, selecting undergraduate
course work to meet the admissions criteria of the professional schools.
Complete Listings of Approved Technical Electives
Biological Science
Technical
Electives (6 credits required)
Biological
sciences technical electives may be chosen, depending
on students'
interests, from an approved list of courses in the
following
programs: Agronomy, Animal Sciences,
Chemistry/Biochemistry,
Entomology, Nutrition and Food Science,
Geography, Geology, Hearing
and Speech, Health, Horticulture,
Kinesiology, Meteorology, Microbiology,
Natural Resources Management,
Plant Biology, Psychology, and Zoology.
Engineering
Science
Technical Electives (9 credits
required)
Engineering sciences technical
electives may be chosen, also depending
on students' interests, from
among the following programs: Aerospace
Engineering, Biological
Resources Engineering, Civil Engineering,
Chemical Engineering,
Electrical Engineering, Fire Protection
Engineering, and Mechanical
Engineering.
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Biological Resources Engineering
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