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Biological Engineering (B E)

B E 001S Growing Your Future--First-Year Seminar (1) Introduce students to University life, the agricultural/biological/engineering program and profession; prepare them to succeed in academic life at Penn State.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: first-year status  

B E 097 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 299 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

B E 300 Biological Systems (3) Structure, function, and energy transformation of biological systems that affect solutions to engineering problems. Effects of engineering activities on ecosystems.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: CHEM 110 andPHYS 211  

B E 301 Mathematical Modeling of Biological and Physical Systems (3) Modeling tools, quantification of processes, linear and non-linear systems of equations, numerical methods, matrix operations, applied to biological and physical systems.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: or concurrent:MATH 251  

B E 302 Transport Processes for Biological Systems (3) Engineering applications of the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and diffusion, to biological systems at scales ranging from microbial to ecological.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 300, B E 301, M E 300, C E 360 orM E 320  

B E 303 Structural Systems in Agriculture (2) Engineering analysis and design of structural systems in agriculture; topics: loads, connectors, analysis and design of structural members and systems.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 301, E MCH 213  

B E 304 Engineering Properties of Food and Biological Materials (3) Composition, structure, and properties relationships. Measurement of mechanical thermal, chemical and biological properties, their variability, and use in engineering calculations.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: E MCH 213 . Prerequisite or concurrent:B E 300;C E 360 orM E 320;MATH 251  

B E 305 Agricultural Measurements and Control Systems (3) Principles of measurements, instruments, controls, and data acquisition systems, with emphasis on agricultural applications.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: PHYS 212  

B E 306 Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines (2) Application of engines, motors, and power transmission systems to agricultural production and processing machinery. Funcational design and analysis of equipment.
Effective: Fall 2008 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: B E 301, E MCH 212  

B E 306 Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machines (2) Application of engines, motors, and power transmission systems to agricultural production and processing machinery. Functional design and analysis of equipment.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: B E 301, E MCH 212, E MCH 213  

B E 307 Principles of Soil and Water Engineering (2) Utilization and engineering of soil-water resources; including rainfall- runoff, soil-water movement, erosion/sediment transport and flow processes.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: C E 360 orM E 320  

B E 308 Engineering Elements of Biochemistry and Microbiology (3) Introduction to basic biochemistry and microbiology as well as industrial and environmental applications.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: CHEM 110  

B E 391 (GWS) (A S M 391) Contextual Integration of Communication Skills for the Technical Workplace (2) To develop corporate communication skills in technically focused students in a contextual manner.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: Junior level standing in B E or A S M  

B E 392 (GWS) (A S M 392) Contextual Integration of Leadership Skills for the Technical Workplace (2) To develop corporate leadership skills in technically focused students in a contextual manner.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 391 junior level standing in B E or A S M  

B E 399 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

B E 461 Design of Fluid Power Systems (3) Hydraulic systems, hydrostatic transmissions, electro-hydraulic systems in application to agricultural production and processing systems.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 306 orM E 360;C E 360 orM E 320  

B E 462 Design of Wood Structures (3) Structural properties of wood; design of wood structural elements; design of wood structural systems; design of post-frame buildings.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 303, A E 308 orC E 340  

B E 465 Food and Biological Process Engineering (3) Reactor design, kinetics, fluid flow, thermal processes, and other topics applied to the design of systems for the food and biological process industry.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 302  

B E 467 Design of Stormwater and Erosion Control Facilities (3) Design of best management practices for stormwater management, erosion and sediment control as applied to the agriculture-urban interface.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 307 orC E 361  

B E 468 Microbiological Engineering (3) Application of basic engineering principles and designs in biochemical and biological processes.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 308 orB M B 211 andMICRB 201;PHYS 211 orPHYS 250  

B E 469W Optimization of Biological Production and Processing Systems (3) Engineering and biological principles combined with economics and mathematical techniques to evaluate and optimize biological production and processing systems.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 302 and one B E 460 level course  

B E 475 Food Engineering Equipment Design (3) Engineering analysis and operation of pilot-plant equipment, i.e., spray, freeze and deep bed dryers, evaporators, freezing tunnels, distillation columns.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 465  

B E 477 Land-Based Waste Disposal (3) Analysis, design, and management of land-based systems for recycling and disposal of municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastes.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: B E 307 orC E 370 orA S M 327  

B E 490W Agricultural and Biological Engineering Colloquium (1) Identification and analysis of the opportunities for professional development in the agricultural and biological engineering profession.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: sixth-semester or higher standing in Agricultural and Biological Engineering  

B E 494 Senior Thesis (1-9) Students must have approval of a thesis adviser before scheduling this course.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 494H Senior Honors Thesis (1-6) Senior honors thesis.
Effective: Fall 2008
Prerequisite: junior or senior status in the University Scholar's program  

B E 495 Agricultural Engineering Internship (1-6) Independent study and supervised cooperative education experience related to the student's career objective.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2008
 

B E 497A Biomass Energy (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
 

B E 497A Biological Engineering Design Project (3) Design and analysis of biological systems and components. Design and analysis methods to open-ended engineering problems.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: B E 391 and seniors standing in B E  

B E 497A Biological Engineering Design Project (3) Engineering design groups with industry representative to conceptualize, design, build and demonstrate a solution to a posed problem.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

B E 497B Biological Engineering Design Project (3) Engineering design groups with industry representative to conceptualize, design, build and demonstrate a solution to a posed problem.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: B E 391 seniors only  

B E 497B Biomass Energy Systems (3) Discuss fundamental theories, applied technologies used in production and conservation of biomass into fuels, power, heat and other valued products.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

B E 499 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010
 

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