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
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 2012
Prerequisite:
CHEM 110, PHYS 211
Concurrent:
M E 300
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 2012
Prerequisite:
MATH 231, MATH 251, B E 300, B E 301, M E 300
Concurrent:
C E 360
or
M E 320
B E 303
Structural Systems in Agriculture (3) Engineering analysis and design of structural systems in agriculture; topics: loads, connectors, analysis and design of structural members and systems.
Effective: Spring 2011
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
Machines for Agricultural and Biological Processing (3) Application of machine systems to agricultural production and biological processing machinery. Functional design and analysis of equipment.
Effective: Spring 2011
Prerequisite:
B E 301, E MCH 212, E MCH 213
B E 307
Principles of Soil and Water Engineering (3) Utilization and engineering of soil-water resources; including rainfall- runoff, soil-water movement, erosion/sediment transport and flow processes.
Effective: Spring 2012
Prerequisite:
C E 360 orM E 320
Concurrent:
C E 360
or
M 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
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 464
Bioenergy Systems Engineering (3) Fundamental theories and applied technologies for production and conversion of biomass into energy and co-products. Students may take only one course from B E 464 and A B E 884 for credit.
Effective: Summer 2013
Prerequisite:
EME 301 orM E 201 orM E 300 orCH E 220 ; Prerequisite or concurrent:B E 308 orCH E 340 orC E 479
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 466W
Biological Engineering Design (3) This course focuses on a industry sponsored design project offered in conjunction with the College of Engineering Learning Factory.
Effective: Summer 2010
Prerequisite:
B E 391 ; senior level standing in B E
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: Spring 2010
Prerequisite:
B E 307 orC E 461
B E 468
Microbiological Engineering (3) Application of basic engineering principles and designs in biochemical and biological processes.
Effective: Fall 2012
Prerequisite:
B E 302;B E 308 or bothMICRB 201 andB M B 211;PHYS 211
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 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 487
Watershed Modeling for Water Quality Design (3) Application of common watershed models used to investigate design alternatives for flow and quality effects.
Effective: Summer 2010
Prerequisite:
B E 307 orC E 461
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
Bioenergy Systems Engineering (3) Fundamental theories and applied technologies for production and conversion of biomass into energy and co-products. Students may take only one course from B E 464 and A B E 884 for credit.
Effective: Fall 2013 Ending: Fall 2013 Future: Fall 2013
B E 499
(IL)
Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Fall 2010
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