Machinery systems engineering is what many students initially perceive biological systems engineering to be. These engineers are trained to design machines for production agriculture and construction. Concepts covered in this field include power transmission, traction, hydraulic power, and crop handling, such as planting and harvesting.
Over the past 50 years, machines have improved production efficiency in all aspects of life. Machinery systems engineers have played a key role in moving society from the highly manual culture of the early 20th century to the highly technical culture of the late 20th century. Even with these advances, the job of the machinery systems engineer is not complete. Concern for our natural environment and worker safety, and the constant desire to reduce costs and energy consumption while improving production efficiency, will continue to challenge machinery systems engineers.
Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| Common Requirements | 53 | |
| Specialization & Technical Electives | 43 | |
| Capstone | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 101 | |
Common Requirements
See Major Requirements.
Machinery Systems Engineering Specialization
This is a named option that will appear on the student's transcript upon completion.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSE 405 | Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture | 3 |
| BSE/M E 475 | Engineering Principles of Agricultural Machinery | 3 |
| BSE/M E 476 | Engineering Principles of Off-Road Vehicles | 3 |
| E M A 202 | Dynamics | 3 |
| M E 342 | Design of Machine Elements | 3 |
| E M A 303 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 |
| E M A/M E 307 | Mechanics of Materials Lab | 1 |
| M E 310 | Manufacturing: Polymer Processing and Engineering | 3 |
| or M E 311 | Manufacturing: Metals and Automation | |
| M E 361 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| M E 363 | Fluid Dynamics | 3 |
| Complete one course in Production Agriculture: | 3-4 | |
| Introduction to Animal Sciences | ||
| Introduction to Precision Agriculture (Cannot double count to meet both BSE breadth requirement and Production Agriculture requirement.) | ||
| Introduction to Plant Science and Technology | ||
| General Soil Science | ||
| Complete one of the following BSE breadth courses: | 3-4 | |
| Land Information Management | ||
| Engineering Properties of Food and Biological Materials | ||
| Renewable Energy Systems | ||
| On-Site Waste Water Treatment and Dispersal | ||
| Biorefining: Energy and Products from Renewable Resources | ||
| Food and Bioprocessing Operations | ||
| Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems | ||
| Sediment and Bio-Nutrient Engineering and Management | ||
| Water Management Systems | ||
| Small Watershed Engineering | ||
| Fluid Power | ||
| Digital Technologies for Animal Monitoring | ||
| Introduction to Precision Agriculture (Cannot double count to meet both BSE breadth requirement and Production Agriculture requirement.) | ||
| Total Credits | 34-36 | |
Technical Electives
See Major Requirements.
Capstone
See Major Requirements.
Four-Year Plan
Sample Biological Systems Engineering Four-Year Plan—Machinery Systems Engineering Named option
Students must complete at least 125 total credits to be eligible for graduation.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 221 | 5 | MATH 222 | 4 |
| CHEM 109 | 5 | BSE 310 | 3 |
| General Education | 6 | INTEREGR 170 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| General Education | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| MATH 234 | 4 | BSE 308 | 1 |
| BSE 249 | 3 | BSE 349 | 3 |
| E M A 201 | 3 | M E 361 | 3 |
| Biological Science Course | 3 | STAT 324 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | PHYSICS 202 | 5 |
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BSE 270 | 3 | BSE 365 | 3 |
| BSE/M E 475 | 3 | BSE/M E 476 | 3 |
| MATH 320 | 3 | BSE 508 | 2 |
| E M A 202 | 3 | M E 310 or 311 | 3 |
| E M A 303 | 3 | M E 363 | 3 |
| M E/E M A 307 | 1 | CALS International Comparisons | 3 |
| 16 | 17 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| BSE 380 | 3 | BSE 405 | 3 |
| BSE 509 | 3 | INTEREGR 397 (COMM B) | 3 |
| M E 342 | 3 | Technical Electives | 6 |
| BSE Breadth Requirement | 3 | General Education | 3 |
| Production Agriculture Course | 3-4 | ||
| 15-16 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 126-127 | |||