412 Surveying (3) Measurement of landforms using radar, remote imagery, satellite real-time kinematics, and laser-based surveying instruments. Survey methods and mapping using GIS. Precision landform measurement of distances, angles, and areas; differential and profile leveling; topographic surveying and mapping; area computation.
Contact Hour Distribution: 1 hour and one 3-hour lab.
Recommended background: college mathematics and computer literacy.
432 Agricultural Machinery and Tractors (3) Functions, selection, matching, and management of agricultural machinery systems. Tractor power ratings, engine and transmission systems, hydraulic systems, hitching, and ballasting. Field and material capacity, field efficiency, cost analysis, and machinery replacement strategies. Functional analyses of tillage operations, planters and drills, no-tillage systems, hay harvest systems, forage and small grain harvesting, and cotton harvesting. Crop drying processes, off-road machinery safety considerations, and operator ergonomics.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of calculus.
442 Agricultural Waste Management and Pollution Control (3) Waste renovation fundamentals; characteristics of animal manure; techniques for collection, transporting, storing, and utilizing livestock waste.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of calculus.
452 Small Internal Combustion Engines (3) Theory, concepts, and mechanics of small internal combustion engines; theoretical cycles; selection, operation, adjustment, troubleshooting and repair of single-cylinder engines.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of calculus.
462 Agricultural Chemical Application Technology (3) Equipment for application of liquid, solid, and gaseous agricultural chemicals; system components; operational characteristics; calibration; selection and management; safety considerations; materials handling and disposal methods.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Recommended Background: 2 semesters of calculus.
500 Thesis (1-15)
Grading Restriction: P/NP only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Registration Restriction(s): Master of Science – biosystems engineering technology major.
502 Registration for Use of Facilities (1-15) Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed.
Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated.
Credit Restriction: May not be used toward degree requirements.
503 Seminar (1) (See Environmental and Soil Sciences 503.)
506 Engineering Principles (3) Properties of materials, fundamentals of hydraulics, principles of electricity, thermal phenomena, applications in biological systems.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
508 Special Problems in Biosystems Engineering Technology (1-3) Individual studies of current problems.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
514 CAD Applications to Biosystems Engineering Technology (3) Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) applications in agriculture and environmental science. Essentials of CAD software to create drawings of components, systems, flow charts, and process diagrams. Applications in mechanical, structural, and biosystems. 2-D applications with limited exposure to 3-D applications. Computer intensive course. Hands-on experience.
Contact Hour Distribution: Two 2-hour labs.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 414 and 514.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
532 On-Site Domestic Wastewater Treatment, Dispersal, and Reuse (3) (See Biosystems Engineering 532.)
534 Production Monitoring and Automation (3) Precision technologies for monitoring and control of agricultural systems. Applications include: yield monitoring, variable rate control and sensing systems for planters, sprayers, soil applied nutrients, water management, crop health, and pest pressure; electronic information transfer; and GPS-based vehicle guidance.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 434 and 534.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.
555 GIS and GPS Applications to Biosystems (3) (See Biosystems Engineering 555.)
562 Selected Topics in Biosystems Engineering Technology (1-3) Lecture/group discussion on specialized topics.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
574 Environmental Instrumentation and Monitoring (3) Equipment and techniques commonly used to measure all aspects of hydrologic cycle: precipitation, runoff, streamflow, subsurface water movement. Sampling of all flows for contaminants. Design of monitoring systems. Analysis of data.
Contact Hour Distribution: 2 hours and 1 lab.
Credit Restriction: Students cannot receive credit for both 474 and 574.
(RE) Prerequisite(s): 506.
Recommended Background: Hydrology.
Registration Restriction(s): Minimum student level – graduate.