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Biological and Ecological Engineering Graduate Major (MEng, MS, PhD)

MEng

Course List
Code Title Credits
Core Requirements  
BEE 505 READING AND CONFERENCE 1
BEE 507 SEMINAR 1 2
BEE 529 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES 3
ENGR 520 MENG INTRODUCTION TO PORTFOLIO 1
ENGR 521 MENG PORTFOLIO COMPLETION 1
Biological & Ecological Engineering  
Select at least 18 credits from the following courses, as approved by major professor and committee: 18

BEE 511

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: USING DATA TO INFORM DECISIONS  

BEE 512

PHYSICAL HYDROLOGY  

BEE 533

IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN  

BEE 540

ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT PROCESSES  

BEE 542

VADOSE ZONE TRANSPORT  

BEE 546

RIVER ENGINEERING  

BEE 549

REGIONAL HYDROLOGIC MODELING  

BEE 558

NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL  

BEE 568

BIOREMEDIATION ENGINEERING  
Additional Science & Engineering  
Select at least 16 credits as approved by major professor and committee 16
Human Dimensions  
Select at least 3 credits as approved by major professor and committee 3
Total Credits 45

1

Students may substitute 2 credits of a 500-level professional seminar course for 2 credits of BEE 507

MS

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
BEE 529 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES 3
Seminar  
BEE 507 SEMINAR 2 3
Electives  
Select 9 credits of graduate-level biological science courses (or science alternative) as approved by major professor and committee 9
Select 18 credits of graduate-level engineering courses with significant components of engineering science and/or design from the College of Engineering 18
Thesis  
BEE 503 THESIS 3 12
Total Credits 45

2

Students may substitute 3 credits of a 500-level professional seminar course for 3 credits of BEE 507

3

Students may substitute 3-6 credits of BEE 506 and 6-9 credits of engineering electives for BEE 503

PhD

Course List
Code Title Credits
Required Core  
BEE 529 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES 3
Seminar  
BEE 607 SEMINAR 4 3
Electives  
Select 12 credits of graduate-level biological science courses (or science alternative) as approved by major professor and committee 12
Select 12 credits of graduate-level engineering courses with significant components of engineering science and/or design from the College of Engineering 12
Thesis  
BEE 603 THESIS 5 78
Total Credits 108

4

Students may substitute 3 credits of a 600-level professional seminar course for 3 credits of BEE 607

5

Students may substitute graduate-level engineering or science electives for 34 credits of BEE 603 in consultation with the major professor and committee

Prerequisite and Requisite Coursework for all BEE graduate degrees

Course List
Code Title Credits
Calculus  
One year, equivalent to:  
MTH 251 *DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 4
MTH 252 INTEGRAL CALCULUS 4
MTH 254 VECTOR CALCULUS I 1 4
Applied Differential Equations  
One course, equivalent to:  
MTH 256  
Calculus-based Physics  
One year, equivalent to:  
PH 211 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 4
PH 212 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 4
PH 213 *GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS 4
Chemistry  
One year, equivalent to:  
CH 201 CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS 3
CH 202 CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERING MAJORS 3
CH 205 LABORATORY FOR CH 202 1
CH 211 RECITATION FOR CHEMISTRY 201 1
CH 212 RECITATION FOR CHEMISTRY 202 1

1

MTH 254 can be substituted with both MTH 264 and MTH 265