Guide the world toward a sustainable future.
Our biosystems engineering programs combine hands-on engineering, life sciences and math to solve current sustainability challenges. From innovative irrigation systems to renewable resources, to greenhouse optimization, we lead industries into a cleaner future.
Students in the BE minor will work alongside noted faculty in both the College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering. Students must complete the 18 units of BE courses, and 12 of those units must be upper division.
What will I learn in this minor?
Throughout the program, you’ll:
- Explore cutting-edge engineering to maximize earth’s resources and minimize waste.
- Focus your coursework on Controlled Environment Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Water Resources, Analytics and Bioinformatics or One Health. (Or choose to take a variety of BE coursework across the BE Focus areas.)
- Design experiments to collect, analyze and interpret data, and present your conclusions to a broader audience.
- Work with various equipment and measurement systems.
- Combine mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering for broad application of your work.
Who is this minor good for?
This minor is an excellent option if you:
- Plan to work in food, water or energy systems.
- Want a career that applies emerging engineering and biotechnologies to the environment and/or agriculture.
- Are interested in data gathering, analysis and application.
Have questions? Contact:
Dava Jondall
Academic Program Manager