Emphasis Courses (Need at least 9 hours):
+ Offered in Fall (Offered in Fall) •Offered in Spring (Offered in Spring)Water and Environmental
Recommended Electives:
• BIOS 220 /222 Princ. of Ecology + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring (222 Fall only)
• BSEN 326 Intro to Env. Engr. + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• BSEN 350 Soil & Wtr. Res. Engr. + Offered in Fall
• BSEN 355 Intro to Ecological Engr.•Offered in Spring
• BSEN 441 Animal Waste Mngmt. + Offered in Fall (even years only)
• BSEN 453 Irrigation & Drainage Sys. Engr. + Offered in Fall
• BSEN 455 NP Source Poll. Ctrl. Engr. + Offered in Fall (odd years only)
• BSEN 468 Wetlands •Offered in Spring
• BSEN 425 Proc. Dsgn. in Wtr. Supp. & Wastewater Trtmt. •Offered in Spring
• CIVE 458 Groundwater Engr. + Offered in Fall
--Other Electives--
• NRES 361 Soils, Env. & Wtr. Quality •Offered in Spring
• NRES 412 or CIVE 221 Intro to GIS + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• NRES 451 Soil Env. Chem. •Offered in Spring
• NRES 460 Soil Microbiology •Offered in Spring
• BIOS 206 General Genetics + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• BSEN 422 Poll. Prev.: Princ. & Prac. + Offered in Fall
• AGEN 443 Dsgn. of Light-Frame Struc. + Offered in Fall
• CHME 489 Air Poll., Assess., & Ctrl. + Offered in Fall
• CIVE 327 Env. Engr. Lab. + Offered in Fall
• CIVE 334 Intro to Geotech. Engr. •Offered in Spring
• CIVE 419 Flow Sys. Dsgn. •Offered in Spring
• CIVE 431 Small Trtmt. Sys. •Offered in Spring
• CIVE 452 Wtr. Res. Development + Offered in Fall
• CIVE 454 Hydraulic Engr. + Offered in Fall
• CIVE 456 Surface Wtr. Hydro. •Offered in Spring
Food and Bioprocess
Recommended Electives:
• BIOS 312 Microbiology + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BSEN 303 Princ. of Proc. Engr.•Offered in Spring
• BSEN 326 Intro to Env. Engr. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BSEN 444Biomass and Bioenergy Engr. + Offered in Fall(even years only)
• BSEN 446 Unit Op. of Bio. Proc.•Offered in Spring
• CHME 473 Biochem. Engr. •Offered in Spring
--Other Electives--
• ASCI 210 Animal Prod. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• ASCI 410 Proc. Meats •Offered in Spring
• BIOS 205 Gen., Molec., & Cell. Bio. Lab. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BIOS 206 General Genetics + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• BIOS 314 Microbio. Lab. + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• CHME 442 Chem. Reactor Engr. & Dsgn. + Offered in Fall
• CHME 452 Chem. Engr. Proc. Ec. & Optimization + Offered in Fall
• FDST 406 Food Microbio. Lab. + Offered in Fall
• FDST 412 Cereal Tech. + Offered in Fall
• FDST 448/449 Food Chem. + Offered in Fall
• FDST 455 Microbio. of Fermented Foods •Offered in Spring
• FDST 458 Adv. Food Analysis •Offered in Spring
• CHEM 252/254 Organic Chem. II + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• CHEM 471 Physical Chem. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• MATL 360 Elem. of Material Sci. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• MECH 480 Num. Methods in Engr. + Offered in Fall
Biomedical
Recommended Electives:
• BIOS 213 Human Phys. + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• BIOS 214 Human Anatomy + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• PHYS 212 General Physics II + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• BSEN 311 Biomed. Sign. & Sys. Analysis•Offered in Spring
• BSEN 416 Intro to Biomaterials + Offered in Fall
--Biomaterials Electives--
• BSEN 418 Tissue Engr. •Offered in Spring
• MECH 325 Mech. of Elast. Bodies + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• MECH 448 Adv. Mech. of Materials + Offered in Fall
--Biomechanics Electives--
• BSEN 418 Tissue Engr. •Offered in Spring
• MECH 350 Intro to Dyn. & Ctrl. of Engr. Sys. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• MECH 342 Kin. & Dyn. of Mach. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• MECH 330 Mech. Engr. Analysis + Offered in Fall
• MECH 325 Mech. of Elast. Bodies + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• MECH 453 Robotics: Kin. & Dsgn. + Offered in Fall
--Biosensors Electives--
• ECEN 215 Elec. & Circuits I + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• CHME 442 Chem. Reactor Engr. & Dsgn. + Offered in Fall
• ECEN 216 Elec. & Circuits II + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• CHME 482 Polymers + Offered in Fall
• ECEN 400 Elec. Instrumentation + Offered in Fall
• CHEM 486 Electrochem. Engr. + Offered in Fall
--Medical Imaging--
• BSEN 414 Med. Imaging. Sys. + Offered in Fall
• ECEN 306 Electromag. Field Theory + Offered in Fall •Offered in Spring
• MECH 416 Engr. Acoustics •Offered in Spring
• ECEN 463 Digital Sign. Proc. + Offered in Fall
• ECEN 486 Applied Photonics + Offered in Fall
--Biological Sciences--
• BIOC 432 Gene Exp. & Repl. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BIOS 456 Math. Models in Bio. + Offered in Fall
• BIOS 312 Microbiology + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BIOS 477 Bioinfo. & Molec. Evol. + Offered in Fall•Offered in Spring
• BIOS 412 Human Genetics + Offered in Fall
BSEN Graduation Checklist
• Submit an Application for Admission to the Biological Systems Engineering degree program. 43 credit hours applicable to the program are required for acceptance. Must be completed prior to taking 62 hours.
• Submit an Application for Minor for your minor program(s), if any. This must be approved before submission of your senior check form.
• Submit a Senior Check Form, with a degree audit report summary (DARS), prior to your last semester of study.
• Submit an Application for Degree at beginning of term of graduation.
Educational Objectives
The faculty in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering have established several broad goals for students. These goals emphasize education instead of training, and they focus on the whole person, rather than narrow technical skills.
The overall objective of the educational programs of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering is to provide students the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of science and engineering and apply them to improved methods of producing and processing food, agricultural, and biological materials with consideration to wise and responsible use of resources for the benefit of global society.
Biological Systems Engineering (BSEN) is an accredited engineering program by ABET, inc. ABET accredited programs publish their "Program Objectives" for access by employers, parents, students, and others interested in what graduates of the programs are "expected to attain within a few years of graduation." The following are the Program Objectives for Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska.
BSEN Program Objectives
Within a few years of graduation, BSEN alumni will share the attribute of improving the organization for which they work, and the community and country in which they live. They will do this whether they are involved in biomedical engineering, water resources or environmental engineering, bioenergy or food engineering, or other professional endeavors such as business, law or medicine. In doing so, they will:
- provide innovative and effective solutions to problems in a variety of work environments through the use of their unique background in biological systems engineering and the biological sciences;
- look beyond components in isolation thereby providing holistic solutions to complex issues involving, for example, interactions at the ecosystem, organism, organ, cellular or subcellar level;
- think logically using appropriate elements of mathematics, science and engineering to develop, manage and interpret data, to correctly interpret new research findings and, to design new systems for the benefit of society;
- successfully integrate technical knowledge with organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills to lead and work effectively in teams, and to articulate the role of engineering decisions in the workplace, community and world;
- responsibly address issues such as health and safety, personal and professional ethics, cultural diversity, as well as the social, environmental and global impacts of their work; and
- continue their personal growth, education, and professional development, and professional and community service through various opportunities provided by institutions, professional organizations, and other venues