BS BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING – 2005-07 Catalog
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Dept
Agricultural Engineering Bldg. (08), Room 101
(805) 756-2378, FAX: (805) 756-2626

            o  60 units upper division

            o  GWR

            o  2.0 GPA

            o  USCP

            * = Satisfies General Education requirement

MAJOR COURSES

 

BRAE 128 Careers in Bioresource &Ag Engr.

2

BRAE 129 Laboratory Skills and Safety

1

BRAE 133 Engineering Design Graphics

2

BRAE 151 CAD for Agricultural Engineering

1

BRAE 216 Fundamentals of Electricity

4

BRAE 226 Princ Bioresource Engineering

4

BRAE 232 Agricultural Structures Planning

4

BRAE 234 Intro Mechanical Systems-Agric

4

BRAE 236 Principles of Irrigation

4

BRAE 239 Engineering Surveying

4

BRAE 312 Hydraulics

4

BRAE 328 Measurements/Computer Interfacing

4

BRAE 331 Irrigation Theory

3

BRAE 403 Agricultural Systems Engineering

4

BRAE 414 Irrigation Engineering

4

BRAE 421, 422 Equipment Engineering

3,4

BRAE 433 Agricultural Structures Design

4

BRAE 460 Senior Project Organization

1

BRAE 461, 462 Senior Project I, II

2,2

Adviser approved electives

10

 

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SUPPORT COURSES

 

BIO 213 and ENGR/BRAE 213 or MCRO 221 Microbiology (B2)*

4

CE 201 Mechanics of Materials (6) or CE 204 and CE 207 Mechanics of Materials I, II (3)(3)

6

CHEM 124 General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines (B3/B4)*

4

CHEM 125 General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines (Add’l Area B)*

4

CSC 231/CSC 232/CSC 234

2/3

ECON 201 Survey of Economics (D2)*

4

ENGL 149 Technical Writing for Engineers (A3)*

4

MATH 141, 142 Calculus I, II (B1)*

4,4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Add’l Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV

4

MATH 244 Linear Analysis I

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

PHYS 131, 132, 133 General Physics 

4,4,4

PHYS 206 Instrument/Experimental Physics and PHYS 256 Electrical Measurements Lab or
EE 321 Electronics & EE 361 Electronics Lab


3,1

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

STAT 312 Statistical Methods-Engr. (B6)*

4

 

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GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

 

72 units required; 36 units are in Support.

 

®Minimum of 8 units required at the 300-400 level.

 

Area A  Communication (8 units)

 

A1 Expository Writing

4

A2 Oral Communication

4

A3 Reasoning, Argumentation, and Writing * 4 in Support

0

Area B  Science and Mathematics (no additional units are required)

 

B1 Mathematics/Statistics  * 8 units in Support

0

B2 Life Science * 4 units in Support

0

B3 Physical Science * 4 units in Support

0

B4 One lab taken with either a B2 or B3 course

 

B5 (requirement for Liberal Arts students only)

 

B6 Upper-division Area B * 4 units in Support

0

Additional Area B units* 8 units in Support

0


Area C  Arts and Humanities (16 units)

 

C1 Literature

4

C2 Philosophy

4

C3 Fine/Performing Arts

4

C4 Upper-division elective

4

Area D/E  Society and the Individual (12 units)

 

D1 The American Experience (40404)

4

D2 Political Economy * 4 units in Support

0

D3 Comparative Social Institutions

4

D4 Self Development (CSU Area E)

4

 

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ELECTIVES

0

 

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