BS BIORESOURCE AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING -- 1999-2000 Catalog
Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering Dept
Agricultural Engineering Bldg. (08), Room 101
(805) 756-2378, FAX: (805) 756-2626

60 units upper division | 2.0 GPA | GWR | 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

3

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 237 Engineering Surveying I

2

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 415 Hydrology

3

BRAE 421, 422 Equipment Engineering

3,4

BRAE 433 Agricultural Structures Design

4

BRAE 460 Senior Project Organization

1

BRAE 461, 462 Senior Project

2,2

Adviser approved electives

9

76

SUPPORT COURSES

BIO 115 Animal/Human Structure & Function or MCRO 221Survey of Microbiology (B1b)*

4

CE 201 Strength of Materials or CE 204, 205 Strength of Materials I, II (3) (2)

 5

CE 206 Strength of Materials Laboratory

1

CHEM 124, 125 General Chemistry for the Engineering Disciplines (B1a)*

4,4

CSC 101/CSC 231/CSC 234 (F1)*

2

ECON 201/ECON 211 Economics (D3)*

3

ENGL 218 Prof Writing: Argumt/Reports (A4)*

4

MATH 141, 142 Calculus II (B2)*

4,4

MATH 143 Calculus III (Area B)*

4

MATH 241 Calculus IV (Area B)*

4

MATH 242 Differential Equations(Area B)*

4

ME 211 Engineering Statics

3

ME 212 Engineering Dynamics

3

ME 302 Thermodynamics

3

PHYS 131, 132, 133 General Physics (Area B)*

4,4,4

PHYS 206 Instrument/Experimental Physics

3

PHYS 256 Electrical Measurements Lab

1

SS 121 Introductory Soil Science

4

STAT 312 Statistical Methods-Engr. (Area B)*

4

80

 GENERAL EDUCATION (GE)

40

72 units required; 32 of these units are in Major/Support.

(r) See page 77 for complete GE course listing.
(r) Minimum of 3 GE courses required at the 300-400 level.

Area A Communication (minimum 10 units)

1 unit is in Support.
Take one course from A1, A2, A3:
A1 Expository Writing
A2 Critical Thinking
A3 Speech
A4 Argumentative Writing *see Support

 

Area B Science and Mathematics (no additional units required)

26 units in Support.
B1b Life Sciences *see Support
B1a Physical Sciences *see Support
B2 Mathematics and/or Statistics *see Support
Area B *see Support

 

Area C Arts and Humanities (minimum 15 units)

Take one course from each Area C category:
C1 Literature
C1 Philosophy
C2 Fine/Performing Arts
C3 Lit/Phil/Arts (300-400 level)
If less than 15 units, take one additional course from C1, C2, C3

 

Area D Social, Political, Economic Inst. (min. 12 units)

3 units are in Support.
No more than one course in any Area D category.
Take one course from D1a and one from D1b
D1a HIST 202 (USCP) or HIST 204 or LS 211
D1b POLS 110 or LS 212
Take two courses from D2, D4a, D4b
D2 History (300-400 level)
D3 Economics *see Support
D4a Social Institutions
D4b Social Institutions (300-400 level)

 

Area E Life Understanding (minimum 3 units)

No more than one course in any Area E category.
Take one course from E1 or E2

E1 PSY 201/PSY 202
E2 Self Development

 

Area F Technology (no additional units required)

2 units are in Support.
F1 Computer Literacy *see Support

 

ELECTIVES

0

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