Bachelor of Science Degree
Biological and Food Process
Engineering
The need for high quality,
naturally derived biological products, such as foods, pharmaceuticals,
and biochemicals has produced a high demand for knowledgeable, capable
engineers who understand the complexity and sophistication of biological
materials, combined with solid engineering skills. Employment and
career advancement opportunities have been excellent for graduates,
not only nationally, but also internationally. Graduates of this
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering program are
successful in various positions in the biological and food process
industry, such as research development, process and product development,
environmental and corporate engineering, and management.
Advisor Contact Information
Ganesan Narsimhan
(765) 494-1199
narsimha@purdue.edu
Plan of Study
Credit Hours Required
for Graduation: 137
*
| Freshman
Year |
| First Semester |
|
Second Semester
|
| (4)
CHM 11500 (General Chemistry)
(4) ENGL 10600 (First-Year Composition)
(3) ENGR 12600 (Engineering Problem Solving and Computer
Tools)
(4) MA 16500 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus I)
(1) Introduction
to the College of Agriculture and Purdue University or Freshmen
Engineering Lectures elective
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(4)
CHM 11600 (General Chemistry)
(3) COM 11400 (Fundamentals of Speech Communication)
(4) MA 16600 (Analytic Geometry and Calculus II)
(4) PHYS 17200 (Modern Mechanics)
(3) Social science or humanities elective
Total Credits: 18 |
| Sophmore
Year |
| Third Semester |
|
Fourth Semester
|
| (3)
ABE 20100 (Thermodynamics in Biological Systems I)
(1) ABE
29000 (Sophomore Seminar)
(4) CHM 25700 (Organic Chemistry)
(4) MA 26100 (Multivariate Calculus)
(3) PHYS 24100 (Electricity and Optics)
(3) General education elective *
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3)
ABE 20200 (Thermodynamics in Biological Systems II)
(3) MA 26500 (Linear Algebra)
(3) MA 26600
(Ordinary Differential Equations)
(3) Analytical biochemistry
or food science elective
(3) Engineering technical elective
(3) General education
elective *
Total Credits: 18 |
| Junior
Year |
| Fifth Semester |
|
Sixth Semester
|
| (3)
ABE 30100 (Modeling and Computational Tools in Biological
Engineering)
(3) ABE 30300
(Applications of Physical Chemistry to Biological Processes)
(3) BIOL
23000 (Biology of the Living Cell)
(1) BIOL
29500 (Quant Biology Living Cell)
(3) CHE 37700 (Momentum Transfer)
(3) General education elective *
Total Credits: 16 |
|
(3)
ABE 37000 (Biological/Microbial Kinetics
and Reaction Engineering)
(4) ABE 45400
(Transport Processes in Biological and Food Process Systems)
(4) BIOL 22100 (Introduction to Microbiology)
(3) CHE 37800 (Heat and Mass Transfer)
(3) Engineering elective
Total Credits: 17 |
|
|
|
| Senior
Year |
| Seventh Semester |
|
Eighth Semester
|
| (1)
ABE 49000 (Professional Practice in Agricultural and Biological
Engineering)
(4) ABE 55500 (Biological and Food Processing Unit
Operations)
(4) Biological science or food science elective **
(3) Engineering
elective **
(6) General education
electives *
Total Credits: 18 |
|
(3)
ABE 46000 (Sensors and Process Control)
(4) ABE 55600 (Biological and Food Process Design)
(3) ABE
58000 (Process Engineering of Renewable Resources)
(3) Biological science or food science elective **
(3) General education elective *
Total Credits: 16 |
*
Eighteen credit hours of general education electives must be chosen
in accordance with the general education document available in the
Student Academic Center located in ABE 201. Of the 18 credit hours,
three must be economics (ECON 251 or 252) and three must be an additional
communication elective. The plan of study must include six credits
of international understanding electives or equivalent.
**
Restricted elective. See list of approved courses in the ABE Student
Handbook. Selectives: F&N 315, F&N 534, FS 361, FS 362,
FS 453, FS 467.
Purdue Agriculture Academic Programs
1140 Ag Admin Building, Room 7
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1140
Phone: (765) 494-8481
Fax: (765) 494-8469
E-mail: goecker@purdue.edu
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