College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Programs of Study, 1997-1999

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Programs of Study, 1997-1999
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

338 Agricultural Engineering Sciences Building
1304 West Pennsylvania
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-3570

DUAL MAJOR IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES
For the Degree of Bachelor of Science and the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in Agricultural Engineering-Agriculture Science

This is a five-year program that results in a B.S. degree from the College of Engineering and a B.S. degree from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. The 158 hour curriculum meets the requirements for both degrees.

Agricultural engineering is the integration of biological and physical sciences as a foundation for engineering applications in agriculture, food systems, natural resources, the environment, and related biological systems. Agricultural engineers are involved in the design of systems which include food and bioprocess engineering, off-road equipment, bioenvironmental engineering of plant and animal facilities, water quality and systems for the utilization and protection of soil and water resources. Important design constraints are economics, conservation of materials and energy, safety, and environmental quality. Graduates are employed by industry, consulting firms, and government for research, education, and manufacturing. By choice of electives, a student may direct his or her program toward specialization in power and machinery, soil and water, structures and environment, electrical power and processing, or to a separate food and bioprocess engineering specialization. Individual programs are checked by departmental advisers to insure that national engineering accreditation (ABET) requirements are met for any chosen specialization.

PRESCRIBED COURSES INCLUDING CAMPUS GENERAL EDUCATION

HOURS
COMPOSITION I AND SPEECH

4-3
RHET 105-Principles of Composition or equivalent
(see college Composition I requirement)

3
SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking

HOURS
COMPOSITION II

Select from campus approved list.

HOURS
QUANTITATIVE REASONING

3
C S 101-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering

5
MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

3
MATH 130-Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

3
MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory

3
MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables

3
MATH 285-Differential Equations & Orthogonal Functions

HOURS
NATURAL SCIENCES

4
CHEM 101-General Chemistry

4
CHEM 102-General Chemistry

4
PHYCS 111-Mechanics

4
PHYCS 112-Electricity and Magnetism

2
PHYCS 113-Fluid and Thermal Physics

HOURS
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE

10

Ten hours of biological sciences are required from biology, entomology, microbiology, plant biology, physiology and zoology. Select at least eight of the ten hours from the following:

BIOL 100^*-Biological Sciences
BIOL 101^*-Biological Sciences
BIOL 104^*-Animal Biology
CPSC 322-Forage Crops and Pastures
ANSCI 202-Domestic Animal Physiology
ANSCI 307-Environmental Aspects of Animal Management
GEOL 101-Introduction to Physical Geology
GEOL 250-Geology for Engineers
HORT 227-Indoor Plant Culture
HORT 345-Growth and Development of HorticulturalCrops
MCBIO 100^*-Introduction to Microbiology
MCBIO 101-Introduction to Experimental Microbiology
MCBIO 311-Food and Industrial Microbiology
MCBIO 312-Techniques of Applied Microbiology
PLBIO 100^*-Plant Biology or Agronomy 121
PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology
SOILS 101-Introductory Soils
CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry
CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Lab
ENTOM 120-Introduction to Applied Entomology

* Students must take at least one of these courses.

HOURS
HUMANITIES¹ AND SOCIAL SCIENCE1

18
To include ACE 100-Economics of Resources, Agriculture and Food, or ECON 102-Microeconomic Principles, or ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles.

CULTURAL STUDIES2
One western culture and one non-western/US minority culture course.

1. Students must complete ACE 100, ECON 102 or ECON 103 and 15 additional hours of social sciences or humanities courses that satisfy the requirements of approved lists for the College of Engineering, the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, and the campus general education requirement. The College of Engineering requires one six-hour sequence in social science and one six-hour sequence in humanities from approved courses. Since these may differ, students should carefully select approved courses that meet the requirements for all of the lists.

2. Work with adviser to select courses that also satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements.

HOURS
AG E PRESCRIBED

1
1 AG E 100-Introduction to Agricultural Engineering

4
AG E 221-Engineering for Agricultural and Biological Systems

4
AG E 222-Engineering for Bioprocess and Bioenvironmental Systems

1
AG E 298-Undergraduate Seminar

3
AG E 299-Undergraduate Thesis

HOURS
OTHER PRESCRIBED

0
ENG 100-Engineering Lecture

3
ECE 205-Introduction to Electrical & Electronic Circuits

1
ECE 206-Lab to ECE 205

3
G E 103-Engineering Graphics & Design

3-4
M E 209-Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer, or M E 205-Thermodynamics, or CH E 370-Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

3-4
STAT 310-Statistics, or MATH 363-Intro to MATH Statistics and Probability, I, or C E 293-Engineering Modeling Under Uncertainty, or I E 230-Analysis of Data

2-3
TAM 150-Analytical Mechanics or TAM 152-Engineering Mechanics, I

3
TAM 212-Engineering Mechanics, II

3
TAM 221-Elementary Mechanics of Solids

3-4
TAM 235-Fluid Mechanics, or CH E 371-Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, or M E 211-Introductory to Gas Dynamics

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES

15
Fifteen hours of agricultural sciences with courses from at least two departments other than Agricultural Engineering and approval of advisors are required.

HOURS
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

19

Technical electives are upper level engineering courses. Students can choose from the recommended list below or by consent of adviser.

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
At least 12 hours from:

AG E 236-Machine Characteristics and Mechanics
AG E 271-Transport Phenomena in Food Process Design
AG E 277^*-Design of Agricultural Structures
AG E 287^*-Environmental Control for Plants and Animals
AG E 311^#-Instrumentation and Measurements
AG E 315-Applied Machine Vision
AG E 336^*-Design of Agricultural Machinery
AG E 346-Tractors and Prime Movers
AG E 356^*-Soil and Water Conservation Structures
AG E 357^*-Land Drainage
AG E 383-Engineering Properties of Food Materials
AG E 385*-Food and Process Engineering Design
AG E 387-Grain Drying and Conditioning
AG E 389-Process Design for Corn Milling

*Students must take at least one of these courses. Includes major design experience.

#This course is strongly recommended.

OTHER TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
Remainder of the 19 hours from:

C E 201-Engineering Surveying or C E 205
C E 241-Air and Water Quality
C E 255^*-Introduction to Hydrosystems Engineering
C E 261^*-Introduction to Structural Engineering
C E 262-Intermediate Structural Analysis
C E 263-Behavior and Design of Metal Structure
C E 264-Reinforced Concrete Design
C E 280-Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
C E 350-Surface Water Hydrology
CHEM 323-Applied Electronics for Scientists
CH E 261-Introduction to Chemical Engineering
CH E 370-Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
CH E 371-Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
CH E 373-Mass Transfer Operations
G E 288-Engineering Economy and Operations Research
M E 270^*-Fundamentals of Mechanical Design
M E 231-Processing and Structure of Materials
M E 285-Design for Manufacturability
M E 307-Solar Energy Utilization
M E 313-Computer Controls of Mechanical Engineering Systems
MFG E 210-Introduction to Manufacturing Systems
MFG E 350-Information Management for Manufacturing Systems
or any 200 or 300 level engineering course approved by adviser

*One of these courses is strongly recommended.

HOURS
OPEN ELECTIVES

11-14
Sufficient open electives selected to total minimum curriculum requirement of 158 hours. All requirements of the combined curriculum must be completed to satisfy the requirements for both degrees.

158
Total hours required to receive a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering and a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences.

MAJOR IN TECHNICAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

For the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Technical Systems Management

This major is designed to prepare students as problem solvers for systems involving the application, management, and/or marketing of agricultural engineering technologies. Students are instructed in engineering and business principles in preparation for professional careers as entrepreneurs, marketing representatives, project managers, or plant managers working with service organizations, manufacturers, corporate farms, retail dealers, power suppliers, contractors, and management companies at every stage from production through processing and distribution.

Students pursuing this major can select between three options: production systems; mechanization, marketing and technical systems; and environmental systems.

PRESCRIBED COURSES INCLUDING CAMPUS GENERAL EDUCATION

HOURS
COMPOSITION I AND SPEECH

4
RHET 105-Principles of Composition or equivalent
(see college Composition I requirement)

3
SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking

HOURS
COMPOSITION II

3

Select one from:

B&T W 250-Principles of Business Writing
B&T W 253-Business and Administrative Communication
B&T W 272-Report Writing

HOURS
QUANTITATIVE REASONING

4
MATH 134-Calculus for Social Sciences I, or equivalent

3
STAT 100-Statistics, or ACE 261-Statistics for Agricultural and Consumer Economics or ECON 172-Economic Statistics, I, or PSYCH 233-Descriptive Statistics

HOURS
NATURAL SCIENCES

4
CHEM 101-General Chemistry

5
PHYCS 101-General Physics (Mechanics, Heat and Sound)

4-5

One course selected from:

BIOL 101-Biological Sciences or BIOL 104-Animal Biology
MCBIO 100-Introductory Microbiology and MCBIO 101-Introductory Experimental Microbiology

3-4

One course selected from:

ATMOS 100-Introduction to Meteorology
GEOG 102-Weather and Climate or
GEOG 103-Earth's Physical Systems
GEOL 101-Introduction to Physical Geology or
GEOL 105-Geology of Energy Resources or
GEOL 107-General Geology, I
EEE 105-Environmental Biology

HOURS
HUMANITIES

6
Select from campus approved list.

HOURS
SOCIAL SCIENCES

From at least two departments to include:

4
ACE 100-Economics of Resources, Agriculture, and Food

3
ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles

2
Social sciences elective. Select from campus approved list.

CULTURAL STUDIES¹

Two courses; one western culture and one non-western/US minority culture course

1. Work with adviser to select courses that also satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements.

HOURS
ACES PRESCRIBED

2
ACES 100-Contemporary Issues in Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

HOURS
OTHER PRESCRIBED

3
ACE 161-Microcomputer Applications or equivalent

3
ACCY 200-Fundamentals of Accounting or ACCY 201-Principles of Accounting I

4
CPSC 121-Principles of Field Crop Science

4
SOILS 101-Introductory Soils

3
TSM 100-Technical Systems in Agriculture

1
TSM 299-Technical Systems Management Seminar

HOURS
TSM ELECTIVES

18

TSM elective courses. A total of 18 hours selected from the following courses. A minimum of six hours must be at the 300 level.

TSM 199-Undergraduate Seminar
TSM 200-Construction Technology
TSM 202-Welding Processes, Metallurgy, and Materials
TSM 203-Electric Wiring, Motors, and Controls
TSM 221-Farm Power and Machinery Management
TSM 250-Agricultural Mechanization Internship
TSM 252-Mechanics of Soil and Water Conservation
TSM 271- Engineering Applications in Residential Housing
TSM 272-Farm Buildings
TSM 281-Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage
TSM 300-Special Problems
TSM 331-Farm Machinery Technology
TSM 333-Agricultural Chemical Applications Systems
TSM 341-Engine and Tractor Power
TSM 372-Livestock Waste Management
TSM 381-Electrical and Microcomputer Controls for Agriculture

HOURS
OPTION ELECTIVES

15
Option elective courses. See specific requirements for each option listed below. A minimum of six hours must be at the 300 level.

HOURS
OPEN ELECTIVES

18-21
Additional free elective courses selected to meet the required 126 hours for graduation.

126
Total credit hours required for the B.S. degree.

Mechanization, Marketing, and Technology Management Systems Option
Mechanization, marketing and technology management systems is designed for students interested in the management, marketing, and/or application of technical systems in agriculture. The focus of this option is to prepare individuals as technically competent professionals for all aspects of the agricultural and food industries.

HOURS
OPTION ELECTIVES

15^*
AGCOM 270-Agricultural Sales Communications
AGCOM 280-Leadership Development
ACE 222-Marketing Commodity and Food Products
ACE 231-Food and Agribusiness Management or BA210-Management and Organizational Behavior
ACE 233-Agribusiness Market Planning
ACE 243-Agricultural Finance
ACE 356-Agricultural Policies and Programs
B ADM 200-Legal Environment of Business
B ADM 202-Principles of Marketing
B ADM 247-Introduction to Management (no credit if had B ADM 210)
B ADM 261-Summary of Business Law
B ADM 274-Operations Research
B ADM 314-Production
B ADM 315-Management in Manufacturing
B ADM 320-Marketing Research
B ADM 321-Individual Behavior in Organizations
B&T W 271-Persuasive Writing
FIN 254-Introduction to Business Finance Management
FIN 264-Fundamentals of Real Estate

*Six hours of course work must be at the 300 level.

Production Systems OptionProduction Systems Option
Production systems is designed for those students interested in learning about and working within the production enterprise. Students in this option learn marketing, management, and application of the technical systems relative to a production agriculture enterprise.

HOURS
OPTION ELECTIVES

15^*

Choose from the following:

ACE 203-Rural Taxation
ACE 222-Marketing of Commodity and Food Products
ACE 232-Management of Farm Enterprises
ACE 243-Agricultural Finance
ACE 303-Agricultural Law
ACE 320-Economics of Commodity Marketing
ACE 332-Decision-Making in the Agricultural Firm
ACE 334-Professional Farm Management
ACE 348-Rural Real Estate Appraisal
CPSC 318-Crop Growth and Production
CPSC 321-Biological Control of Insect Pests
CPSC 322-Forage Crops and Pastures
CPSC 326-Weeds and Their Control
SOILS 303-Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
SOILS 304-Soil Conservation and Management
ANSCI 221-Animal Nutrition
ANSCI 283-Beef Cattle and Swine Production
ANSCI-Any Animal Production Class
HORT 242-Commercial Vegetable Production

*Six hours of course work must be at the 300 level.

Environmental Systems Option
Environmental systems is designed for those students interested in environmental systems as they relate to the agricultural and food industries. The focus of this option is the study of technical systems and their management as they relate to the interface between the physical and biological science components of agriculture.

HOURS
OPTION ELECTIVES

15^*

Choose from the following:

ACE 210-Economics of the Environment
ACE 306-Environmental Law
ACE 310-Intermediate Natural Resource Economics
ACE 319-Regional Environmental Management Simulation
ANSCI 307-Environmental Aspects of Animal Management
B ADM 210-Management and Organizational Behavior
C E 241-Air and Water Quality
C E 341-Regional Environmental Management Simulation
E S 236-Tomorrow's Environment
FOR 319-Environment and Plant Ecosystems
SOILS 303-Soil Fertility and Fertilizers
SOILS 304-Soils Conservation and Management

*Six hours of course work must be at the 300 level.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

HOURS	COMPOSITION I AND SPEECH
4-3	RHET 105-Principles of Composition or equivalent (see college Composition I requirement)
3	SPCOM 101-Principles of Effective Speaking

HOURS	COMPOSITION II
	Select from campus approved list.

HOURS	QUANTITATIVE REASONING
3	C S 101-Introduction to Computing with Application to Engineering
5	MATH 120-Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
3	MATH 130-Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
3	MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory
3	MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables
3	MATH 285-Differential Equations & Orthogonal Functions

HOURS	NATURAL SCIENCES
4	CHEM 101-General Chemistry
4	CHEM 102-General Chemistry
4	PHYCS 111-Mechanics
4	PHYCS 112-Electricity and Magnetism
2	PHYCS 113-Fluid and Thermal Physics

HOURS	BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
10	Ten hours of biological sciences are required from biology, entomology, microbiology, plant biology, physiology and zoology. Select at least eight of the ten hours from the following: BIOL 100^-Biological Sciences BIOL 101^-Biological Sciences BIOL 104^-Animal Biology CPSC 322-Forage Crops and Pastures ANSCI 202-Domestic Animal Physiology ANSCI 307-Environmental Aspects of Animal Management GEOL 101-Introduction to Physical Geology GEOL 250-Geology for Engineers HORT 227-Indoor Plant Culture HORT 345-Growth and Development of HorticulturalCrops MCBIO 100^-Introduction to Microbiology MCBIO 101-Introduction to Experimental Microbiology MCBIO 311-Food and Industrial Microbiology MCBIO 312-Techniques of Applied Microbiology PLBIO 100^*-Plant Biology or Agronomy 121 PHYSL 103-Introduction to Human Physiology SOILS 101-Introductory Soils CHEM 231-Elementary Organic Chemistry CHEM 234-Elementary Organic Chemistry Lab ENTOM 120-Introduction to Applied Entomology

HOURS	HUMANITIES¹ AND SOCIAL SCIENCE1
18	To include ACE 100-Economics of Resources, Agriculture and Food, or ECON 102-Microeconomic Principles, or ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles. CULTURAL STUDIES2 One western culture and one non-western/US minority culture course.

HOURS	AG E PRESCRIBED
1	1 AG E 100-Introduction to Agricultural Engineering
4	AG E 221-Engineering for Agricultural and Biological Systems
4	AG E 222-Engineering for Bioprocess and Bioenvironmental Systems
1	AG E 298-Undergraduate Seminar
3	AG E 299-Undergraduate Thesis
HOURS	OTHER PRESCRIBED
0	ENG 100-Engineering Lecture
3	ECE 205-Introduction to Electrical & Electronic Circuits
1	ECE 206-Lab to ECE 205
3	G E 103-Engineering Graphics & Design
3-4	M E 209-Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer, or M E 205-Thermodynamics, or CH E 370-Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
3-4	STAT 310-Statistics, or MATH 363-Intro to MATH Statistics and Probability, I, or C E 293-Engineering Modeling Under Uncertainty, or I E 230-Analysis of Data
2-3	TAM 150-Analytical Mechanics or TAM 152-Engineering Mechanics, I
3	TAM 212-Engineering Mechanics, II
3	TAM 221-Elementary Mechanics of Solids
3-4	TAM 235-Fluid Mechanics, or CH E 371-Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, or M E 211-Introductory to Gas Dynamics
	AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVES
15	Fifteen hours of agricultural sciences with courses from at least two departments other than Agricultural Engineering and approval of advisors are required.
HOURS	TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
19	Technical electives are upper level engineering courses. Students can choose from the recommended list below or by consent of adviser. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNICAL ELECTIVES At least 12 hours from: AG E 236-Machine Characteristics and Mechanics AG E 271-Transport Phenomena in Food Process Design AG E 277^-Design of Agricultural Structures AG E 287^-Environmental Control for Plants and Animals AG E 311^#-Instrumentation and Measurements AG E 315-Applied Machine Vision AG E 336^-Design of Agricultural Machinery AG E 346-Tractors and Prime Movers AG E 356^-Soil and Water Conservation Structures AG E 357^-Land Drainage AG E 383-Engineering Properties of Food Materials AG E 385-Food and Process Engineering Design AG E 387-Grain Drying and Conditioning AG E 389-Process Design for Corn Milling

HOURS	OPEN ELECTIVES
11-14	Sufficient open electives selected to total minimum curriculum requirement of 158 hours. All requirements of the combined curriculum must be completed to satisfy the requirements for both degrees.
158	Total hours required to receive a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering and a B.S. in Agricultural Sciences.

HOURS	ACES PRESCRIBED
2	ACES 100-Contemporary Issues in Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

HOURS	OTHER PRESCRIBED
3	ACE 161-Microcomputer Applications or equivalent
3	ACCY 200-Fundamentals of Accounting or ACCY 201-Principles of Accounting I
4	CPSC 121-Principles of Field Crop Science
4	SOILS 101-Introductory Soils
3	TSM 100-Technical Systems in Agriculture
1	TSM 299-Technical Systems Management Seminar

HOURS	TSM ELECTIVES
18	TSM elective courses. A total of 18 hours selected from the following courses. A minimum of six hours must be at the 300 level. TSM 199-Undergraduate Seminar TSM 200-Construction Technology TSM 202-Welding Processes, Metallurgy, and Materials TSM 203-Electric Wiring, Motors, and Controls TSM 221-Farm Power and Machinery Management TSM 250-Agricultural Mechanization Internship TSM 252-Mechanics of Soil and Water Conservation TSM 271- Engineering Applications in Residential Housing TSM 272-Farm Buildings TSM 281-Grain Drying, Handling, and Storage TSM 300-Special Problems TSM 331-Farm Machinery Technology TSM 333-Agricultural Chemical Applications Systems TSM 341-Engine and Tractor Power TSM 372-Livestock Waste Management TSM 381-Electrical and Microcomputer Controls for Agriculture

HOURS	OPTION ELECTIVES
15	Option elective courses. See specific requirements for each option listed below. A minimum of six hours must be at the 300 level.

HOURS	OPEN ELECTIVES
18-21	Additional free elective courses selected to meet the required 126 hours for graduation.
126	Total credit hours required for the B.S. degree.