BSE 1 is a full-time off-campus work experience combining classroom theory with practical operations knowledge to build a professional career background.
Applies basic engineering principles like mass/energy balances and fluid flow to agricultural and biological systems.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jessica Drewry, Troy Runge: Runge's homework requires EES software and can be challenging, though exams are often considered manageable with practice. Drewry's course was rated difficult, with students finding her lectures hard to follow.
BSE 509 is a design practicum where students work on biological systems engineering projects, focusing on problem identification, solution analysis, and selection methodology.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Historical reviews of Jessica Drewry: Reviewers report that grading appears uncorrelated to effort, with unclear assignment expectations and nitpicking leading to low grades regardless of time invested.
BSE 799 is a practicum in agricultural engineering teaching that provides hands-on experience improving pedagogical skills through course planning, delivery, and evaluation under instructor guidance.
Introduction to design through the invention, fabrication, and testing of a device solving a real-world client problem.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
The course is described as easy with grades dependent on a group project, though some students found early assignments redundant and the final project rushed.