UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis
UC Davis General Catalog, 2006-2008 - General Catalog - UC Davis
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Engineering: Biological and Agricultural 215<br />
Microbiology 102<br />
Molecular and Cellular Biology 120L<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 132, 160,<br />
175<br />
Chemical Engineering 161B, 161L<br />
Engineering 180<br />
Suggested Advisers: M. Delwiche, K. Giles, M. Grismer,<br />
J. VanderGheynst, R. Zhang<br />
Ecological Systems Engineering. Specialists in<br />
ecological systems engineering are concerned with<br />
the design, development, and management of ecosystems.<br />
Typical applications include the rehabilitation<br />
of disturbed ecosystems, the design of mitigation<br />
areas, the incorporation of ecologically sustainable<br />
features into land developments, and the design and<br />
management of public and private landscapes. An<br />
understanding of ecology and the interaction of ecological<br />
communities, coupled with knowledge of<br />
engineering design and economics, are stressed in<br />
this specialization. Employment opportunities include<br />
environmental consulting firms, government regulatory<br />
agencies, and agencies involved in wildland<br />
resource management.<br />
Recommended biological science electives:<br />
Entomology 100<br />
Environmental Science and Policy 100<br />
Soil Science 100<br />
Select one course from Atmospheric Science<br />
133, Plant Biology 119, Environmental<br />
Toxicology 101 or 112A<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Applied Biological Systems Technology 180<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 115, 135,<br />
145<br />
Civil and Environmental Engineering 148A or<br />
149<br />
Environmental and Resource Sciences 100<br />
Recommended course:<br />
Landscape Architecture 1 (no technical<br />
elective credit will be granted for this course<br />
in any engineering major)<br />
Suggested Advisers: K. Giles, M. Grismer, B. Jenkins,<br />
R. Piedrahita, R. Plant, J. VanderGheynst, R.<br />
Zhang<br />
Food Engineering. The food industry is the largest<br />
industrial sector of the U. S. economy. Food engineers<br />
conceive, design, and operate food processes,<br />
equipment, and plants for efficient food production<br />
with minimal impact on the environment. Students<br />
specializing in food engineering learn to apply engineering<br />
principles and concepts to handling, storing,<br />
processing, packaging, and distributing food and<br />
related products. In addition to engineering principles,<br />
the food engineering specialization is intended<br />
to provide an understanding of the chemical, biochemical,<br />
microbiological, and physical characteristics<br />
of foods. In the junior and senior years, students<br />
take courses that focus on the integration of biological<br />
and food science with engineering. Concepts of<br />
food refrigeration, freezing, thermal processing, drying,<br />
and other food operations are studied.<br />
Recommended biological sciences electives:<br />
Biological Sciences 101, 103;<br />
Environmental Science and Policy 110;<br />
Environmental Toxicology 101, 131; Food<br />
Science and Technology 104L, 119, 120,<br />
128; Plant Biology 152, 172.<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 175;<br />
Chemical Engineering 157, 159.<br />
Suggested Advisers: J. Krochta, K. McCarthy, M.<br />
McCarthy, R. P. Singh, D. Slaughter<br />
Forest Engineering. Forest engineers apply engineering<br />
principles to solve problems in managing<br />
forest lands. Forestry has evolved from an emphasis<br />
on wood production toward multiple use, ecosystem<br />
management and consideration of noneconomic<br />
objectives such as retaining biodiversity. Forest engineers<br />
help to develop the equipment and techniques<br />
for reforestation, harvesting, forest residue management,<br />
and development of roads and recreation<br />
facilities.<br />
Following the sophomore year, students are encouraged<br />
to attend an eight-week field course, followed<br />
by a semester at <strong>UC</strong> Berkeley taking forestry<br />
courses, and forest ecology, planning, and operations.<br />
Students complete their engineering programs<br />
at <strong>UC</strong> <strong>Davis</strong>, taking courses in planning methods,<br />
equipment development, and road design. Forest<br />
engineers are employed by the US Forest Service<br />
and other public agencies, the forest industry, consulting<br />
firms, and equipment manufacturers.<br />
Recommended biological science electives:<br />
ESPM 120* (Soil Characteristics, 4.5 units) or<br />
Soil Science 100<br />
ESPM 182* (Forest Operations Management,<br />
6 units)<br />
ESPM 185* (Silviculture, 6 units)<br />
Recommended engineering electives:<br />
Applied Biological Systems Technology 180<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 114, 115,<br />
116<br />
Civil and Environmental Engineering 141,<br />
141L, 145<br />
Recommended Courses:<br />
ESPM 101* (Forestry Summer Program, 15<br />
units)<br />
ESPM 172* (Photogrammetry and Remote<br />
Sensing, 4.5 units)<br />
or Environmental and Resource Sciences 185<br />
Plant Biology 120<br />
*ESPM courses are offered at <strong>UC</strong> Berkeley campus.<br />
Suggested Advisers: B. Hartsough, J. Miles<br />
Upper Division Required Courses<br />
UNITS<br />
Chemistry 8B or 118B (recommended for<br />
Aquacultural, Biotechnical, Food, and<br />
Biomechanics/Premedicine/Preveterinary<br />
Medicine Engineering specializations) or<br />
Civil and Environmental Engineering10<br />
(recommended for Agricultural,<br />
Ecological, and Forest Engineering<br />
specializations)............................... 4 or 3<br />
Biological Sciences 1B and 1C or Food<br />
Science and Technology 100A, 104,<br />
131, and Biological Sciences 102<br />
(recommended for Food Engineering<br />
specialization) ............................ 10 or 14<br />
Engineering 100, 102, 105, 106.......... 14<br />
Engineering 104 (recommended for<br />
Agricultural, Biomechanics/Premedicine/<br />
Preveterinary Medicine, Ecological and Forest<br />
Engineering specializations) or Chemical<br />
Engineering 161A (recommended for<br />
Aquacultural and Biotechnical Engineering<br />
specializations)............................... 4 or 3<br />
Biological Systems Engineering 103, 125,<br />
130, 165, 170A, 170B, 170BL, 170C,<br />
170CL................................................ 25<br />
Biological Systems Engineering electives—<br />
Select one course from all upper-division<br />
Biological Systems Engineering courses not<br />
otherwise required, with the exception of<br />
Biological Systems Engineering courses<br />
189-199........................................ 4 or 3<br />
Statistics 100......................................... 4<br />
Engineering electives—Select a minimum of 3<br />
units. All upper division courses offered by the<br />
College of Engineering may be taken as<br />
engineering electives with the exception of the<br />
following: Computer Science Engineering<br />
188, Engineering 160, all courses numbered<br />
190-197 and 199 (except Engineering 190,<br />
which may be taken for 2 units of engineering<br />
elective credit). The following courses may<br />
also be taken as engineering electives:<br />
Applied Biological Systems Technology 163,<br />
175, 180, 181; Environmental and Resource<br />
Sciences 100, 100L .............................. 3<br />
Biological science electives—Select a<br />
minimum of 5 or 9 units (for a combined<br />
lower and upper division total of 24 units of<br />
biological sciences). Of the 24 units, at least<br />
nine must be upper division. All upper-division<br />
courses in the College of Biological Sciences<br />
(with the exception of Exercise Biology 102,<br />
112, 115, 118 through 149L and all courses<br />
numbered 190-199) may be used as<br />
biological science electives. The following<br />
courses may also be taken as biological<br />
science electives: Applied Biological Systems<br />
Technology 161; Animal Science 118, 143,<br />
144, 146; Agricultural Management and<br />
Rangeland Resources 110A; Atmospheric<br />
Science 133; Avian Sciences 100; Cell<br />
Biology and Human Anatomy 101, 101L;<br />
Entomology 100; Environmental Horticulture<br />
102; ESPM 120, 182, 185 (offered at <strong>UC</strong><br />
Berkeley); Environmental Science and Policy<br />
100, 110, 155; Environmental Toxicology<br />
101, 112A, 131; Food Science and<br />
Technology 102A, 104L, 119, 120, 121,<br />
128, 159; Infectious Diseases 141; Soil<br />
Science 100; Wildlife, Fish, and<br />
Conservation Biology 121. Students may<br />
choose other upper division courses with<br />
substantial biological content offered by the<br />
College of Agricultural and Environmental<br />
Sciences; consultation with a faculty adviser<br />
and approval by petition is<br />
required .........................................5 or 9<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education electives ...................12<br />
Minimum Upper Division Units......86<br />
* Only 3 units of credit for Civil and<br />
Environmental Engineering 10 for<br />
students who completed Biological<br />
Systems Engineering 1.<br />
Minimum Units Required for Major .....180<br />
Master Undergraduate Adviser: R. Piedrahita<br />
Courses in Engineering: Biological<br />
Systems (EBS)<br />
Lower Division Courses<br />
1. Foundations of Biological Systems<br />
Engineering (5)<br />
Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—6 hours; project.<br />
Open only to students in Biological Systems Engineering.<br />
Introduction to engineering and the engineering<br />
design process with examples drawn from<br />
fields of biological, agricultural and food engineering.<br />
Relationship of engineering principles to biological<br />
systems. Small group design projects and<br />
presentations, use of engineering software, and fabrication<br />
of designs.—I. (I.) Hartsough, Piedrahita<br />
75. Properties of Materials in Biological<br />
Systems (4)<br />
Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:<br />
Biological Sciences 1A; Physics 9C (may be taken<br />
concurrently). Properties of typical biological materials;<br />
composition and structure with emphasis on the<br />
effects of physical and biochemical properties on<br />
design of engineered systems; interactions of biological<br />
materials with typical engineering materials. GE<br />
credit: SciEng.—II. (II.) Rosa or Singh, Slaughter<br />
90C. Research Group Conference in<br />
Biological Systems Engineering (1)<br />
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: lower division<br />
standing in Biological Systems Engineering or Food<br />
Engineering; consent of instructor. Research group<br />
conference. May be repeated for credit. (P/NP<br />
grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)<br />
92. Internship in Biological Systems<br />
Engineering (1-5)<br />
Internship. Prerequisite: lower division standing;<br />
project approval prior to period of internship. Supervised<br />
work experience in biological systems engineering.<br />
May be repeated for credit. (P/NP grading<br />
only.)<br />
98. Directed Group Study (1-5)<br />
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Group study of<br />
selected topics; restricted to lower division students.<br />
(P/NP grading only.)<br />
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2007-<strong>2008</strong> offering in parentheses<br />
<strong>General</strong> Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience