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Program Educational Objectives
The educational objectives for the Agricultural and Biological Engineering program reflect the mission of the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and the importance placed on successful professional practice, the ability to pursue advanced degrees, the assumption of professional and societal leadership roles, and a commitment to life-long learning. University of Illinois Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduates will…
Objective 1: Successfully enter the agricultural and biological engineering profession as practicing engineers and consultants with prominent companies and organizations in diverse areas that include agricultural and off-road equipment manufacturing and automation, food and fiber production, renewable energy production, environmental conservation and water quality engineering, indoor environmental control, systems informatics and analysis, or other related fields.
Objective 2: Pursue graduate education and research at major research universities in agricultural and biological engineering, and related fields.
Objective 3: Advance in their chosen fields to supervisory, management and technical leadership positions.
Objective 4: Engage in continued learning through professional development.
Objective 5: Contribute to and advance in professional societies and community services.
Educational Outcomes
Engineering design, teamwork, and communication are integrated throughout the curriculum, culminating in a capstone design experience. By choice of electives, students not only meet all the outcomes listed below and those listed as college-wide outcomes in the introduction to the Programs of Study in the CoE, but are also provided with the opportunity to specialize in bioenvironmental engineering, food and bioprocess engineering, off-road equipment engineering, or soil and water resource engineering. The curriculum requires 128 hours for graduation, except for the concentration in food and bioprocess engineering, which requires 132 hours for graduation.
The Agricultural Engineering degree program includes coursework to provide exposure, practice
and evaluation to demonstrate that our students attain:
(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability;
(d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
(g) an ability to communicate effectively;
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues;
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
First year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 1 | ABE 100-Intro to Agr Engineering |
| 3 | CHEM 102-General Chemistry I |
| 1 | CHEM 103-General Chemistry Lab I |
| 0 | ENG 100-Engineering Lecture |
| 3-4 | G E 101-Engineering Graphics & Design2 or RHET 105-Principles of Composition2,3 |
| 5 | MATH 220-Calculus I |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective1 |
| 16-17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | CHEM 104-General Chemistry II* |
| 1 | CHEM 105-General Chemistry Lab II* |
| 2 | MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory |
| 3 | MATH 230-Calculus II |
| 4 | PHYS 211-Univ Physics, Mechanics |
| 3-4 | RHET 105-Principles of Composition2,3 or GE 101-Engineering Graphics & Design2 |
| 16-17 | Total |
*Biological version recommended.
Second year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 4 | ABE 221-Agr and Bio Engineering I |
| 3 | CS 101-Intro to Computing, Eng & Sci |
| 3 | MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables |
| 4 | PHYS 212-Univ Physics, Elec & Mag |
| 2-3 | TAM 210-Introduction to Statics or TAM 211-Statics |
| 16-17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 4 | ABE 222-Agr & Bio Engineering II |
| 3 | MATH 385-Intro Differential Equations |
| 2 | PHYS 213-Univ Physics, Thermal Physics |
| 3 | TAM 212-Introductory Dynamics |
| 3-4 | Biological and natural sciences elective4 |
| 15-16 | Total |
Third year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 3 | Agricultural engineering technical elective 5 |
| 3 | ECE 205-Intro Elec and Electr Circuits |
| 1 | ECE 206-Intro Elec and Electr Ckts Lab |
| 3 | TAM 251-Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 3-4 | ABE 440-Applied Statistical Methods I, STAT 400-Statistics and Probability I, MATH 463-Statistics and Probability I, CEE 202-Engineering Risk & Uncertainty or IE 300-Analysis of Data |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective1 |
| 16-17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | Agricultural engineering technical elective5 |
| 3 | ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles1 |
| 3-4 | ME 300-Thermodynamics or CHBE 321-Thermodynamics |
| 4 | TAM 335-Introductory Fluid Mechanics, CHBE 421-Momentum and Heat Transfer or ME 310-Introductory Gas Dynamics |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective1 |
| 16-17 | Total |
Fourth year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 2 | ABE 430-Project Management |
| 4 | Agricultural engineering technical elective5 |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective1 |
| 4 | Technical elective5 |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 16 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | Agricultural engineering technical elective5 |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 3 | Technical elective5 |
| 4 | Biological and natural sciences elective4 |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective1 |
| 16 | Total |
1 Students must complete ECON 103, ECON 102 or ACE 100 and 15 additional hours of social sciences or humanities from the approved campus list. One elective course must satisfy the general education advanced composition requirement.
2 Students will take either RHET 105 or GE 101 depending on their university identification number.
3 Students may take SPCM 111 and SPCM 112 in place of RHET 105.
4 Students must complete at least 7 hours from the biological and natural sciences approved list.
5 Students must have 20 hours of technical electives; at least 12 hours must be from ABE courses and the remainder selected from the department approved technical elective list.
Biological and Natural Sciences Electives
| HOURS | Choose from (7 hours minimum): |
| 4 | ANSC 362-Princ of Animal Physiology |
| 3 | ANSC 467-Applied Animal Ecology |
| 3 | CHEM 232-Elementary Organic Chemistry I |
| 2 | CHEM 233-Elementary Organic Chem Lab I |
| 3 | CPSC/NRES 270-Applied Entomology |
| 4 | CPSC 112-Introduction to Crop Sciences* |
| 3 | CPSC 414-Forage Crops and Pasture Eco* |
| 4 | GEOL 101-Introductory Physical Geology |
| 3 | GEOL 250-Geology for Engineers |
| 3 | IB 100-Biological Sciences* |
| 4 | IB 101-Biological Sciences* |
| 4 | IB 103-Introduction to Plant Biology* |
| 4 | IB 104-Animal Biology* |
| 3 | MCB 100-Introductory Microbiology* |
| 2 | MCB 101-Intro Microbiology Laboratory |
| 4 | MCB 103-Intro to Human Physiology |
| 2 | MCB 312-Applied Microbiology Methods |
| 3 | MCB 434-Food and Industrial Microbiology |
| 4 | NRES 201-Introductory Soils |
* Students must take at least one of these courses.
Technical Electives (20 hours)
Agricultural Engineering Technical Electives; at least 12 hours from:
| HOURS | |
| 2-4 | ABE 295-Independent Study |
| 3 | ABE 361-Princ of Off-Road Machines |
| 3 | ABE 374-Env Control for Bio Buildings* |
| 3-4 | ABE 425-Eng Measurement Systems** |
| 3 | ABE 426-Applied Machine Vision |
| 3 | ABE 456-Land and Water Resources Eng* |
| 3 | ABE 459-Drainage and Water Management* |
| 3 | ABE 466-Engineering Off-Road Vehicles |
| 3 | ABE 469-Off-Road Industry Design Proj* |
| 3 | ABE 476-Indoor Air Quality Engineering |
| 3 | ABE 479-Design of Agr & Bio Structures |
| 3 | ABE 483-Eng Properties of Food Mat |
| 2 | ABE 485-Food and Process Eng Design* |
| 3 | ABE 487-Grain Drying and Conditioning |
| 3 | ABE 489-Process Des for Corn Milling |
*Students must take at least one of these courses. Includes major
design experience.
**This course is strongly recommended.
Other Technical Electives; choose the remainder of the 20 hours from:
| HOURS | |
| 4 |
CEE 311-Engineering Surveying or CEE 312-Route Surveying |
| 3 |
CEE 330-Environmental Engineering |
| 3 |
CEE 350-Water Resources Engineering* |
| 3 |
CEE 360-Structural Engineering* |
| 3 |
CEE 380-Geotechnical Engineering |
| 3 |
CEE 450-Surface Hydrology |
| 3 |
CEE 460-Steel Structures, I |
| 3 |
CEE 461-Reinforced Concrete, I |
| 3 |
CHBE 221-Principles of CHE |
| 4 |
CHBE 321-Thermodynamics |
| 4 |
CHBE 421-Momentum and Heat Transfer |
| 4 |
CHBE 422-Mass Transfer Operations |
| 4 |
CHEM 423-Electronic Circuits, I |
| 3 |
GE 330-OR Meth for Profit & Value Eng |
| 4 |
ME 330-Engineering Materials |
| 3 |
ME 350-Design for Manufacturability |
| 3 |
ME 370-Mechanical Design, I* |
| 3 |
MFGE 310-Intro to Mfg Systems |
| 3 |
MFGE 450-Info Mgmt for Mfg Systems |
| 2 |
PHYS 214-Univ Physics, Quantum Phys |
| Any 300- or 400-level engineering course approved by an adviser. | |
* One of these courses is strongly recommended.
Specialization in Food and Bioprocess Engineering
Food and bioprocess engineering is the application of engineering principles to produce, preserve, process, package, and distribute foods. Food and bioprocess engineers develop, design, and construct new machinery, processes, and plants; they develop and test new products; they preserve and distribute foods; and they manage environmental factors, waste products, and energy. Food and bioprocess engineers participate in nearly every phase of food processing. Graduates are prepared for positions in a variety of industries, including food, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industries. Job opportunities also exist with the government, universities, and consulting firms. Career possibilities include research and development; project, process, and plant engineering, which can include design, optimization, and construction; technical sales and service; and supervision and management. Those who continue their education in graduate school will have a strong background for further study in the sciences or engineering.
First year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 1 | ABE 100-Intro to Agr Engineering |
| 3 | CHEM 102-General Chemistry I |
| 1 | CHEM 103-General Chemistry Lab I |
| 3 | CS 101-Intro to Computing, Eng & Sci |
| 0 | ENG 100-Engineering Lecture |
| 3-4 | GE 101-Engineering Graphics & Design or RHET 105-Principles of Composition1 |
| 5 | MATH 220-Calculus I |
| 16-17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | CHEM 104-General Chemistry II |
| 1 | CHEM 105-General Chemistry Lab II |
| 2 | MATH 225-Introductory Matrix Theory |
| 3 | MATH 230-Calculus II |
| 4 | PHYS 211-Univ Physics, Mechanics |
| 3-4 | RHET 105-Principles of Composition1 or GE 101-Engineering Graphics & Design |
| 16 | Total |
Second year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 3 | CHEM 232-Elementary Organic Chemistry I |
| 3 | ECON 103-Macroeconomic Principles(2) |
| 3 | MATH 242-Calculus of Several Variables |
| 3 | MCB 100-Introductory Microbiology |
| 2 | PHYS 213-Univ Physics, Thermal Physics |
| 2-3 | TAM 210-Introduction to Statics or TAM 211-Statics |
| 16-17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 4 | ABE 222-Agr & Bio Engineering II |
| 3 | MATH 385-Intro Differential Equations |
| 2 | MCB 101-Intro Microbiology Laboratory |
| 4 | PHYS 212-Univ Physics, Elec & Mag |
| 3 | TAM 212-Introductory Dynamics |
| 16 | Total |
Third year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 3 | CHBE 221-Principles of CHE |
| 3 | FSHN 414-Food Chemistry |
| 3 | TAM 251-Introductory Solid Mechanics |
| 6 | Humanities and social science elective(1,3) |
| 3 | Technical elective(4) |
| 18 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 4 | CHBE 321-Thermodynamics |
| 3 | ECE 205-Intro Elec & Electr Circuits |
| 3 | FSHN 471/MCB 434-Food & Industrial Microbiology |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 3 | Humanities or social science elective(2,4) |
| 16 | Total |
Fourth year
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 2 | ABE 430-Project Management |
| 3 | ABE 483-Eng Properties of Food Mat |
| 4 | CHBE 421-Momentum and Heat Transfer |
| 3 | FSHN 461-Food Processing I |
| 3 | Humanities or social sciences elective(2,3) |
| 3 | Technical elective(3) |
| 18 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 2 | ABE 485-Food and Process Eng Design |
| 4 | CHBE 422-Mass Transfer Operations |
| 3 | FSHN 462-Food Processing II |
| 3 | Free elective |
| 3 | Humanities or social sciences elective2,4 |
| 15 | Total |
1 Students may take SPCM 111 and SPCM 112 in place of RHET 105.
RHET 105 may be taken in the first or second semester of the first
year.
2 Students must satisfy the social sciences and humanities requirements
of the College of Engineering, including ECON 102 or 103, and the
campus general education requirements for social sciences and humanities.
3 Students select technical electives from the approved list for
food and bioprocess engineering.
4 One elective course must satisfy the General Education Advanced
Composition requirement.
Food and Bioprocess Engineering Electives
| HOURS |
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES |
| 4 |
ABE 425-Eng Measurement Systems |
| 3 |
ABE 426-Applied Machine Vision |
| 4 |
ABE 440-Applied Statistical Methods I or CEE 202, IE 300, or STAT 400/MATH 463 |
| 3 |
ABE 482-Package Engineering |
| 3 |
ABE 487-Grain Drying and Conditioning |
| 3 |
ABE 489-Process Des for Corn Milling |
| 3 |
CHBE 440-Process Control and Dynamics |
| 3 |
GE 330-OR Meth for Profit & Value Eng |
| 2 |
MCB 312-Applied Microbiology Methods |
| 3.5 |
ME 360-Signal Proc, Inst and Control |
| 3 |
ME 370-Mechanical Design, I |
| Other electives subject to approval. | |