Auburn Bulletin 2024-2025

Biosystems Engineering — Ecological Engineering Option (ECEN)

Freshman
FallHoursSpringHours
CHEM 1030 Fundamentals Chemistry I3ENGL 1120 English Composition II3
CHEM 1031 Fundamental Chemistry I Laboratory1PHYS 1600 Engineering Physics I4
HIST 1210 Technology and Civilization I or 1010 World History I13ENGR 1110 Introduction to Engineering2
ENGR 1100 Engineering Orientation0MATH 1620 Calculus II4
COMP 1220 Introduction to Computing with Python or 1230 Introduction to Computing with MATLAB2HIST 1220 Technology And Civilization II or 1020 World History II13
ENGL 1100 English Composition I3 
MATH 1610 Calculus I4 
 16 16
Sophomore
FallHoursSpringHours
BIOL 1020 Principles of Biology3Fine Arts Core3
BIOL 1021 Principles of Biology Laboratory1BIOL 1030 Organismal Biology3
ENGR 2010 Thermodynamics3BIOL 1031 Organismal Biology Laboratory1
ENGR 2050 Statics3ENGR 2070 Mechanics of Materials3
MATH 2630 Calculus III4MATH 2650 Linear Differential Equations3
BSEN 2210 Engineering Methods for Biological Systems2BSEN 2240 Biological and Bioenvironmental Heat and Mass Transfer3
 16 16
Junior
FallHoursSpringHours
CSES 2040 Basic Soil Science4Social Science Core23
BSEN 3310 Hydraulic Transport in Biological Systems4CIVL 3230 Environmental Engineering4
BIOL 3200 General Microbiology3STAT 3010 Statistics for Engineers and Scientists or 2510 Statistics for Biological and Health Sciences3
BIOL 3201 General Microbiology Laboratory1BSEN 3230 Natural Resource Conservation Engineering3
CHEM 1040 Fundamental Chemistry II3BSEN 3610 Instrumentation and Controls for Biological Systems3
 15 16
Senior
FallHoursSpringHours
BSEN 4300 Professional Practice in Biosystems Engineering2Literature Core13
BSEN 5220 Geospatial Technologies in Biosystems3PHIL 1020 Introduction to Ethics or 1040 Business Ethics3
BSEN 5510 Ecological Engineering3BSEN 4310 Engineering Design for Biosystems3
BSEN 5560 Site Design for Biosystems3BSEN 5230 Waste Management and Utilization for Biosystems3
Ecological Engineering Elective3BSEN 5520 Watershed Modeling3
Ecology Elective3UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed0
 17 15
Total Hours: 127
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The AU Bulletin lists the University Core Curriculum requirements for students in the College of Engineering. Students must complete a sequence in either Literature or History. Biosystems Engineering should complete the World History or Technology and Civilization course sequence to ensure that all SLOs are met by students by the time of graduation. 

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ECON 2020 preferred. 

 

Biosystems Electives: See adviser for approved course listing.