Biosystems Engineering Core Curriculum:

The undergraduate Biosystems Engineering curriculum currently offers concentration areas in Applied Biotechnology and Natural Resources & Environment. Undergraduate students take courses in four broad areas:
~ basic sciences - mathematics, physics, and chemistry
~ engineering sciences of statics, dynamics, fluid mechnics, thermodynamics, and electrical circuitry;
~ biosystems engineering analysis and design courses, including a team-structured senior engineering design course.
~ applied sciences, selected based on the student's concentration.

Specific concentration areas are:

Applied Biotechnology:
Concentration Curriculum

Natural Resources & Environment Concentration Curriculum

Those in Natural Resources & Environment have ample opportunity to take courses and develop a minor in Environmental Engineering and/or Environmental Science. The Applied Biotechnology concentration includes courses in organic chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology. Many have biomedical interests and complete a minor in Bioengineering. Those interested in Agricultural Engineering may take courses in agricultural sciences and may complete a minor of their choice. Graduates of the program are in demand as engineers in environmental, bioprocessing, biotechnology and natural resources engineering.

Graduates in biosystems engineering are well equipped to use their expertise in engineering in many areas that affect our quality of life and environment. They have broad training in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biological sciences, as well as a sound background in the engineering sciences. Biosystems engineers are sought by industry and public service organizations primarily for their ability to apply engineering expertise to living systems and to the management of land and water resources.

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Applied Biotechnology

Natural Resources & Environment

Description of Course Offerings

The biosystems engineering graduate programs are designed to prepare graduates for leadership, creative accomplishment and continued professional learning, and to prepare graduates to effectively conduct independent scientific research.

Students may be accepted with backgrounds in quantitative-based scientific fields relating to chemistry, mathematics, physics, biology or any branch of engineering. A number of undergraduate prerequisite or corequisite courses may be required for applicants who have undergraduate degrees in nonengineering disciplines.

Each degree program is planned individually to augment the student's previous engineering and science background with adequate breadth in engineering and specialization in an area of biosystems engineering. In addition to biosystems engineering, course work includes mathematics, physics, chemistry, statistics, and biological and engineering sciences.

Candidates for the Master of Science (M.S.) degree are required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of course work plus an additional six hours of thesis research and submit an acceptable thesis.

Candidates for the Ph.D. degree are required to complete an additional 36 semesters hours of course work beyond the M.S. degree. Students must also complete 18 hours of dissertation research and submit an acceptable dissertation.

Graduate School Application

Biosystems Engineering Graduate Manual

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We hope you're intrigued by the possibility of a career in biosystems engineering. If you would like more information on our degree program, we want to hear from you. Please complete this form or write to:

Dr. Harold Allen, Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Clemson University, 221 McAdams Hall, Box 340312
Clemson, SC 29634-0312
864/656-3250