Graduate study is offered in agricultural engineering with specialization in irrigation, water and chemical management, hydrology, soil and water conservation; subsurface water and chemical transport modeling, and climate modeling; alternative fuels and lubrication; harvesting, handling, processing, storing and transporting of agricultural crops; instrumentation and control; equipment design and development; environmental systems for plants and animals and bioremediation and organic waste management and treatment. The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are primarily research degrees. Prospective students should have the equivalent of a B.S. degree in engineering and must have a working knowledge of computers including mainframe and microcomputers, structured programming, electronic spreadsheets, and word processing.
Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the Graduate College and of the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. See part 2 for the general requirements applicable to each degree.
Master of Science. General M.S. requirements apply. Study and research programs are available in all of the areas listed above.
Master of Engineering. General M.Engr. requirements apply.
Doctor of Philosophy. Admission to this program is based on the student's interest being compatible with faculty interest, funds, and facilities. Admission is given only after a thorough review of the student's academic background, research interests, and potential. Individual programs normally consist of three years' work beyond the bachelor's degree. The department does not have a mandatory foreign language requirement. Students are required, however, to broaden their education in an area outside the normal engineering and science curricula. This can be done by taking courses in the humanities and social sciences, demonstrating an in-depth proficiency in a foreign language, or participating in an equivalent broadening educational experience.
AgE ID351 Hydrology (3 cr).
AgE ID&WS352 Soil and Water Engineering (3 cr).
AgE ID&WS372 Agricultural Power and Machines (3 cr).
AgE 398 (s) Engineering Cooperative Internship (cr arr).
AgE 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr).
AgE 406 (s) Study Abroad (cr arr).
AgE 449 Design of Agricultural Structures (3 cr).
AgE ID451 Engineering Hydrology (3 cr).
AgE 458 Open Channel Hydraulics (3 cr).
AgE ID&WS461 Agricultural Processing and Environment (3 cr).
AgE ID&WS462 Electric Power and Controls for Biological Systems (3 cr).
AgE 478 Agricultural Engineering Design I (1 cr).
AgE 479 Agricultural Engineering Design II (2 cr).
AgE 491 Seminar (1 cr).
AgE 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
AgE 500 Master's Research and Thesis (cr arr).
AgE 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr). Graded P/F. Prereq: perm.
AgE 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
AgE 506 (s) Study Abroad (cr arr). Prereq: perm of dept.
AgE ID&WS-J541/ID&WS-J441 Instrumentation and Measurements for Biological Systems (3 cr). AgE 441 same as BSyE 441. WSU BSyE 581. Sensing elements, signal conditioning, data output and control. Additional projects/assignments reqd for grad cr. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. Prereq: AgE 462 or BSyE 462, or perm.
AgE 551 Advanced Hydrology (3 cr). Principles of the hydrologic cycle in mountainous areas, including precipitation, snowmelt, and systems simulation.
AgE WS552 Advanced Theory of Irrigation Water Requirements (3 cr). WSU BSysE 590. Alt/yrs.
AgE ID555 Natural Channel Flow (3 cr). WSU C E 555. Same as CE 529. Hydraulics of nonuniform flow in irregular channels, unsteady flow, and flow routing.
AgE ID&WS-J556/ID&WS-J456 Irrigation System Design (3 cr). WSU BSysE 491/591. Crop water requirements, irrigation scheduling and water management, selection and design of irrigation systems, pump selection. Additional projects/assignments reqd for grad cr. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk; one 1-day field trip. Prereq: AgE 352.
AgE ID558 Fluid Mechanics of Porous Materials (3 cr). WSU BSysE 558. Statics and dynamics of multiflow systems in porous materials; properties of porous materials; steady and unsteady flow.
AgE WS561 Advanced Agricultural Engineering Topics (1-4 cr, max 6). WSU BSysE 551-552.
AgE ID-J574/ID-J474 Fluid Power and Control Systems (3 cr). WSU BSysE 474/574. Circuit components; circuit design and testing; sequential and feedback control applications. Additional projects/assignments reqd for grad cr. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. Prereq for AgE 574: perm.
AgE WS-J587/WS-J487 Food Process Engineering (3 cr). WSU BSysE 482/582.
AgE 589 Water Resources Seminar (1 cr). See Inter 589.
AgE WS593 Drainage Engineering (3 cr). WSU BSysE 593.
AgE WS-J596/WS-J496 Conservation Engineering (3 cr). WSU BSysE 496/596.
AgE 599 (s) Research (cr arr). Research not directly related to a thesis or dissertation. Prereq: perm.
AgE 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (cr arr).
ASM 304 Agricultural Fluid Power Systems (1 cr).
ASM ID&WS305 Agricultural Machinery Systems (3 cr).
ASM ID306 Agricultural Structures and Environmental Systems (3 cr).
ASM WS312 Engines and Tractors (3 cr).
ASM ID&WS315 Irrigation Systems and Water Management (3 cr).
ASM ID&WS331 Electric Power Systems for Agriculture (3 cr).
ASM 398 Internship (1-6 cr, max 6).
ASM 400 (s) Seminar (cr arr).
ASM 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr).
ASM 406 (s) Study Abroad (cr arr).
ASM ID409 Agricultural Tractors and Power Units (4 cr).
ASM WS413 Human and Machinery Risk Management (3 cr)
ASM 414 Analysis of Agricultural Systems I (2 cr).
ASM 424 Analysis of Agricultural Systems II (2 cr).
ASM ID&WS433 Agricultural Processing Systems (3 cr).
ASM WS435 Instrumentation for Data Acquisition in Agriculture (3 cr).
ASM 498 (s) Internship (1-6 cr, max 6). Graded P/F. Prereq: perm.
ASM 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
BSyE ID&WS310 Biological Dynamics for System Design (3 cr).
BSyE 361 Transport Processes in Biological Systems (3 cr).
BSyE WS386 Engineering Properties of Biological Materials (3 cr).
BSyE 398 Engineering Cooperative Internship (cr arr).
BSyE ID432 Bioreactor Theory and Design for Waste Treatment (3 cr).
BSyE 441 Instrumentation and Measurements for Biological Systems (3 cr).
BSyE ID&WS452 Environmental Water Quality (3 cr).
BSyE WS457 Design for Watershed Management (3 cr).
BSyE 460 Engineering Plant and Animal Environments (2 cr).
BSyE 462 Electric Power and Controls for Biological Systems (3 cr).
BSyE 478 Biological Systems Engineering Design I (1 cr).
BSyE 479 Biological Systems Engineering Design II (2 cr).
BSyE WS483 Food Separation Process Design (3 cr).
BSyE WS486 Food Rheology (3 cr).
BSyE WS487 Food Plant Design (3 cr).
BSyE WS488 Food Powders (3 cr).
BSyE 491 Seminar (1 cr).
BSyE WS586 Food Rheology (3 cr). WSU BSysE 586.
BSyE WS588 Food Powders (3 cr). WSU BSysE 588.
BSyE WS589 Food Quality Instrumentation (3 cr). WSU BSysE 589.
The department offers concentrations in animal behavior, animal anatomy, animal ecology, aquatic biology, comparative physiology, developmental plant anatomy, genetics, plant ecology, plant physiology, plant taxonomy, reproductive physiology, cell physiology, neuroanatomy, pesticide biology, microbial evolution, aging, and vertebrate sexual plasticity.
Admission to graduate programs in the department is based upon an estimate of probable success in work leading to a specific degree program. The Graduate Record Examination (aptitude only) is required of all applicants.
Candidates must fulfill the requirements of the Graduate College and of the Department of Biological Sciences. See part 2 for the general requirements applicable to each degree.
Master of Science. Major in botany or zoology. The M.S. program emphasizes research. In addition to the requirements listed above, admission is based upon the compatibility of the student's research interests with the areas of concentration available in the department.
Master of Natural Science. Major in biological sciences. This program is intended primarily for students who are currently engaged in, or planning to enter, secondary-school or junior-college teaching. The major part of the course work will be in biological sciences. A program will be planned by the adviser and the candidate for coherency and will include coverage of the following areas (prior undergraduate preparation included): physiology or biochemistry, evolution, systematics, ecology, morphology, genetics, and microbiology. The terminal project consists of a major paper and a comprehensive examination.
Doctor of Philosophy. Major in botany or zoology. In addition to the general requirements, the department has a requirement for a foreign language or a specified level of skill in computer science. The decision as to which requirement is most appropriate is left to the student's committee.
NOTE: Enrollment in lab sections of departmental courses will be limited to the number of stations available in that section.
Biol 331 General Ecology (3 cr).
Biol 351 General Genetics (3 cr).
Biol 352 Experimental Genetics (2 cr).
Biol 353 Introduction to Molecular Biology (3 cr).
Biol 398 (s) Internship (1-3 cr, max 3).
Biol 405 Biological Lab Procedures (1 or 2 cr).
Biol 431 Environmental Science and Pollutants (3 cr).
Biol 442 Biological Evolution (3 cr).
Biol 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
Biol 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Biol 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Biol 503 (s) Workshop (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Biol 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Biol 505 Colloquium (1 cr, max 2). Oral presentation reqd for cr. Graded P/F. Prereq: perm.
Bot 311 Plant Physiology (3 cr).
Bot 312 Plant Physiology Lab (2 cr).
Bot 364 Botany Microtechniques (3 cr).
Bot 381 Mushroom Identification (1 cr).
Bot 382 Mold Identification (1 cr).
Bot 398 (s) Internship (1-3 cr, max 3).
Bot WS435 Plant Environmental Biophysics (2 cr).
Bot WS436 Plant Environmental Biophysics Lab (1 cr).
Bot ID441 Agrostology (3 cr).
Bot WS450 Introduction to Cell Biology (3 cr).
Bot 452 Principles of Plant Molecular Biology (3 cr).
Bot 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
Bot 500 Master's Research and Thesis (cr arr).
Bot 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bot 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bot 503 (s) Workshop (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bot 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bot WS505 Experimental Methods in Plant Physiology (3 cr). WSU Bot 504.
Bot WS-J506/WS-J406 Microtechnique (4 cr). WSU Bot 406/506.
Bot J510/J401 Techniques of Plant Tissue Culture (2 cr). Isolation and culture of higher plant cells, tissues, and organs. Two 3-hr labs a wk. Cr earned in Bot 510 by completion of special project and term paper. Prereq: perm.
Bot WS511 Plant Cell Biology (3 cr). WSU Bot 511.
Bot 512 Plant Growth Substances (3 cr). Alt/yrs. Hormonal regulation of physiological processes. Two lec and one 2-hr disc a wk. Prereq: Bot 311 and organic chemistry.
Bot WS513 Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Development (3 cr). WSU Bot 512.
Bot J515/J413 Mineral Nutrition (3 cr). Alt/yrs. Uptake and metabolism of mineral elements in higher plants. Two lec and one 2-hr disc a wk. Cr earned in Bot 515 by completion of term paper on mineral metabolism in higher plants. Prereq: Bot 311 and organic chemistry.
Bot WS-J517/WS-J417 Stress Physiology of Plants (3 cr). WSU Bot 417/517.
Bot WS518 Photosynthesis, Photorespiration, and Plant Productivity (3 cr). WSU Bot 518.
Bot J525/J425 Developmental Plant Anatomy (3 cr). Origin and development of tissues and organs of vascular plants in relation to heredity, environment, and physiology. Cr earned in Bot 525 by completion of analytical term paper. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. Prereq: Biol 203.
Bot J530/J432 Plant Ecology (3 cr). General ecologic concepts and theory applied to plant populations and communities; intro to methods in plant ecology. Cr earned in Bot 530 by preparation of critical review of specific ecologic problem. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk; three 1-day field trips. Prereq: Biol 203, 33l; Bot 241 recommended.
Bot 535 Plant Geography (3 cr). Alt/yrs. Spatial relations of plants and plant communities as determined by intrinsic factors such as genetics and evolution, and extrinsic factors such as physiography, geology, climate, and climatic change; mechanisms of distribution, discontinuity patterns. One 3-day field trip. Prereq: Bot J432/J530 or perm.
Bot WS537 Field Ecology (2 cr). WSU Bot 463.
Bot 539 Physiological Ecology (3 cr). Physiological adaptations to various environmental and habitat conditions and their ecologic consequences. Two lec and one 3-hr lab a wk. Prereq: Bot J432/J530, 311 recommended.
Bot 556 Advanced Plant Molecular Biology (3 cr). Molecular biology of plant organelles: structure of chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes and their replication; transcription, translation, and regulation of organelle genes and their interaction with nuclear genomes; genetic engineering of plant organelles-herbicide resistance, cytoplasmic male sterility. Prereq: one semester of biochemistry and/or genetics.
Bot WS575 Basidiomycetes (3 cr). WSU Pl P 522.
Bot WS576 Ascomycetes and Fungi Imperfecti (2 cr). WSU Pl P 523.
Bot WS577 Lower Fungi (2 cr). WSU Pl P 524.
Bot 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (cr arr).
Zool 324 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 cr).
Zool 398 (s) Internship (1-3 cr, max 3).
Zool WS418 Parasitology (4 cr).
Zool ID427 Vertebrate Histology and Organology (4 cr).
Zool 435 Limnology (4 cr).
Zool 473 Comparative Embryology Lab (1 cr).
Zool 478 Animal Behavior (3 cr).
Zool 481 Ichthyology (4 cr).
Zool 482 Natural History of Birds (3 cr).
Zool 483 Natural History of Mammals (3 cr).
Zool 494 Insect Anatomy and Physiology (4 cr).
Zool 497 Practicum in Physical Therapy (1 cr, max 4).
Zool 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
Zool 500 Master's Research and Thesis (cr arr).
Zool 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Zool 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Zool 503 (s) Workshop (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Zool 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Zool ID505 Generation, Degeneration, and Regeneration in Nervous System (2 cr). WSU Zool 505.
Zool ID-J511/ID-J411 Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction (3 cr). WSU Zool 451/551. Physiology of major events in reproductive cycles of vertebrates with emphasis on mammals. Cr earned in Zool 511 by completion of additional reading in journals, take-home exam with each hr exam, and term paper. Prereq: Biol 202.
Zool J514/J414 Cell Physiology (3 cr). Experimental investigation of cells. Cr earned in Zool 514 by completion of research proposal. Prereq: organic chemistry, MMBB 380, and Biol 201; Biol 202 recommended.
Zool J517/J417 Endocrine Physiology (3 cr). See AVS J451/J5]51.
Zool J523/J423 Comparative Vertebrate Physiology (4 cr). Comparative physiology of the major organ systems found in vertebrates. Credit earned in Zool 523 by completion of additional projects/assignments. May involve some evening exams. Prereq: Biol 202 and organic chemistry.
Zool WS543 Ion Channels (3 cr). WSU Neuro 543.
Zool J572/J472 Developmental Biology (3 cr). Analysis of developmental and regulatory mechanisms at cellular and molecular level during embryogenesis. Cr earned in Zool 572 by completion of additional reading, take-home exam, and term paper. Prereq: Biol 202.
Zool J584/J484 Invertebrate Zoology (4 cr). Morphology of freshwater, marine, and terrestrial invertebrates and phylogeny of major groups. Cr earned in 584 by completion of extra project requiring a report. Two lec and two 2-hr labs a wk; one 6-day or two 2-day field trips. Prereq: Biol 202.
Zool 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation (cr arr).
The M.B.A. program is currently suspended at UI and the College of Business and Economics is not admitting students to this program.
Bus 301 Financial Management (3 cr).
Bus 302 Intermediate Financial Management (3 cr).
Bus 311 Introduction to Management (3 cr).
Bus 314 World of Corporate Business (3 cr).
Bus 321 Marketing (3 cr).
Bus 324 Consumer Behavior (3 cr).
Bus 325 Retail Distribution Management (3 cr).
Bus 326 Marketing Channels Management (3 cr).
Bus 327 Services/Nonprofit Marketing (3 cr).
Bus 332 Quantitative Methods in Business (3 cr).
Bus 340 Business Systems I (3 cr).
Bus 341 Business Systems II (3 cr).
Bus 342 Team Building (1 cr).
Bus 343 Planning and Decision-Making in Organizations (2 cr).
Bus 344 Product/Service and Process Planning (3 cr).
Bus 345 Managing the Firm's Resources (4 cr).
Bus 346 Business Operating Decisions (4 cr).
Bus 347 Business Control Systems (2 cr).
Bus 350 Management Information Systems (3 cr).
Bus 352 Modern Information Technology (3 cr).
Bus 355 Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr).
Bus 362 Real Property Appraisal (3 cr).
Bus 364 Insurance (3 cr).
Bus 370 Production/Operations Management (3 cr).
Bus 378 Project Management (3 cr).
Bus 380 International Business (3 cr).
Bus 398 (s) Internship (1-3 cr, max 6).
Bus 400 (s) Seminar (cr arr).
Bus 401 Investments (3 cr).
Bus 404 (s) Special Topics (cr arr).
Bus 405 Portfolio Management (3 cr).
Bus 406 (s) Study Abroad (cr arr).
Bus 407 Financial Institutions (3 cr).
Bus 408 Security Analysis (3 cr).
Bus 409 Problems in Financial Management (3 cr).
Bus 412 Human Resource Management (3 cr).
Bus 413 Organizational Behavior (3 cr).
Bus 414 Entrepreneurship (3 cr).
Bus 415 Small Business Management (3 cr).
Bus 416 Staffing and Compensation (3 cr).
Bus 418 Organization Theory (3 cr).
Bus 420 Promotional Strategy (3 cr).
Bus 421 Marketing Research and Analysis (3 cr).
Bus 422 Sales Force Management (3 cr).
Bus 428 Product Management (3 cr).
Bus 437 Statistics for Business Decisions (3 cr).
Bus 439 Systems and Simulation (3 cr).
Bus 441 Labor Relations (3 cr).
Bus 452 Business Telecommunications Management (3 cr).
Bus 453 Database Design (3 cr).
Bus 454 (s) Current Issues in Information Systems (3 cr, max arr).
Bus 455 IS Project (3 cr).
Bus 456 Quality Management (3 cr).
Bus 470 Purchasing and Materials Management (3 cr).
Bus 472 Operations Planning and Scheduling (3 cr).
Bus 478 Seminar in Operations Management (3 cr).
Bus 481 International Finance (3 cr).
Bus 482 International Marketing (3 cr).
Bus 485 Advanced International Business (3 cr).
Bus 490 Strategic Management (3 cr).
Bus 499 (s) Directed Study (cr arr).
Bus 501 (s) Seminar (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 502 (s) Directed Study (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 504 (s) Special Topics (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 505 (s) Workshop (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 506 (s) Study Abroad (cr arr). Prereq: perm of dept.
Bus 530 Managing Technical Teams (3 cr). The human side of managing teams of technical people; topics include organizational design, group process, team building, motivation, conflict management, leadership, empowerment, and performance appraisal. May involve evening exams.
Bus 531 Managing the Design Process (3 cr). Principles of management as they relate to the design and development of new products and the improvement of existing products; focus on interrelationships between marketing, engineering, and manufacturing functions; topics include strategic implications of design, marketing strategy as it relates to product design, product life cycles, understanding customer needs, translating customer information into produce specifications, use of quality management principles in design, time-to-market compression in product development, concurrent engineering, design for manufacturing, and implications of ISO 9000 on design. May involve evening exams and/or field trips. Prereq: undergraduate degree in engineering or perm.
Bus 533 Strategies for Managing Complex Systems (3 cr). Introduction and application of general systems theory as a framework for understanding system life cycles, system management, and decision making in complex environments; topics include systems approach to problem solving, cost-benefit analysis, risk analysis, uncertainty due to conflict modeled using game theory, simulation, and linear programming. May involve evening exams. Prereq: Stat 251 or 271or 301, Math 160 or 180.
Bus 534 Management of Technology and Technological Change (3 cr). Introduction to advanced engineering, information, and manufacturing technologies; exploration of opportunities and challenges these technologies present the organization; topics include technology life cycles, the use of technology for competitive advantage, information systems, human-technology interactions, and managing changes; technologies considered include computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing, computer integrated manufacturing, group technology, flexible manufacturing systems, group decision support systems, and expert systems. May involve evening exams and/or field trips.
Bus WS582 International Business (3 cr). WSU I Bus 582. Open only to participants in College of Business and Economics International Exchange Programs.
Bus 597 (s) Practicum (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 598 (s) Internship (cr arr). Prereq: perm.
Bus 599 (s) Research (cr arr). Research not directly related to a thesis or dissertation. Prereq: perm.