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Program Information

The degrees of Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy are offered with graduate programs in agricultural and biological engineering through the College of Engineering. Students must have an undergraduate or graduate degree in Engineering or meet specific articulation requirements in order to pursue an advanced degree in engineering.

For students without an engineering degree, The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in agricultural and biological engineering are offered in the areas of agricultural operations management and applied science through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Students must have a degree in a related field or meet specific articulation requirements.

A combined B.S./M.S. or B.S./M.E. for Engineering students program allows up to 12 graduate credits to be double-counted toward fulfillment of both degrees. Contact the graduate coordinator for qualifications and details. A 30-credit, nonthesis master’s degree program is also available to students interested in completing the requirements in 1 year.

The Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering) degrees are offered in the following areas of research:

Agricultural production engineering includes development and application of precision agriculture concepts and tools, weather and climate risk in agriculture, decision support systems, food security, pesticide application, post-harvest operations robotics and other machine systems and environmental control systems. Applications to space biology are included in cooperation with NASA at Kennedy Space Center.

Biological engineering includes includes biocomplexity analysis, ecological modeling, risk and decision analysis, bioprocess design, plant biotechnology, process microbiology, food process engineering, environmental biotechnology, bioreactors, and packaging science.

Information systems includes development and application of GIS and remote sensing, communications, mathematical modeling, data solutions, and expert systems techniques to biological and agricultural systems.

Land and water resources includes soil-water-plant relations, irrigation, water quality, watershed hydrology, BMP and TMDL studies, hydrologic modeling, ecological restoration, environmental fate and transport of nanoparticles, waste management, and water reuse.

Students also may choose to participate in interdisciplinary concentrations in hydrologic sciences, geographic information sciences, particle science and technology, and interdisciplinary ecology.

The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy (CALS) in the agricultural operations management area of specialization provide for scientific training and research in technical agricultural management. Typical plans of study focus on advanced training in environmental systems management, production systems management, construction and process management and technical sales management.

In addition, for students with basic science degrees, the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy programs with a specialization in applied sciences through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences provides advanced training in problem-solving capabilities, interdisciplinary research, and methods for applying science to real-world problems and issues. Typical emphasis is on:

  1. the use of engineering methods and approaches, such as mathematical modeling, optimization, and information technologies, in application of science to problems of various spatial and temporal scales; and
  2. an interdisciplinary experience in research at the doctoral level.

The requirements for a master’s degree normally take 2 years to complete. The length of time required for the Doctor of Philosophy degree depends partly on the research topic, but normally takes 3 to 4 years.

Additional information can also be found on the graduate studies pages on the department website at www.abe.ufl.edu.

Degrees Offered with a Major in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Geographic Information Systems
    • concentration in Global Systems Agroecology
    • concentration in Hydrologic Sciences
    • concentration in Wetland Sciences
  • Master of Science
    • without a concentration
    • concentration in Agroecology
    • concentration in Geographic Information Systems
    • concentration in Hydrologic Sciences
    • concentration in Wetland Sciences

Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.

Agricultural and Biological Engineering Courses

Course List
Code Title Credits
ABE 5015Empirical Models of Crop Growth and Yield Response3
ABE 5038Recent Developments and Applications in Biosensors3
ABE 5152Fluid Power Circuits and Control3
ABE 5332Advanced Agricultural Structures3
ABE 5442Advanced Agricultural Process Engineering3
ABE 5643CBiological Systems Modeling3
ABE 5646Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation3
ABE 5653Rheology and Mechanics of Agricultural and Biological Materials3
ABE 5663Advanced Applied Microbial Biotechnology3
ABE 5707CAgricultural Waste Management3
ABE 5815CFood and Bioprocess Engineering Design4
ABE 5936Writing Grant Proposals for Scholarships and Fellowships2
ABE 6005Applied Control for Automation and Robots3
ABE 6031Instrumentation in Agricultural Engineering Research3
ABE 6035Advanced Remote Sensing: Science and Sensors3
ABE 6037CRemote Sensing in Hydrology3
ABE 6252Advanced Soil and Water Management Engineering3
ABE 6254Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems3
ABE 6265Vadose Zone Modeling3
ABE 6266Nanotechnology in Water Research3
ABE 6615Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems3
ABE 6644Agricultural Decision Systems3
ABE 6645CComputer Simulation of Crop Growth and Management Responses3
ABE 6654CAdvanced Bio-Based Products from Renewable Resources3
ABE 6816Food and Bioprocess Sterilization3
ABE 6905Individual Work in Agricultural and Biological Engineering1-4
ABE 6910Supervised Research1-5
ABE 6931Seminar1
ABE 6933Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering1-4
ABE 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
ABE 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
ABE 6972Research for Engineer's Thesis1-15
ABE 6974Nonthesis Project1-6
ABE 6986Applied Mathematics in Engineering and Agriculture3
ABE 7979Advanced Research1-12
ABE 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
AGG 5607Communicating in Academia3
AOM 5334CAgricultural Chemical Application Technology3
AOM 5431GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture and Natural Resources3
AOM 5435Advanced Precision Agriculture3
AOM 6735Irrigation Principles and Management3
AOM 6736Principles and Issues in Environmental Hydrology3
AOM 6905Individual Work in Agricultural Operations Management1-6
AOM 6932Special Topics in Agricultural Operations Management1-6
CWR 6536Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology3
PKG 5003Advanced Distribution and Transport Packaging3
PKG 5006Advanced Packaging Principles3
PKG 5105Advanced Consumer Products Packaging3
PKG 5256CAdvanced Analytical Packaging Methods3
PKG 6100Advanced Computer Tools for Packaging3
PKG 6905Individual Work in Packaging1-6
PKG 6932Special Topics in Packaging Sciences1-6

Agricultural and Biological Engineering Departmental Courses

Course List by Depts
Code Title Credits
ABE 5009Control Methods in SmartAg Systems3
ABE 5015Empirical Models of Crop Growth and Yield Response3
ABE 5038Recent Developments and Applications in Biosensors3
ABE 5152Fluid Power Circuits and Control3
ABE 5332Advanced Agricultural Structures3
ABE 5442Advanced Agricultural Process Engineering3
ABE 5643CBiological Systems Modeling3
ABE 5646Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation3
ABE 5648Modeling Coupled Natural-Human Systems3
ABE 5653Rheology and Mechanics of Agricultural and Biological Materials3
ABE 5663Advanced Applied Microbial Biotechnology3
ABE 5707CAgricultural Waste Management3
ABE 5815CFood and Bioprocess Engineering Design4
ABE 5936Writing Grant Proposals for Scholarships and Fellowships2
ABE 6005Applied Control for Automation and Robots3
ABE 6017Stochastic Modeling in Ecology and Hydrology3
ABE 6031Instrumentation in Agricultural Engineering Research3
ABE 6035Advanced Remote Sensing: Science and Sensors3
ABE 6037CRemote Sensing in Hydrology3
ABE 6252Advanced Soil and Water Management Engineering3
ABE 6254Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems3
ABE 6265Vadose Zone Modeling3
ABE 6266Nanotechnology in Water Research3
ABE 6615Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer in Biological Systems3
ABE 6644Agricultural Decision Systems3
ABE 6645CComputer Simulation of Crop Growth and Management Responses3
ABE 6649CAdvanced Biological Systems Modeling3
ABE 6654CAdvanced Bio-Based Products from Renewable Resources3
ABE 6816Food and Bioprocess Sterilization3
ABE 6840Data Diagnostics3
ABE 6905Individual Work in Agricultural and Biological Engineering1-4
ABE 6910Supervised Research1-5
ABE 6931Seminar1
ABE 6933Special Topics in Agricultural and Biological Engineering1-4
ABE 6940Supervised Teaching1-5
ABE 6971Research for Master's Thesis1-15
ABE 6972Research for Engineer's Thesis1-15
ABE 6974Nonthesis Project1-6
ABE 6986Applied Mathematics in Engineering and Agriculture3
ABE 7979Advanced Research1-12
ABE 7980Research for Doctoral Dissertation1-15
AGG 5607Communicating in Academia3
CWR 6536Stochastic Subsurface Hydrology3
EGN 5949Practicum/Internship/Cooperative Work Experience1-6
EGN 6913Engineering Graduate Research0-3

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses

Course List by College
Code Title Credits
ALS 5156Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications3
ALS 5905Individual Study1-4
ALS 5932Special Topics1-4
ALS 6046Grant Writing2
ALS 6166Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues3
ALS 6921Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance1
ALS 6925Integrated Plant Medicine4
ALS 6931Plant Medicine Program Seminar1
ALS 6935Topics in Biological Invasions3
ALS 6942Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management3
ALS 6943Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management1-10
ANS 6936Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology1-2
BCH 5045Graduate Survey of Biochemistry4
FYC 6422Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations3
STA 6093Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences3
STA 6329Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing3

Agricultural & Biological Engineering (PHD)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Employ mathematics, science and engineering principles to solve problems in the discipline of Agricultural and Biological Engineering

SLO 2     Skills     
Apply, analyze, and synthesize content knowledge to plan and conduct scholarly activities that make original contributions to the knowledge base in the field of study by identifying components or processes of agricultural and/or biological systems to meet desired needs within realistic economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability constraints.

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Display ethical behavior, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, professional conduct and effective communication.

Agricultural & biological engineering (MS)

SLO 1     Knowledge        
Identifies, describes, explains, and applies the mathematics, science and engineering principles of the discipline of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.

SLO 2     Skills     
Apply, analyze, and synthesize content knowledge to solve problems by identifying components or processes of agricultural and/or biological systems to meet desired needs within realistic economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability constraints.

SLO 3     Professional Behavior   
Display ethical behavior, cultural sensitivity, teamwork, professional conduct and effective communication

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