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Undergraduate Courses

ABE 1 Fundamentals of Agricultural  and  Biosystems Engineering I (formerly AENG 1) (3).

Weather elements; crop and livestock environ- ment; soil and water management in agricultural production systems; institutional and legal aspects of water utilization. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). PR. AGRI 51. (1,2)

ABE 52 Agricultural Structures I (formerly ABE 11) (3).

Engineering principles of farm structures design; design criteria for construction structures; cost estimates and specifications; materials of engineering concepts such as defects, strengthening, analytical techniques, and material selection. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 comp). PR. ENSC 10.1 and ENSC 13. (1,2)

ABE 57 Field Hydrology (formerly ABE 71) (3).

Hydrology processes and their interaction with the earth and atmosphere; stream flow hydrographs; hydrologic routing; probability in hydrology and water quality; mathematical models. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). PR. COI (1,2)

ABE 62 Environmental Control Engineering (formerly ABE 12) (3).

Analysis and design of environmental control in agricultural structures with emphasis on tropical conditions; principles of controlled environment agriculture. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 comp). PR. ABE 52. (1,2)

MAJOR COURSES (Undergraduate)

ABSE 141 Plant Climate (formerly ABE 110) (3).

Heat exchange near the ground; relation to topography and plant cover to the microclimate; modification of microclimate by agricultural operation. 3 hrs (class). PR. COI. (1)

ABSE 142 Geometeorology (formerly AGME 110) (3).

Atmospheric environment; chemical quality circulation and variability of meteorological factors; surface energy budget; earth materials and processes. 3 hrs (class). PR. COI. (2)

ABSE 152 Agricultural Structures II (formerly ABE 111) (3).

Design methods and codes for timber, steel and reinforced concrete structures; design and construction of farm structures; agricultural infrastructure development;  work  engineering and contracts. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 comp). PR. ABE 62. (1)

ABSE 162 Agricultural Waste Management (formerly ABE 112) (3).

Principles of agricultural waste management; collection, storage, transport, treatment and utilization of agricultural waste. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 comp). PR ABE 62. (2)

ABSE 172 Farmstead Planning (formerly ABE 113) (3).

Basic concepts and fundamentals of farmstead planning; layout and organization of farm- stead systems. 3 hrs (class). PR. ABE 62 . (2)

ABSE 181 Spatial Analysis in Hydrometeorology (formerly ABE 114) (3).

Spatial distribution of climatic elements and soil moisture; digital terrain analysis; spatial interpolation. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). PR. ABE 57. (1)

ABSE 182 Agricultural Structures III (formerly AENG 115) (3).

Design of agricultural structures; preparation of agricultural drawings; estima- tion of construction cost. 7 hrs( 1 class, 6 lab). PR. ABSE 152. (2)

ABE 190   Special  Problems  (formerly AENG 190) (1- 3).

May be taken twice provided that the total number of units to be credited to the stu- dent’s program will not exceed 4 units. PR. COI. (1,2)

ABE 191 Special Topics (formerly AENG 191) (1-3).

May be taken twice provided that the total number of units to be credited to the student’s program will not exceed 4 units. PR.  COI.  (1,2)

ABE 198 Industry Immersion Program for Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Stu- dents (3).

Supervised work experience in public or private institutions involved in de- sign, operations, processing, manufacturing and marketing, soil and water conservation systems and facilities, waste utilization systems and facilities, and renewable energy systems; and other related engineering facilities and equipment. 240 hrs (internship). PR. COI. (M)

ABE 200 Undergraduate Thesis (formerly AENG 200) (3-3) . PR. COI. (1,2,M)

ABE 200b Innovationeering (3-3). PR. COI. (1,2,M)

ABE 200c Engineering Industry Research (3-3).

Employment of engineering practices in real-life situation, which will contribute in the improvement of efficiency and/or operation of the host engineering institution. 240 hrs (internship) PR. COI. (1,2,M)