University Catalog 2024-2025

Biological and Agricultural Engineering (MS): Systems Analysis Concentration

Degree Requirements

Required Courses2
Master's Research Methods I
Master's Research Methods II
Math / Statistics / Biomathematics Courses6
The required "Mathematics / Statistics / Biomathematics Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee
Elective Courses 1, 222
"Elective Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total credit hours
Total Hours30
1

Minimum of 20 credit hours must come from 500-level and above courses

2

Maximum 6 hours S/U graded courses

Concentration Electives

A minimum of 6 hours of elective courses must be taken from the following courses:6
BAE 501Sensors and Controls3
BAE 527/427
BAE 535Precision Agriculture Technology3
BAE 541Foundation Tools to Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences Data3
BAE 542/542Advanced Analytics to Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences Data3
BAE 555R Coding for Data Management and Analysis3
BAE 565Environmental and Agricultural Analytics and Modeling3
GIS 512Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing3
MEA 582Geospatial Modeling3

Faculty

  • Geng (Frank) Bai, Assistant Professor
    Area of Research: Precision and Digital Agriculture
  • Francois Philippe Birgand
  • Michael D. Boyette
  • Michael R. Burchell II
  • Celso Francisco Castro Bolinaga
  • Jay Jiayang Cheng
  • John J. Classen
  • Barbara A. Doll
  • Grant H. Ellington
  • Garey Alton Fox
  • Khara Deanne Grieger
  • Lucie S. G. Guertault
  • Scott A. Hale
  • Steven George Hall
  • William F. Hunt III
  • Daniela Jones
  • Praveen Kolar
  • Suzanne McKay Leonard
  • Chad Ashley Poole
  • Gary T. Roberson
  • Natalie G. Nelson Sagues
  • Ryan Sartor, Assistant Professor
    Area of Research: Bioprocess Engineering
  • Chadi Sayde
  • Sanjay Bikram Shah
  • Mahmoud A. N. A. N. Sharara
  • Lingjuan Wang Li
  • Jason Kellam Ward
  • Lirong Xiang
  • Sierra Young
  • Mohamed A. Youssef
  • Wenqiao Yuan
  • George Maynard Chescheir III
  • Robert O. Evans Jr.
  • Garry L. Grabow
  • Rodney L. Huffman
  • Gregory Donald Jennings
  • Richard W. Skaggs
  • Jean Spooner
  • Larry F. Stikeleather
  • Daniel H. Willits

Practice/Research/Teaching Professor

  • Otto DeBruhl Simmons III

Adjunct Professors

  • Christopher R Daubert
  • Sheila Marie Saia
  • Ratna Rani Sharma

Adjunct Associate Professor

  • Wesley Mark Porter

Adjunct Assistant Professor

  • Kristina Hopkins