Academic Advisor
Tracene Marshall
612-625-0266
10A Green Hall

Major Coordinator
Ulrike Tschirner
612-624-8798
204 Kaufert Lab

Admissions
CFANS Office of Admissions
612-624-6768

 

Program Description:
The Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering major is a joint program between the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences and the Institute of Technology.

As a student in our major, you will spend your first two years with us in the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resources completing lower-division requirements. Then you will transfer to the Institute of Technology to complete your upper-division coursework, the whole time being advised and taught by faculty in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering. This partnership allows you to establish connections with our faculty and department during your first two years when many of your classes are on the Minneapolis campus.

The Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering curriculum provides a broad fundamental scientific and engineering background to harness the molecular building blocks of renewable resources for sustainable utilization, to design and develop biological systems, and to help improve the environment by developing solutions for environmental and natural resource issues affecting soil, water, and air. The curriculum offers three areas of specialization: bioproducts engineering, bioprocessing and food engineering, and environmental and ecological engineering.

The program produces graduates who:

• have a broad fundamental engineering background including mathematics, physical science, biological science and engineering science and design;
• serve the engineering needs of clientele in the areas of bioproducts, bioprocessing and food, and environment and ecology;
• are successfully employed in engineering jobs in industry, consulting, government, or academia;
• are engaged in professional development and lifelong learning.