Technical electives provide greater depth in science-based fields which support biosystems engineering.  BS BE studens are requried to take 9 units of technical electives.  These units can be taken from most any courses in biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering. 

Below is a list of suitable technical electives.  This list is not exhaustive.  Check with your advisor before taking any electives to make sure that these courses meet your academic objectives.

ABE 416A - Statistical Bioinformatice and Genomic Analysis

ABE / PLS 475A - Physiology of Plant Production under Controlled Environment 

ABE 497C - Greenhouse Pest Management: Methods and Practice   

CHEM 241a/243a - Organic Chemistry 1

CHEM 241b/243b - Organic Chemistry 2

BIOC 460 - General Protein and Gen Metabolic Biochemistry

BIOC 461- General Nucleic Acid Biochemistry

BIOC 473- Recombinant DNA Methods and Applications        

MSE 461 - Biol. & Synthetic Materials         

AME 416 - Material Selection

AME 445 - Renewable Energy Systems

MCB 480 - Introduction to Systems Biology

MIC 421A Microbiological Techniques

SWES 200 - Soils

SWES 440 - Biodegradation of Pollutants in Soil & Groundwater

SWES 470 - Soil Physics

SWES 330 - Introduction to Remote Sensing

SWES 453 - Remote Sensing of the Environ.

CE 323 - Hydraulic Engineering and Design

CE 478 - Introduction to Hazardous Waste Management

CE 484 - Fundamentals of Industrial and Environmental Health

PLS 306 - Crop Science and Production

PLS 312 - Animal & Plant Genetics