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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 12.00 Credits
Students will spend up to 12 weeks with an approved agricultural firm engaged in production or related business. Time will be spent applying and developing production and managerial skills and abilities. One unit of credit may be allowed for each full week of completed and reported internship. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: Consent of internship instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Soil-plant-water relationships; evapotranspiration; irrigation schedules; salinity and drainage; irrigation efficiency. Water measurement; soil moisture measurement; irrigation systems and practical constraints affecting scheduling. California water supply and budget; water rights; local, state and federal water institutions; California water issues. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Junior standing, completion of GE Area A1, A3, and Area B, including Math 118 or better.
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4.00 Credits
Physical properties of agricultural materials and their measurement. Strength of materials, material flow and transport, material deformation, shape and size classification, moisture relationships and biological interactions. Interactions between agricultural materials, the environment and equipment used to handle them. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: PHYS 121, CHEM 110 or CHEM 111, SS 121.
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4.00 Credits
Use of statics and dynamics to make original calculations, plans, sketches, graphics, drawings, schemes and layouts for the fabrication and construction of machines. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 119, BRAE 203, BRAE 301 or concurrent. Junior standing.
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4.00 Credits
Fabrication systems including cutting, sawing, shearing, bending, welding, grinding, cleaning, painting and proper safety procedures. Experimental projects to include team design and construction, presentation, organiza-tion, and evaluation. 2 lectures, 2 laboratories. Prerequisite: BRAE 343.
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3.00 Credits
Object recognition, three-dimensional equipment, and interpreta-tion of aerial photographs. Print alignment, stereoscopic viewing, scales, elevation determination, and application. Orthophotos and their relationship to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Application of aerial photos to regional studies. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: MATH 119.
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4.00 Credits
Study of how the transition can be made from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources including hydro, biomass, solar, wind, and energy conservation. Environmental, economic, and political consequences of a renewable energy-based sustainable society. 3 lectures, 1 activity. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area B and junior standing.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems in agriculture. Total credit limited to 8 units, with a maximum of 4 units per quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of department head.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Advanced experience in a bioresource/agricultural engineering or agricultural systems management project. Project leadership and management are stressed. Project participation is subject to approval by the department head and the Cal Poly Corporation Credit/No Credit grading only. Prerequisite: BRAE 201 or consent of instructor.
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4.00 Credits
Engineering and economic principles combined with mathematical optimization techniques to evaluate parameters in agricultural production and processing systems. Project planning techniques, linear and nonlinear modeling, response surface methodology. Professional responsibilities in Agricultural Engineering including ethics, patents, copyrights, liability. 3 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: ECON 201/211, MATH 242 or MATH 244.
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