UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

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Food and Bioprocessing Technology Plan

Bachelor of Science Degree. Engineering Technology. Food and Bioprocessing Technology Option. Academic Advising Plan.

Visit the Engineering Technology Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences to learn more about the program.

  Fall Semester Spring Semester
Freshman Year

MATH 149 or MATH 166 Precalculus or Calculus I - 4
PHYS 121 or PHYS 131 Alegebra-Based Physics I or Calculus-Based Physics I - 5
AET 150 Applications in Agricultural Engineering - 3
ENGL 100 Academic Reading and Writing - 3
ET 185 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar I - 1
Total Semester Credits - 16

CHEM 111 General Chemistry I - 4
CHEM 116 General Chemistry Lab I - 1
AGEC 230 Agricultural Economics I - 3
GEN ED Goal 5, EC - 3
American Cult Div Elect (AC, Gen Ed) - 3
PE 108 - 1
Total Semester Credits - 15
 
Sophomore Year

GENG 121 Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting and Design - 3
AGEC 220 Agribusiness Computations - 3
FDSC 110 Science of Food - 3
FDSC 113 Introduction to Food Science Lab - 1
ENGL 200 Investigating Ideas: Reading, Writing, and the Disciplines - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, SB - 3
Total Semester Credits - 16

GENG 215 Engineering Project Management - 2
FDSC 235 Agricultural Microbiology - 3
GEN ED Goal 1, CS - 3
Global Perspectives (GP, Gen Ed) - 3
ET 285 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar II - 1
GEN ED Goal 2, SB - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15
Junior
Year

AET 361 Agricultural Machinery Management - 3
AGEN 240 Structural Analysis and Design - 3
ET GROUP 2 (Statistics) - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, HF - 3
ET 385 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar III - 1
Total Semester Credits - 16

ET 251 Introduction to Measurement and Instrumentation - 3
GENG 301 Engineering Properties of Food and Biological Materials - 3
FDSC 320 Food Quality Assurance - 3
AET 350 Applied Electricity - 3
GEN ED Goal 2, HF - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15
 
Senior
Year

AGEN 352 Introduction to Food Process Engineering - 3
AGEN 365 Agriculture Waste Management System - 3
ET GROUP 4 - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
ELECTIVE - 3
Total Semester Credits - 15
 

AET 355 Agricultural Water Management - 3
AGEN 455 Unit Operations in Food Processing - 3
AET 452 Food Bioprocess Technology - 3
ET 485 Engineering Technology Professional Seminar IV - 1
ET GROUP 4 - 3
Total Semester Credits - 13
Summary of Degree Requirements

General Education - 41-43 cr.
Core - 29 cr.
Option Requirements - 28-31 cr.
Required Supporting Courses - 4-14 cr.
Credits to Degree - 121 cr.

This academic plan is an example of how students might choose to fulfill program requirements within a period of four years. After consulting with their advisers students may make other course choices which would meet the program requirements and be more suitable for them.