Dept of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering
University of Arizona
1177 E. Fourth Street
Shantz Bldg #38, Room 403
Tucson, AZ 85721-0038

Phone: (520) 621-1753
Fax: (520) 621-3963
Email: abe@arizona.edu

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Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering Graduate Programs

Departmental programs focus on biological systems and water related issues such as  irrigation and water quality, and biosystems applications, including computer modeling, sensors and controls, and systems design and evaluation.  However, students will find that a program can be designed to fit almost any need in the general field of the application of engineering principles to the solution of agricultural and biological engineering problems.  The flexibility of the program allows foreign and domestic students, in consultation with their advisors, to develop programs specifically suited to their needs.  The University of Arizona is a diverse institution and therefore provides courses in many different areas to support specific and general programs.  Interdisciplinary desires of students are met by taking courses across the broad spectrum available in the College of Engineering and Mines and the College of Agriculture and other divisions on campus.

The Department offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science Degree and the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering.  There is opportunity for study and research in many fields, including the following:

  • Biological and/or Biosystems Engineering
  • Controlled Environment Engineering
  • Alternative Energy Engineering
  • Sensors and control systems
  • Water Resources and/or Irrigation Engineering

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