Undergraduate Minor

The Minor in Smart Agricultural Systems, which is administered by the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, is available for students with majors in Applied Engineering Sciences, Biosystems Engineering, Computational Data Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Technology Engineering, and Lyman Briggs Computer Science who are interested in smart technology for management decision support and who plan to pursue careers in agriculture or natural resources. The minor will provide an opportunity for students to gain a working knowledge of digital technologies necessary to monitor and manage aspects of agriculture, food, natural resources, and bioenergy systems.

With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. 

Students who plan to complete the requirements of the minor should consult the Smart Agricultural Systems minor program coordinator in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and have their program of study approved in advance and in writing.

Requirements for the Minor in Smart Agricultural Systems

Students must complete a minimum of 16 credits from the following:

1.	All of the following courses (10 credits):
	BE`	221	Introduction to Smart Agriculture						1
	BE	321	Principles of Precision Agriculture						3
	BE	421	Sensors and Robotics for Agricultural Systems						3
	BE	422	Crop Modeling and Optimization						3
2.	Two of the following courses (6 to 8 credits):
	BE	449	Human Health Risk Analysis for Engineering Controls						3
	BE	456	Electric Power and Control						3
	BE	481	Water Resources Systems Analysis and Modeling						3
	BE	482	Engineering Ecological Treatment Systems						3
	CSE	404	Introduction to Machine Learning						3
	CSE	440	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence						3
	CSE	480	Database Systems						3
	CSE	482	Big Data Analysis						3
	CSS	467	Bioenergy Feedstock Production						3
	ECE	416	Digital Control						4
	ECE	417	Robotics						4
	ECE	431	Smart Sensor Systems						3
	ECE	434	Autonomous Vehicles						3
	ECE	477	Microelectronic Fabrication						3
	FOR	419	Applications of GIS to Natural Resources Management						4
	ME	417	Design of Alternative Energy Systems						3
	ME	451	Control Systems						4
	ME	456	Mechatronic System Design						3
	TNG	335	Computer Security Fundamentals						3
	TNG	355	Networks and Network Security						3
	TNG	440	Robotics, Automation, and Controls						3