56 / FIELDS OF INSTRUCTION in agricultural and extension education, including study of re- search work, review of publications, development of written reports. AEE 6933-Seminar in Agricultural and Extension Education (1; max: 3) Exploration of current topics and trends. AEE 6935-Topics in Agricultural and Extension Education (1-3; max: 6) AEE 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. AEE 6946-Supervising Occupational Experience in Agriculture (3) Basic problems in planning and supervising programs of occupational experiences in view of changes occurring in agri- cultural education. AEE 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U. HEE 5540-Contemporary Perspectives in Home Economics (3) Intensive analysis of current definitions of home economics, organizational perspectives, budget/legislative decisions affect- ing home economics programs, accountability issues, and fu- ture perspectives for extension and secondary school systems. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90 Chairman:G. W. Isaacs. Assistant Chairman:R. C. Fluck. Graduate Coordinator: A. B. Bottcher. Graduate Re- search Professor: R. M. Peart. Professors:L. 0. Bagnall; C. D. Baird; A. B. Bottcher; K. L. Campbell; K. V. Chau; R. .C. Fluck; G. W. Isaacs; J. W. Jones; W. M. Miller; J. W. Mishoe; A. R. Overman; D. R. Price; L. N. Shaw; S. F. Shih; A. G. Smajstrla; A. A. Teixeira; J. D. Whitney; G. L. Zachariah. Associate Professors: W. J. Becker; R. A. Bucklin; D. P. Chynoweth; R. C. Harrell; F. T. Izuno; E. P. Lincoln; R. A. Nordstedt; G. H. Smerage; J. C. Webb. Assistant Professors: G. A. Clark; D. G. Haile; D. Z. Haman; P. H. Jones. The degrees of Master of Science, Master of Engineer- ing, Doctor of Philosophy, and Engineer are offered with graduate programs in agricultural engineering through the College of Engineering. The Master of Science degree in agricultural engineering is offered in the area of agri- cultural operations management through the College of Agriculture. The Master of Science, Master of Engineering, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered in the following areas of research: soil and water conservation engineer- ing, water resource quality management, waste manage- ment, power and machinery, structures and environ- ment, agricultural robotics, crop processing, remote sensing, decision support systems, food and bioprocess engineering, biomass production, biological system simulation, and energy conversion systems. Students can pursue a graduate specialization in food engineering through a cooperative program jointly administered with the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. Similar programs may be developed with other depart- ments within the University. The Master of Science in the agricultural operations management area of specialization provides for scientific training and research in technical agricultural manage- ment. Typical plans of study focus on advanced training in field production management, process and manufac- turing management, or technical sales and product sup- port. Requirements for admission into the Master of Engi- neering and Doctor of Philosophy degree programs in the College of Engineering are the completion of an ap- proved undergraduate program in agricultural engineer- ing or related engineering discipline. Admission into the Master of Science program in the College of Engineering requires completion of mathematics sequence through differential equations, eight credits of general chemistry and eight credits of general physics with calculus and laboratory or equivalent. Admission into the Master of Science in the College of Agriculture requires completion of an approved undergraduate agricultural operations management program or equivalentand aworkingknowl- edge of a computer language. Students not meeting the stated admissions requirements may be accepted into a degree program, providing sufficient articulation courses are included in the program of study. Students interested in enrolling in a graduate program should contact the Graduate Coordinator. Candidates for advanced degrees in engineering are required to take at least nine credits of AGE courses at the 5000 level or higher, with at least six credits of AGE courses at the 6000 level, exclusive of seminar and thesis research credits. Other courses are taken in applicable basic sciences and engineering to meet educational ob- jectives and to comprise an integrated program as ap- proved by the department's Graduate Committee. Master's students are required to complete at least three credits of mathematics at the 5000 level or higher, and doctoral students are required to complete at least 12 credits. Candidates for the Master of Science concentration in agricultural operations management are required to complete AOM 6312, at least three credits of statistics at the 6000 level, and at least two credits of applied systems or computer programming at the 5000 level or higher. Prerequisite for admission to any graduate course is generally an undergraduate degree in agricultural engi- neering or related engineering discipline. For students in a Master of Science program in the college of Agriculture, the following courses are accept- able: ACG 5005-Financial Accounting; ACG ,6367-Managerial Accounting; AEB 6553-Elements of Econometrics; CAP 5009-Computer Concepts in Busi- ness; CAP 5021-Computer-Based Business Management. AGE 5643C-Biological and Agricultural Systems Analysis (3) Prereq: MAC 3312. IntroduEtion to concepts and methods of process-based modeling of systems and analysis of system behav- ior; physiological, populational, and agricultural applications. AGE 5646C-Biological and Agricultural Systems Simulation (3) Prereq: MAC 3312, COP 3110 or 3212. Numerical techniques for continuous system models using FORTRAN. Introduction to discrete simulation. Application of simulation and sensitivity analysis with examples relating to crops, soil, environment, and pests. AGE 6031-Instrumentation in Agricultural Engineering Re- search (3) Principles and application of measuring instruments and devices for obtaining experimental data in agricultural engineering research. AGE6152-Advanced Farm Machinery (3) Machines and mecha- nized systems used in agriculture and related fields, with empha- sis on functional design requirements, design procedures, and performance evaluation. AGE 6252-Advanced Soil and Water Management Engineering (3) Physical and mathematical analysis of problems in infiltra- tion, drainage, and groundwater hydraulics. AGE 6254-Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems (3) Prereq: ECI 4630C and working knowledge of FORTRAN. Char- acterization and simulation of agricultural watershed systems including land and channel phase hydrologic processes and pollutant transport processes. Investigation of the structure and capabilities of current agricultural watershed computer models. AGE 6262-Remote Sensing in Hydrology (3) Applications of satellites, shuttle imaging radar, ground-penetrating radar, multis- pectral scanner, thermal IR, and geographic information system to study rainfall, evapotranspiration, groundwater, water extent, water quality, soil moisture, and runoff. AGE 6332-Advanced Agricultural Structures (3) Design criteria for agricultural structures including steady and unsteady heat transfer analysis, environmental modification, plant and animal physiology, and structural systems analysis.