Agricultural/Biological Engineering?

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<p>I don't know much about this, in fact, I heard about Agricultural/Biological engineering today. I did some research and I found a PDF that I thought summed it up pretty well from my understanding.</p>

<p><a href="http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosystemsengineering1.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/biosystemsengineering1.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I would love to work with biofuels/mass/etc. in alternative energy, or even "natural resources" in that section, but would this major be the best route to do that? The growth said it was about 9% on the OOS but I noticed that most of the other engineering majors had a similar job growth (such as chemical engineering, which is the other one I'm considering. EnvE had a much bigger job growth, and it interests me but unfortunately there is no undergraduate program for it at my school. Does it even matter though? I looked at some job postings for EnvEs and noticed they would take any engineering major).</p>

<p>Also, any other thoughts on this field of engineering?</p>

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<p>Bumping. Just curious what you guys think about it.</p>

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<p>Agricultural engineering is usually related to ag machinery or irrigation. ChemE would be a good fit for your interests. Biological depends on your school.</p>

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<p>At my school, the program is called “Biosystems”. It seems to be a combination of both, but the whole courseload seems to take a bit from a lot of engineering majors and seems interdisciplinary. I also dived further and technical electives could range from ChemE classes or MechE classes.</p>

<p>[Biosystems</a> Engineering - Degree Search: Explore the UA’s Degree Plans](<a href=“http://degreesearch.arizona.edu/major/biosystems-engineering]Biosystems”>http://degreesearch.arizona.edu/major/biosystems-engineering)</p>

<p>It’s hard to tell if it leans more to Agricultural or Biological, since I don’t know the specific topic of the classes under ABE.</p>

<p>Thank you for your advice, noimagination!</p>

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<p>What you mentioned your interested in does fit pretty well with ChemE. As a BS ChemE and a Masters of EnvE, I can say that biofuels and alternative energy is dealt with a lot more in ChemE than really any other major. Biological engineering somewhat deals with this also, but it depends largely on the university that you pick. Agricultural engineering doesn’t seem to be really what you’re looking for.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your advice, Salve! Also, you are an EnvE? My school offers an accelerated program which would allow me to have the same credentials as you, assuming I have a high enough GPA to get into the program by the time I’m about to become a junior (be done in five years, with two degrees? Can’t go wrong with that). Would that limit me too much? They also have an accelerated program for the Masters in ChemE, would that be better if I’m considering alternative energy? I would like to go into R&D.</p>