Graduate Degrees

The Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department offers graduate degree programs through the College of Engineering and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Please refer to the Graduate Student Manuals for requirements.

• Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

  Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering

  The graduate programs offered through the College of Engineering for Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) majors are the Master of Engineering, Master of Science, and the Doctor of Philosophy.

  • Master of Engineering
    • The Master of Engineering degree is intended for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in engineering and desire to further their technical and analytical skills.
  • Master of Science (M.S.)
    • The Master of Science degree through the College of Engineering is intended for students who do not have an undergraduate degree in engineering but desire to advance their science backgrounds within the framework of an engineering discipline.
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
    
    • The engineering Ph.D. degree is an advanced graduate degree for students who wish to pursue a career in education or research.
• College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

  College of Agricultural and Life Sciences

  The graduate programs offered through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences for Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) majors are the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in the areas of agricultural operations management and applied sciences.

  • Master of Science
    • The Master of Science degree in the area of agricultural operations management is for students who desire to advance their management skills through additional course work and graduate level research.
  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
    • The Ph.D. degree in the area of agricultural operations management through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is an advanced degree in technical management.
  • Applied Science Master's and Ph.D.
    • An Applied Science Masters and Ph.D. degree is offered for students with a basic science degree who desire advanced training in problem-solving capabilities, interdisciplinary research, and methods for applying science to real-world problems and issues.
• Combined Degree Program

  Combined Degree Program
  One-Year Master's Degree (Non-Thesis)

  This degree program requires a total of 30 credit hours. It can be completed in two semesters and one summer term. Students may take four courses in the Fall, four courses in the Spring, and two courses in the Summer.

  Students may select an area of concentration within Agricultural and Biological Engineering and must complete 30 hours of graduate level course work, at least 15 of which must be from Agricultural and Biological Engineering. With the approval of the supervisory committee, students may take coursework in related areas from other departments including both engineering management and technical courses.

• Online Masters Non-Thesis Program

  Online Masters Non-Thesis Program

  The University of Florida Agricultural and Biological Engineering Online Non-Thesis Graduate Program seeks to break digital barriers in an effort to connect everyone with the opportunity to join the Gator Nation, regardless of their location. Through our fully online program, students will advance their knowledge and skillset all while earning a degree that will help them reach their professional goals.

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Graduate Certificates

• Biological Systems Modeling

  Certificate in Biological Systems Modeling

  The ABE graduate studies program offers an opportunity for students to earn a certificate in biological systems modeling. Engineering and science graduate students and professionals will be trained to model a wide range of biological and environmental systems. A tiered course structure introduces students to conceptual modeling, model development and design with high-level programming languages, and an overview of the model application to simulation of biological systems.

  • Go to the Biological Systems Modeling Certificate

  All applicants to approved certificate programs on campus must use the centralized application with the Office of Admissions. To visit the Office of Admissions application, click here.

  For information, contact Dr. Rafael Munoz-Carpena.

• Applications in AI-Based Smartag Systems (CALS)

  The Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduate studies program offers an opportunity for students to earn a certificate in Applications in AI-based SmartAg Systems through the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). 

  • Go to the Applications in AI-Based Smartag Systems (CALS) Certificate

  IMPORTANT: To enroll in this certificate, the student must apply online following the link below (and click to “Apply Here" in that page):

  http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/apply/more

  Please notice that no more than 50% of certificate coursework can be completed prior to submitting an application for the certificate program.

  Please notify Daphne Flournoy (dflournoy@ufl.edu) after you complete the application so she can process your admission.

• Advanced SmartAg Systems - HWCOE

  The Agricultural and Biological Engineering graduate studies program offers an opportunity for students to earn a certificate in SmartAg Engineering. Students will be trained in several topical areas relevant to modern computation-based innovations in agriculture termed SmartAg. A tiered course structure introduces students to concepts of instrumentation, machine learning, and control methods in SmartAg applications.

  • Go to the Advanced SmartAg Systems - HWCOE Certificate

  IMPORTANT: To enroll in this certificate, the student must apply online following the link below (and click to “Apply Here" in that page):

  http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/apply/more

  Please notice that no more than 50% of certificate coursework can be completed prior to submitting an application for the certificate program.

  Please notify Daphne Flournoy (dflournoy@ufl.edu) after you complete the application so she can process your admission.