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.
The Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (HWCOE) offer a self-supporting non-thesis MS degree for distance learners. Students looking to obtain a non-thesis MS will gain additional knowledge and skills in the discipline of their choosing. Specific strengths for the CALS nonthesis MS are in food production systems, operations management, and SmartAg technologies. Strengths for the HWCOE non-thesis MS are in biological modeling, design and instrumentation, SmartAg engineering, and bioprocessing.
This program is 100% online and students will recieve the same degree as those in the in-resident program. The Agricultural and Biological Engineering department ranks #5 as the best graduate programs in the nation, and this program is determined to provide credentials and education to everyone all over the world, giving the opportunity for students to "Be a Gator Anywhere."
Degrees Offered
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COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (CALS) NON - THESIS MS DEGREE
Specifically the strengths for the CALS non - thesis MS degree are in food production systems, operations management, and SmartAg technologies. Each plan of study in CALS must include a minimum of 9 credit hours of quantitative courses including mathematics at the 5000 level or above; engineering, modeling, simulation, and optimization methods; and statistics and/or probability. These quantitative courses must include 3 credits selected from the approved list of math or data analytics courses in Appendix C. A student’s plan of study in CALS must also include a minimum of 15 hours of ABE, AOM or PKG departmental coursework.
Please note that admission into the Master’s of Science program in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences requires a B.S. degree in Agricultural Operations Management or an equivalent undergraduate program. Students who do not have an undergraduate Agricultural Operations Management degree or equivalent and desire a Master’s of Science degree in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences must complete equivalent requirements.
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HERBERT WERTHEIM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (HWCOE) NON - THESIS MS DEGREE
Strengths for the HWCOE non-thesis MS degree are in biological modeling, design and instrumentation, SmartAg engineering, and bioprocessing. Each plan of study in Engineering must include a minimum of 15 hours of ABE, AOM or PKG departmental coursework. The plan also must include a minimum of 3 credits of mathematics at the 5000 level or higher.
Please note that admission into the MS of HWCOE program generally requires a B.S. degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering, or related engineering specialty, from an undergraduate program accredited by ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). If a student desires a master’s degree with a major in Agricultural and Biological Engineering but does not have an undergraduate degree that has an ABET-equivalency, then articulation course work should be completed prior to or as early as possible in the student's graduate program.
List of Courses
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Course Number
Course Title
Semester
Year
Last Taught
ABE4655C/ABE6654
Bio-based Products
Fall
All
Fall 2023
ABE5643C
Biological Systems Modeling
Fall
All
Fall 2023
ABE6254
Simulation of Agricultural Watershed Systems
???
???
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ABE6644
Agricultural Decision Systems
Spring
Odd
Spring 2023
ABE6645C
Computer Simulation of Crop Growth and Management Responses
Summer C
All
Summer C 2023
ABE6649C
Advanced Biosystems Modeling
Spring
All
Spring 2023
ABE6933
Agent Based Modeling for Biological Systems
Summer B
All
Summer B 2023
ABE6933
Decision Analysis for Complex
Summer B
All
Summer B 2023
ABE6933
Landscape-Scale Modeling Biosystem
Summer B Summer C
All
Summer B 2023
Summer C 2023
ABE6986
Applied Math in Ag & Life Sciences
Spring
All
ALS4210
Controlled Environment Plant Production
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM2520
Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present, and Future
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM4521/AOM6932
Introduction to Biofuels
Summer C
All
Summer C 2023
AOM4643
Environmental Hydrology: Principles and Issues
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM6061
Adv. Agri-food Systems Innovation
Spring
All
Spring 2023
AOM6735
Irrigation Principles and Management
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM6736
Principles and Issues in Environmental Hydrology
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM6932
Adv. Controlled Environment Plant Production
Fall
All
Fall 2023
AOM6932
Advanced Introduction to Biofuels
Summer A
All
Summer A 2023
*Each plan of study in Engineering must include a minimum of 15 hours of ABE, AOM or PKG departmental coursework. The plan also must include a minimum of 3 credits of mathematics at the 5000 level or higher.
**CALS MS includes a minimum of 9 credit hours of quantitative courses including mathematics at the 5000 level or above; engineering, modeling, simulation, and optimization methods; and statistics and/or probability. These quantitative courses must include 3 credits selected from the approved list of math or data analytics courses. A student’s plan of study in CALS must also include a minimum of 15 hours of ABE, AOM or PKG departmental coursework.
Cost
Florida residents in this online non-thesis MS would be enrolled with the standard Florida resident tuition rate. Non-residents of Florida would pay a different out of state rate. Rates are subject to change but as of Fall 2021:
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IN-STATE TUITION COST
Per credit hour: $448.73
Total Cost: $14,534.40
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OUT-OF-STATE TUITION COST
Per credit hour: $530
Total Cost: $16,972.50
Contact
Dr. Greg Kiker
Graduate Coordinator
291 Frazier Rogers Hall
352-294-6749
gkiker@ufl.edu
Daphne Flournoy
Academic Adviser
111 Frazier Rogers Hall
352-294-6709
dflournoy@ufl.edu