WELCOME to the Distance Learning Program of the Biological & Agricultural Engineering  Department. In our program, you can earn advanced degrees, certificates, or professional education units (CEU) in biological & agricultural engineering, emphasis in food engineering, online, anywhere in the world.

The FE program will be especially well suited to the needs of today’s food industry. We recognize that food- processing professionals cannot afford to leave their jobs to earn the advanced degrees that are critical for continued development in the industry, nor can the industry afford to lose mid-career personnel for the length of time necessary to earn advanced degrees.

The FE program will ensure that non-food and food engineers/scientists will have essential food technology/science skills to operate efficiently and effectively. The courses will give students a firm grounding in Unit Operations in Food Processing, Food Rheology, Food Packaging, Food Safety, Engineering Properties of Foods, and Modeling and Design of a wide range of food processing systems. The degree will be within the Biological & Agricultural Engineering department. Graduates will receive diplomas in Biological & Agricultural Engineering from TAMU with emphasis in Food Engineering.

You will earn exactly the same degree you would earn if you studied on our campus in College Station, Texas. The standards for admission, course work, and graduation are the same, and your diploma will be the same as those for students who come to campus to study. You are welcome to come to campus to walk through the graduation line with your classmates, too.

Just like our on-campus program, we will provide you:

    * Live lectures to view on-line with opportunities for on-line class participation

    * Class lectures and course materials

    * Distance Learning support team to answer questions and help resolve any problems

Our program is designed to allow participants to take exactly the courses they want and need. We have three options to choose from:

   1. If you want to earn an advanced degree, you can complete the entire program online. Our approach provides a core body of knowledge of advanced topics in food engineering. Upon completion of the degree, students will be able to perform advanced-level tasks in drying, frying, food rheology, food safety, and modeling and design.

   2. If you want a certificate to show that you have gained expertise in food engineering, you can take a sequence of courses. With our degree, you will have the broad expertise to prepare you for even more comprehensive leadership positions.

   3. If you want to brush up your skills or complete your CEU’s in a single area, you can take a single course.