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标题：The Role of Biology in an Engineering Program
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作者：Danny Mann
期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2012
语种：English
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：Biology may not be a typical subject in the traditional engineering disciplines (i.e., civil, electrical, or mechanical), however, it is a fundamental component of disciplines such as biosystems engineering. Biosystems engineering emphasizes the application of engineering principles to biologically-based systems (i.e., systems that include plants, animals, microorganisms, or humans). A biosystems engineering program is designed to give students knowledge of the fundamental principles of engineering and to introduce biological concepts to enable these engineers to successfully interact with relevant professionals when solving engineering problems involving biological systems. The Department of Biosystems Enginering at the University of Manitoba offers five specializations (agricultural,biomedical, bioprocessing, environmental, and sustainable building systems) that can be taken within the biosystems engineering program. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the biology content of the biosystems engineering program at the University of Manitoba and to highlight the importance of biology to each of the five specializations.