B.S. in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering
Sow your future on fertile land
Career field
Upon graduating from B.S. in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering, you will be able to work in diverse areas of an organization, such as:
- Leadership and management of agricultural food companies
- Consulting for food production and export firms
- Management of agricultural development centers
- Advisor for advanced production project development
- Owning a technology-based sustainable business
- Research centers
- Productive systems services, input and technology companies
- Financial sector
- Public administration
¿Te identificas?
Si te llama la atención la producción sustentable de alimentos, disfrutas de trabajar al aire libre y quieres contribuir al bienestar de los demás, éste podría ser tu camino.
Is this you?
If you are interested in sustainable food production, enjoy working outdoors and want to contribute to people’s wellbeing, this could be your path.
The objective of the B.S. in Agricultural Biosystems Engineering program is to train professionals that apply their knowledge and skills to manage the components that make up the agri-food production systems considering the principles of engineering, technological innovation and sustainability in the management of natural resources. Its graduates are capable of generating and managing their own company, offer technical consulting services in both the public and private sectors or study a graduate program.
Competencies
- Integrate the components of a productive biosystem, based on sustainability criteria.
- Manage productive biosystems complying with international quality and safety standards.
- Integrate cutting-edge technologies in the area of productive biosystems.
- Evaluate the use of sustainable technologies in productive biosystems to minimize their environmental impact.
Entry profile
Tecnológico de Monterrey is looking for a new generation of students that have finished their high school studies and are talented, enthusiastic individuals, who are committed to the development of their environment and the wellbeing of society; people who have the potential to study an undergraduate program and become leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit, humanistic sense and competitive on an international stage.
Entry requirements: High school or equivalent.
The three stages of the model
Choose your path
Exploration
- You will open your competency file and add to it throughout your degree program.
- You will learn the foundations of the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes.
- You will participate in fundamental and exploration challenges from the area of Engineering - Bioengineering and Chemical Processes, interacting with peers from different degree programs.
- You will study general education courses, selecting them from a collection.
- You will participate in a challenge that integrates all the competencies to be developed in this phase.
Focus
- You will acquire the core competencies of your degree, in other words, those that distinguish it.
- You will participate in more focused challenges to reinforce what you have learned and broaden your basic knowledge.
- You will have the elements to decide whether to deepen your knowledge or diversify and, subsequently, build your specialization plan.
- The Tec Weeks, challenges and overall university experiences will enrich your file.
Specialization
- You have decided between diversifying or focusing deeply in your major, which you will achieve by choosing a concentration or a stay, to name a few of your options. The TEC Semester is a flexible time to start.
- You will develop the competencies related to your specialization, increasingly connected to your passions, interests and plans.
- By passing a concentration, you will develop your competencies, and, on graduating, will be a candidate for obtaining a Diploma in that concentration, after meeting the established requirements.
How can you specialize?
Concentrations
Specialize in one of the different concentrations available at the campus of your choice, according to the profile you would like to develop.
Internships
Internships allow you to participate in the development of specific projects with companies, organizations, or research groups, in a context of total immersion related to a specialty field. They can be carried out locally, nationally or internationally.
International experiences
Experience life outside Mexico to broaden your horizons and delve into the topics of your interest.
Courses or blocks
Choose the education units that best adapt to your objectives, enabling you to specialize in your specific interests.
Concentrations
Disciplinary
Delve into your field of study
- Bioentrepreneurship and Circular Economy
- Chemical and Biotechnological Product Design
- Functional Genomics and Synthetic Biology
- Open Innovation and Technology Transfer
- Operational Evolution for Industry
- Sustainable Water Use
- Systems and Technologies 4.0
Transversal
Delve into other fields of study
- Conscious Business
- Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Design, Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurial Families, Sustainability and Transcendence
- Entrepreneurship in Action
- Financial Vision for Decision-Making
- Government and Public Transformation
- Mexican Culture
- Quality of Life and Well-Being
- Social Innovation
*These concentraciones are not the definitive offer and their availability varies by campus.
General education course
Area exploration courses
Introductory block (CHALLENGE)
Area exploration block (CHALLENGE)
Bloque optativo fuera del área (RETO)
Track integrating block (CHALLENGE)
Disciplinary course
Disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
Integrating disciplinary block (CHALLENGE)
TEC Semester
Multidisciplinary professional elective (CHALLENGE)
Final integrating block (CHALLENGE)
| IAG |
| Sexto Semestral |
| Professional Elective I |
| Professional Elective II |
| Professional Elective III |
| Professional Elective IV |
| Professional Elective V |
| Professional Elective VI |
| Séptimo Semestral |
| Bioproduction in Controlled Environments |
| Octavo Semestral |
| Digital Transformation of Productive Biosystems |
| Comprehensive and Eco-Efficient Management |
| Elective Multidisciplinary Professional |
Related programs
IAL - B.S. in Food Engineering
IBT - B.S. in Biotechnology Engineering
General education course
Area exploration courses
Introductory block (CHALLENGE)
Area exploration block (CHALLENGE)
Exploration topic (CHALLENGE)
Track integrating block (CHALLENGE)
TEC Semester
Multidisciplinary professional elective (CHALLENGE)
Final integrating block (CHALLENGE)
