The programme is designed to train students to contribute to agricultural development through the application of engineering principles and techniques to agricultural production problems, both pre-and post-harvest, and through the management of projects in which engineering plays a significant role.
Core courses
Statistics, Research Planning and Management
Introduction to Programming
Instrumentation and Measurement in Agricultural Engineering
Project Planning
Soil Plant Water Relations
Elective courses:
Photogrammetry.
Airphoto Interpretation and Remote Sensing.
Land Resource Planning.
Land Resource Management.
Soil and Water Conservation.
Thermodynamics.
Irrigation Design.
Drainage and Land Reclamation.
Properties of Crop Materials.
Crop Drying.
Crop Processing.
Storage and Material Handling & farm Structures Design.
Agricultural Machinery Operations & Management.
Design & Manufacturing of Agricultural Machinery.
Soil and Tractor Implement Mechanics.
Agricultural Extension and Farming Systems.
Hydrology and Agrometeorology.
Agricultural Water Management.
MSc Dissertation.