BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Introduction
The programme for the Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture Engineering (BEng.Agric.Eng.) in the School of Science Engineering and Technology (SSET) at Mulungushi University (MU) is designed to produce graduates that are able to contribute effectively toward the judicious management of Engineering aspect of Agriculture for socio-economic development. Agricultural Engineering is the field of engineering which deals with the design, construction and improvement of farming equipment and machinery, thereby integrating farming and technology.
Rationale
The focus for Bachelor of Engineering in Agriculture Engineering programme is to provide Agricultural Engineering students with the first level introduction to principles of production engineering and basic principles of electricity and electronics, thus giving the students an essential foundation for the production engineering specialization courses that spread over a period of three years within the Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering programme. The course also introduces hands-on practical experience for mechanical and electrical workshop processes and prepares the students of agricultural engineering to work toward improving agricultural systems and the production, processing, packaging and distribution of diverse agricultural products.
COURSES IN BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING OFFERED AT MULUNGUSHI UNIVERSITY include:
In order to deliver the above competencies to graduates in Agricultural Engineering, the following are some of the courses in this programme:
Physics, Mathematical Methods, Engineering Communication and Report Writing, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Chemistry,Software Packages, Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Drawing, Electrical and Electronic Principles, Engineering Materials, Statics, Engineering Drawing II (CAD), Engineering Workshop, Technology, Dynamics, Thermodynamics, Fundamentals of Animal Production, Fluid Mechanics, Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Principles and Practice of Crop Production, Soil and Water Conservation Engineering,Rural and Environmental Sociology (MU), Surveying, Hydrology, Farm Power, Theory of Machines, Agricultural Processing and Food Engineering, Instrumentation and process control (alignment and timing), Agricultural Machine Design, Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Engineering, Management And Entrepreneurship, Renewable Energy, Agricultural Mechanization, Agricultural Structures and Infrastructures, Theory of Structures and Structural Design, Soil Dynamics and Tillage, Post-Harvest Technology, Environmental Science and Engineering