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MPhil Programmes

  • MPhil Agricultural Machinery Engineering
  • MPhil Agro-Environmental Engineering
  • MPhil Bioengineering
  • MPhil Food and Post Harvest Engineering
  • MPhil Soil and Water Engineering

Duration

MSc Taught Course:  The duration of the programme shall be 4 semesters consisting of two (2) semesters of taught courses and two (2) semester of project or thesis. 

MPhil Research:  The duration of the programme shall be a minimum of four (4) semesters.

Entry Requirement

Candidates with First Class or Second Class Upper degree in Engineering or allied related courses from a recognised university may gain direct entry. Candidates with Second Class Lower Division or Graduate Diploma will be interviewed prior to admission into the MSc/MPhil programmes.

Course Structure

MPhil

Year 1, Semester 1

Year 1, Semester 2

Year 2

 

 

 

 

Agricultural Machinery Engineering

Research Methods and Instrumentation

Crop Drying, Storage and Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Project

 

 

Renewable Energy Applications for Rural Development

Soil Conservation Engineering

Mechanised Crop Production

Agricultural Mechanisation Management

Soil Mechanics and Cultivations

Engineering Production Techniques

Tractor and Implement Mechanics

Surveying and Land Development

Principles of Engineering Design

Advanced Computer Applications

 

 

 

Soil and Water Engineering

Research Methods and Instrumentation

Soil Tillage

 

 

 

Research Project

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation

Irrigation Design

Engineering Hydraulics

Drainage Design

Agro-Hydrology

Soil Conservation Engineering

Soil Plant Water Relations

Land Use Planning and Development

GIS Application for Water Resources Management

Advanced Computer Applications

 

 

 

 

 

Bioengineering

Research Methods and Instrumentation

Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Project

 

Renewable Energy Applications for Rural Dev.

Economic Planning of Renewable Energy Systems

Wastewater Reuse for Agriculture

Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass

Liquid Biofuels Production Systems

Waste Treatment and Disposal in Dev. Countries

Advanced Bioprocess Engineering

Biogas Technology

Agro-Waste Sources and Properties

Advanced Computer Applications

 

 

 

 

Food and Post-Harvest Engineering

Research Methods and Instrumentation

Industrial Crop Processing

 

 

 

 

 

Research Project

 

 

 

Renewable Energy Applications for Rural Dev.

Crop Drying

Physical Properties of Biological Materials

Perishable Crop Storage

Food Quality Protection and Assurance

Crop Process Engineering

Food and Feed Grain Storage

Food Process Engineering

Food Packaging

Advanced Computer Applications

 

Agro-Environmental Engineering

 

Environmental Control in Agricultural Structures

 

Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Control

 

Research Project