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Agricultural Engineering

The program runs for 8 semesters spread over a duration of four (4) years leading to a B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Engineering.

The department runs a rigorous program to ensure that our graduates do not fall short of employers' expectations and can solve challenging issues based on strong engineering principles. The first two years are devoted to the fundamentals of the basic engineering sciences in Electrical, Civil, Geodetic, Computer and Mechanical Engineering. The final two years then concentrate on the application of these principles to design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of agricultural systems and processes.

The program consists of lectures and laboratory work in various courses supported by tutorials and field excursions. It also involves a lot of practical projects and our students undergo a minimum of fourteen (14) weeks of supervised industrial work experience by the end of the program. A minimum of 140 credit hours is required for the undergraduate program , which includes a final year project.

The projects are done under direct supervision of practicing engineers/ lecturers and are intended to develop the student's inventive and creative skills. It also demonstrates the student's ability to apply acquired knowledge to solve problems. Examinations and continuous assessments may take the form of thesis, essays, laboratory work, assignments, written reports and oral examinations.

Course Structure

Year One Semester One

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

MATHS 151

Algebra

4

0

4

2

ME 159

Technical Drawing

2

2

3

3

ENGL 157

Communication Skills  I

2

 0

2

4

MSE 153

Principles of Material Science I

2

0

2

5

*AE 155

Agro-Environmental Management

2

0

2

6

EE 151

Applied Electricity

2

2

3

7

ME 195

Engineering Technology

0

5

2

8

AE 153

Agric. Meteorology & Climatology

1

2

2

TOTAL

 15

9

 20

Year One Semester Two

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

MATHS 152

Calculus With Algebra

4

1

4

2

 AE 162

Basic Agriculture

2

0

2

3

ME 160

Engineering Drawing

2

 2

3

4

ENGL 158

Communication Skills II

2

0

2

5

EE 152

Basic Electronics

2

2

3

6

ME 162

Basic Mechanics

3

1

3

7

AE 158

Intro. to Information Technology

1

2

2

8

ME 196

Engineering Technology II

0

5

1

TOTAL

 16

13

 20

Year Two Semester One

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

MATHS 251

Differential Equations

4

0

4

2

ENGL 263

Literature in English I

1

0

1

3

ME 259

Applications of Computer Graphics

2

2

2

4

AE 251

Fluid Mechanics

3

0

3

5

ME 255

Strength of Materials I

3

0

3

6

AE 265

Thermodynamics

3

0

3

7

AE 295

Mechanical Engineering Lab I

0

3

1

TOTAL

 16

5

 17

Year Two Semester Two

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

MATHS 252

Calculus with Several Variables

4

0

4

2

ENGL 264

Literature in English II

1

0

1

3

ME 282

Principles of Material Science II

2

0

3

4

ME 262

Theory of Machines

3

1

3

5

GE 286

Principles of Land Surveying

3

3

4

6

EE 251

Electrical Engineering Machines

3

1

3

7

ME 296

Mechanical Engineering Lab II

0

3

1

TOTAL

 16

8

 19

Year Three Semester One

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

MATHS 351

Numerical Analysis

2

0

2

2

AE 351

Soil & Water Engineering I

2

3

3

3

AE 353

Agricultural Materials Handling

2

2

3

4

ME 355

Strength of Materials II

2

1

3

5

ME 365

Thermodynamics II

3

0

3

6

ME 373

Machine Design I

2

0

3

 

 

*Elective

 

 

 

TOTAL

 13

9

 17

Year Three Semester Two

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

AE 362

Soil Mechanics Application to Mechanisation

1

2

2

2

ME 366

Heat Transfer

3

0

3

3

ME 376

Introduction to CAD/CAM

2

 2

3

4

AE 356

Farm Power & Machinery 

2

2

3

5

AE 358

Renewable Energy Systems & Management

2

2

3

6

AE 360

Rural Engineering

2

1

2

7

ME 374

Machine Design II

2

1

3

 

 

*Elective

 

 

 

TOTAL

 13

11

 19

Year Four Semester One

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

AE 451

Irrigation and Drainage

2

3

3

2

AE 471

Farm Structures

2

3

3

3

ME 491

Engineering Economy and Management

2

0

3

4

AE 453

Environment Control & Livestock Housing

2

0

2

5

AE 457

Crop Processing

2

2

2

6

AE 459

Advanced Farm Power & Machinery

1

2

3

 7

 *AE 497

Project I

 0

 3

 1

TOTAL

 11

13

 17

*Supervised Industrial Work Experience is a prerequisite for AE 497 

Year Four Semester Two

No.

Course Code

Course Title

T

P

C

1

AE 452

Soil & Water Engineering II

2

3

3

2

AE 482

Farm Machinery Design 

2

0

2

3

AE 458

Crop Losses and their Control

1

3

2

4

AE 460

Maintenance and Repairs of Agricultural Machines

1

3

2

5

AE 464

Crop Storage & Storage Structures

2

2

3

6

ME 492

Entrepreneurship Development and Management

2

0

2

 7

 *AE 497

Project II

 0

 10

 5

TOTAL

 10

21

 19

 

How to Apply

Admission to the department is highly competitive and depends on the number and caliber of candidates applying in a particular year. Generally, applicants must hold passes in:

  • Five (5) core subjects at the senior secondary school level including English, Mathematics and Science
  • Passes in three (3) elective subjects Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics


    OR

  • Five subjects at the GCE O'Level including English and Mathematics
  • Passes at the GCE A'Level in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics


There are, however, a limited number of places for applicants who do not make the required grade but can pay for the full cost of tuition. Ghanaian students do not pay for the cost of tuition.