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.