Curriculum Guide: Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering

Course Number and Descriptive Title                                                                               Units

 Major Courses – 21 units (minimum)

 Required:

AGEN205 – Instrumentation for Engineering Research                                        3

STAT206 – Statistical Methods in Physical Sciences                                           3

Other Options:

AGEN221 – Agricultural Machinery Systems and Management                          3

AGEN223 – Agricultural Machinery Design and Evaluation                                  3

AGEN224 – Engineering Similitude                                                                           3

AGEN232 – Tillage and Soil Dynamics                                                                     3

AGEN234 – Expert Systems in Agriculture                                                              3

AGEN241 – Physical Properties of Agricultural Products                                    3

AGEN243 – Thermal Properties Agricultural Products                                         3

AGEN244 – Drying and Storage of Agricultural Products                                    3

AGEN246 – Postharvest Engineering for Agricultural Products                         3

AGEN251 – Renewal Energy                                                                                      3

AGEN252 – Renewable energy                                                                                  3

AGEN253 – Energy Economics and Systems Modelling                                      3

AGEN261 – Hydrology                                                                                                3

AGEN262 – Land and Water Resources and Development                                  3

AGEN263 – Channel Hydraulics                                                                               3

AGEN264 – Design of Irrigation Systems and Management                              3

AGEN265 – Land Drainage and Flood Control                                                       3

AGEN273 – Soil Engineering                                                                                     3

AGEN274 – Headworks and Water Control Structures                                         3

AGEN291 – Special Topics                                                                                      1-3

COSC211 – Computer Applications in Engineering                                               3

MATH211 – Numerical Methods in Engineering                                                    3                    

Minor/Cognate Courses –9 units (courses from another field of specialization)

AGEN299 – Graduate Seminar                                                                                 1

AGEN300 –Master’s thesis                                                                                       6

SUMMARY                                

Major                            ___       21

Minor/Cognate           ___       9

Graduate Seminar      ___       1

Master’s Thesis          ___       6

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Total No. of Units Required             37

Note: a) Not more than 6 units of 100 level courses may be credited for the degree program

b) Odd and even numbered courses are offered during the first and second semester of the school year, respectively.

c) After the first term, graduate students are required to form their Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) and prepare their

Plan of Course Work ( PCW). Forms can be secured at the Office of the Dean of the Graduate School.