department of agricultural and environmental engineering

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Programs: The Department offers the following Programs:- Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) in

Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

M.Eng Soil and Water Engineering Farm Power and Machinery Engineering Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Engineering Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering Food Engineering

Ph.D

Soil and Water Engineering Farm Power and Machinery Engineering Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Engineering Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering

Philosophy Agricultural and Environmental Engineering emerged as a result of pressing need for more agricultural products through application of machine and engineering principles to agriculture without degrading the environment. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering is an inherently interdisciplinary field. Agricultural and Environmental Engineering involves designing environmental protection or remediation strategies for multiple resources-water, air and soil, often with combinations of physical, chemical and biological treatment methods in the context of a complex regulatory framework. The program is dedicated to providing life-long development, instilling a sense of professional responsibility, and serving our society.

The philosophy of the postgraduate program in the Department of Agricultural and Environmental

Engineering is in line with that of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi which is aimed at

integrating teaching, research and extension in agriculture into a unified curriculum to solve real

and practical problems of the community it serves. The educational system is to enhance

productive processes in agriculture necessary to increase food availability beyond self-sufficiency

level. The general philosophy therefore is to produce graduates with high academic standard and

adequate practical background for self-employment in a knowledge economy as well as being of

immediate value to industry and the community in general.

Goals and Objectives The general aims and objectives of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering training is in consonance with the realization of national needs and aspirations vis-à-vis industrial development and technological emancipation. The training provides the academic standard required to meet these needs and to produce graduates with sufficient academic background and practical experience who would be able to rise to the challenges of a developing economy.

The primary objectives of the postgraduate programs in Agricultural and Environmental

Engineering are:- To produce adequate number and quality, competent professionals in Agricultural and

Environmental Engineering. Advance knowledge through conduct of basic, applied and adaptive research, to solve practical

problems and to generate new technologies.

To increase or protect agricultural production by providing suitable environment for growth, harvesting, processing, transportation and storage.

To maintain or change the natural characteristics of biological products for a particular use To reduce the physical drudgery and provide desirable amenities for agricultural workers.

Career Prospects Career opportunities in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering are diverse. The graduates in the program are well equipped to meet the growing technical needs in agriculture and to advance the course of its further development. They find ready employment in the agro-based industries, irrigation and drainage companies, field construction companies, equipment manufacturing and distribution companies, rural electrification program, processing, storage and food engineering companies, research, teaching and design offices. They are also easily sel-f employed and generally find careers in the fields of pollution control or remediation of air, water and soil environments. This program helps prepare students for careers involving the application of engineering principles to agricultural production, food processing, and conservation of land and water resources.

Types and Duration of Diplomas and Degrees The Department of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering offers the following diplomas and degrees: Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. The duration shall

be for a minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of six semesters for full-time students. The program shall not be by part-time study.

Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree program in the following areas: ·Soil and Water Engineering ·Farm Power and

Machinery Engineering ·Agricultural products Processing and Storage Engineering

·Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering ·Food

Engineering The duration shall be for a minimum of four (4) semesters and a maximum of six (6) semesters for full-time students or a minimum of six (6) and a maximum of eight (8) semesters for part-time students.

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in any of the following areas: ·Soil

and Water Engineering

·Farm Power and Machinery Engineering ·Agricultural Products Processing and Storage Engineering ·Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering The duration shall be for a minimum of six (6) semesters and a maximum of ten (10) semesters for full-time students and a minimum of ten (10) semesters and a maximum of fifteen (15) semesters for part-time students.

Nature of Program Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering runs as regular

program with no specialization according to COREN specification. Candidates seeking admission to undertake PGD in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering study all core courses in all the specialized options in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering. A student is required to carry a minimum of 61 credit load. Project report work of 6 credit load on a split semester basis is submitted for assessment which is part of the minimum credit load. A total of twelve (12) credit loads is considered as electives, with at least 3

credits loads chosen from each of the semesters. A maximum credit load of seventy three (73) units is therefore considered.

Candidates for the Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) degree shall be by course work with a

written examination and a thesis. Candidates shall take a minimum of 37 credits of

prescribed coursework in addition to 12 units of thesis. Students are required to pass all

prescribed courses with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 before commencement of research work.

Thesis is graded on pass or fail basis. Students are free to audit courses outside the

Department and College if they feel such courses shall help them in their research work

Doctor of Philosophy Degree shall be by course work and comprehensive research. Candidates shall take 18 credit units of prescribed course work. A candidate shall qualify for commencement of research work and subsequent oral examination of thesis after satisfying the requirements of course work in the first year of registration with a minimum CGPA of 3.5.

Mode of Evaluation/Examination

All candidates shall be required to register for and take an approved combination of courses, subject to the minimum credit units. There shall be no resit examination. A candidate who fails in any required course shall register for it and be re- examined at the appropriate time. Examination shall consist of written examination, seminar, written reports for course work and an oral examination (project/thesis defence).

Continuous Assessment (CA): This consists of regular monitoring and evaluation of student's performance and progress through tests, quizzes, assignments, laboratory/field practical, etc. A minimum of three continuous assessments shall be required for each course and shall constitute 30% of the course.

Examinations: Examination shall be administered at the end of the course, which is usually at the end of the semester. The examinations may take the form of written, oral, practical, dissertations or any others as approved by Chief Examiner for the Department.

Grading/Weighting System The overall performance in a course in a particular semester shall be the weighted aggregate of continuous assessment and main examination scores expressed in percentage (%). Percentage scores are assigned letter grades (A – F) and converted to the corresponding grade points (5 – 0) consistent with the approved scoring and grading systems shown in Table 1.

Pass Mark: The pass mark shall vary according to the non-degree and degree type as follows: Postgraduate Diploma (PGD) - pass grade shall be “D” which translates to a minimum score of 45%. M.Eng/PhD - pass grade shall be “C” which translates to a minimum score of 50%. A student may score below the approved pass grade but earns points as appropriate.

Graduation Requirements To qualify for graduation: To qualify for the award of PGD in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, a candidate

must satisfy written examination on the course work (70%), continuous assessment (30%) and submission of a comprehensive report of an independent project on a title approved by the department and assessed by the panel of examiners.

Candidates for Masters or Doctorate Degrees shall pass all prescribed courses in addition

to presentation and successful defense of a thesis. A CGPA of at least 3.5 shall be earned.

PGD Agricultural and Environmental Engineering

COURSE STRUCTURE:

First Semester Course Course Title Units

code

EAD 711 Machine Design and Drawing 3

EAD 713 Energy Application in Agriculture 3

EAD 715 Farm tractor and Equipment maintenance 2

EGD 701 Engineering Mathematics I 3

EGD 703 Engineer-in- Society 2

EMD 703 Fluid Mechanics 3

Sub-total 16

Electives (select at least 3 credit units )

EMD 701 Engineering Drawing and Graphics 3

EAD 717 Engineering Survey and Photogrammetry 3

EAD 719 Engineering Properties of structural Materials 2

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Second Semester

Course code Course Title Unit

EAD 712 Surface and Ground Water Hydrology 3

EGD 702 Engineering Mathematics II 2

EGD 704 Numerical Method and Computer Programming 3

EMD 702 Introduction to Engineering Materials 2

EMD 704 Heat and Mass Transfer 3

EMD 706 Mechanics of machine 3

Sub-total 16

Electives (select at least 3 credit units)

EAD 714 Handling and Storage of Agricultural Products 3

EAD 716 Drainage 2

EMD 708 Strength of Materials 2

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Third Semester

Course Code Course Title

EAD 721 Farm power

EAD 723 Farm Structures and Design

EAD 799A Project I

EGD 705 Engineering Management, Law and

Entrepreneurship

EGD 707 Technical report writing and Presentation

EGD 709 Statistical Method for Engineers

Sub-total


EAD 725 Farm Electrification

EAD 727 Irrigation

EAD 729 Engineering Properties of Biomaterials

Sub-total

Total Fourth Semester

Course Code Course Title EAD 722 Farm Machinery

EAD 724 Land clearing and Development

EAD 726 Rural water supply and Sanitation

EAD 728 Farmstead Planning and Control

EAD 732 Food Processing and Plant Design

EAD 799B Project II

TOTAL


EAD 734 Environmental and waste management Engineering

EAD 736 Crop Processing Techniques

EAD 738 Theory of Cultivation Practices

Sub-total

TOTAL

Minimum CCE for Graduation = 73

M.ENG - Soil and Water Engineering

Course Code Course Title Credit Unit

Common Courses

AEE 801 Experimental Design and Analysis 2

AEE 803 Instrumentation and Measurement in 2

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

AEE 805 Numerical Analysis 3

Core Courses

AEE 811 Soil and water Conservation Engineering 3

AEE 813 Advanced Surface Hydrology 3

AEE 815 Open channel Hydraulics 3

Sub-total 16

Elective Courses (select one of the courses)

AEE 817 Advanced Soil-Water-Plant Relationship 3

AEE 819 Dam Design and Reservoir Operations 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Second Semester


Common Courses

AEE 802 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Seminar 2

AEE 804 Statistics 3

AEE 806 Environmental Impact Analysis 1

Core Courses

AEE 810 Irrigation Systems Design and Management 3

AEE 812 Advanced Groundwater Hydrology 3

AEE 814 Advanced Agricultural Land Drainage 3

Sub-total 15

Electives Courses (select one of the courses)

AEE 816 Agricultural Land and Water Management 3

AEE 818 Water Supply and Storage 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 18

Third Semester


AEE 899 M.Eng Thesis 12

TOTAL 12

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 12

Minimum Graduating CCE = 49

PhD - Soil and Water Engineering

First semester


Common Courses

AEE 901 Special Problems in Agricultural and Environmental Engineering 2


AEE 905 Seminar 2

Core Courses

AEE 911 Sediment Transport and Earthen Channel Design 2

AEE 913 Applied Hydrology 2

Total 9

Second Semester


Common Courses

AEE 902 Experimental Design 2

AEE 904 Computer Modelling of Agricultural an d Environmental 3

systems

Core Courses

AEE 912 Water Resources Development for Agricultural Purposes 2

AEE 914 Advanced Soil Physics 2

TOTAL 9

Third Semester


AEE 999 Ph.D Thesis 24

TOTAL 24

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 24

Fifth Semester



TOTAL 24

239

Sixth Semester Course Code Course Title Credit Unit


TOTAL 24


M.Eng - Farm power and Machinery

First Semester


Common Courses


AEE 803 Instrumentation and Measurement in Agricultural and 2 Biosystems Engineering


Core Courses

AEE 821 Advanced Farm Equipment Design and Evaluation 3

AEE 823 Traction and Trafficability on Farms 3

AEE 825 Advanced Machine Drawing 3

Sub-total 16

Electives Courses (select one of the courses )

AEE 827 Advanced Farm power Systems 3

AEE 829 Analysis of Tractor and Implements 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Second Semester


Common Courses




Core Courses

AEE 822 Advanced Farm Power and Machinery Management 3

AEE 824 Advanced Soil Mechanics and Soil Conservation 3

AEE 826 Principles and Application of Ergonomics 3

Sub-total 15


AEE 828 Livestock Production Engineering 3

AEE 820 Mechanization of Plantation Agriculture 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 18

Third Semester



TOTAL 12

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 12


PhD - Farm Power and Machinery

First semester


Common Courses

AEE 901 Special Problems in Agricultural Engineering

AEE 903 Environmental Impact Analysis

AEE 905 Seminar

Core Courses

AEE 921 Tractor and other Farm Power Systems

AEE 923 Earth Moving Machine and Machinery

TOTAL

Second Semester


Common Courses


AEE 904 Computer Modeling of Agricultural systems 3

Core courses

AEE 922 Tillage Machines and Machinery 2

AEE 924 Planting and Fertilizer Application Machinery 2

TOTAL 9

Third Semester



TOTAL 24

Fourth Semester


AEE 999 Ph.D Thesis

TOTAL

Fifth Semester



TOTAL 24

Sixth Semester



TOTAL 24

Minimum CCE for Graduation = 42 M.Eng – Agricultural Products Processing and Storage First Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Unit Common Courses


AEE 803 Instrumentation and Measurement in Agricultural and 2

Biosystems Engineering


Core Courses

AEE 853 Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation 3

AEE 855 Fermentation Engineering 3

AEE 859 Food Rheology 3

Sub-total 16


AEE 851 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer 3

AEE 835 Analysis and Selection of some Processing Equipment 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Second Semester


Common Courses




Core Courses

AEE 852 Technology of Packaging (Perishable Produce and 3

AEE 854 Advanced Food and Bio -Process Engineering 3

AEE 856 Unit Operations in Industrial Food Processing 3

Sub-total 15


AEE 858 Finite Difference and Finite Element Method 3

AEE 850 Marketing Research and Information Systems 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 18

Third Semester


AEE 899 M.Eng Thesis

TOTAL

Fourth Semester



TOTAL Minimum CCE for Graduation = 49

Common Courses

AEE 701 Special Problems in Agricultural Engineering


AEE 705 Seminar

Core Courses

AEE 731 Bio-Process Engineering

AEE 733 Industrial Food Processing and Storage

TOTAL

Second Semester


Common Courses

AEE 702 Experimental Design

AEE 704 Computer Modelling of Agricultural systems

Core Courses

AEE 732 Design of Storage Structures

AEE 734 Experimental Stress Analysis

TOTAL

Third Semester


AEE 799 Ph.D Thesis

TOTAL

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 24

Fifth Semester



TOTAL 24

Sixth Semester



TOTAL 24


M.Eng - Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering

First semester


Common Courses





Core Courses

AEE 841 Farm Estate Planning and Design 3

AEE 843 Structural Analysis and Design of Farm Buildings 3

AEE 845 Agricultural Waste Treatment and System Design 3

Sub-total 16


AEE 847 Livestock Housing 3

AEE 831 Metrology in Engineering properties of Biomaterials 3

Sub-total 3

TOTAL 19

Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Common Courses

AEE 802 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Seminar

AEE 804 Statistics


Core Courses

AEE 842 Environmental control in Farm Building and Structures

AEE 844 Solar Energy Utilization in Agriculture

AEE 846 Agricultural Waste Utilization

Sub-total


AEE 848 Rural Infrastructural Engineering

AEE 840 Agricultural Building Production Processes

Sub-total

TOTAL

Third Semester



TOTAL

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 12


PhD- Farm Structures and Environmental Engineering

First semester


Common Courses

AEE 901 Special Problems in Agricultural Engineering 2


AEE 905 Seminar 2

Core Courses

AEE 941 Building Science 1

AEE 943 Metrology in Engineering properties of Biomaterials 2

AEE 945 Environmental Health Engineering 1

TOTAL 9

Second Semester


Common Courses


AEE 904 Computer Modeling of Agricultural systems 3

Core Courses

AEE 942 Stability of Structures 2

AEE 944 Computational Methods 2

TOTAL 9

Third Semester



TOTAL 24

Fourth Semester



TOTAL 24

Fifth Semester



TOTAL 24

Sixth Semester



TOTAL 24


M.Eng – FOOD ENGINEERING

First semester


Common Courses





Core Courses

AEE 853 Engineering Systems Modelling and Simulation 3

AEE 855 Fermentation Engineering 3

AEE 859 Food Rheology 3

Sub-total 16


AEE 851 Advanced Heat and Mass Transfer

AEE 835 Analysis and Selection of some Processing Equipment

Sub-total

TOTAL

Second Semester


Common Courses

AEE 802 Agricultural and Environmental Engineering Seminar

AEE 804 Statistics


Core Courses

AEE 852 Technology of Packaging (Perishable Produce and

Mechanical Aspects)

AEE 854 Advanced Food and Bio -Process Engineering

AEE 856 Unit Operations in Industrial Food Processing Sub-total


AEE 858 Finite Difference and Finite Element Method

AEE 850 Marketing Research and Information Systems

Sub-total

TOTAL

Third Semester



TOTAL

Fourth Seme ster



TOTAL


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