BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AE 1 GENERAL UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS To be admitted for a course leading to award of the Bachelor of Science

in Agricultural Engineering [B.Sc. (Agric. Eng.)], a candidate must satisfy the general minimum entrance requirements of MakerereUniversity which are clearly stated in the University Prospectus. In addition, the following regulations shall hold for Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission to the course is through three avenues Direct Entry Mature Age Scheme Diploma Entry Scheme Direct Entry To direct entry scheme, a candidate must have obtained: (a) at least a pass in Biology at Ordinary Uganda Certificate of Education Examination or equivalent (b) (c) and at least two principal passes at the Advanced Level in Physics and Mathematics at the same sitting, and a minimum weighted points set by the University Admission Board.

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For purposes of computing entry points, the Advanced Level subjects shall be grouped and weighted as follows: GROUP Essential Relevant Desirable Others 2.2 WEIGHT 3 2 1 SUBJECTS Mathematics, Physics Chemistry, Biology or Agriculture, Economics, Technical drawing General paper All others

Mature Age Scheme Admission may be granted under the Mature Age Entry Scheme after passing the appropriate Mature Age Entry Examination. Diploma Entry Scheme Applicants holding Ordinary Technician Diploma or its equivalent can be admitted to the course. The applicant should have obtained at least a Credit/Class II diploma with at least credit three in Mathematics. DIRECT ADMISSION TO SECOND AND THIRD YEAR Admission, other than to the First year shall require a recommendation of the Faculty Board and approval by Senate on the basis of studies undertaken at another recognized University or equivalent institution. GRADUATION REQUIREMENT To qualify for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, a full time candidate is required to obtain a minimum total of 191 Credit Units within a maximum of six years.

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CURRICULUM The weighting unit for each course is a Credit Unit (C.U). One Credit Unit is 1 contact hour per week per semester. A contact hour is defined as follows: 1 lecture hour is equivalent to 1 contact hour 1 tutorial hour is equivalent to contact hour 1 practical hour is equivalent to contact hour The degree programme shall normally extend over a period of four years and each year consists of two semesters of 17 weeks each and one recess term of 10 weeks. The normal semester load shall range from 15 Credit Units to 21 Credit Units. A full time student shall not carry less than 15 Credit Units and not more than 25 Credit Units per Semester. The maximum semester load shall be 28 Credit Units to cater for students who have courses to retake. COURSES The details of the course structure are shown below, where CU, LH, TH, PH, CH stand for credit units, lecture hours, tutorial hours, practical hours and contract hours respectively. CU LH 60 45 60 45 30 TH PH 30 30 30 CH 60 60 60 60 45

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YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1(All Core Courses) AEN 1104 Engineering Mathematics 1 AEN 1105 Engineering Drawing AEN 1106 Engineering Mechanics I AEN 1107 Electrical Engineering I AEN 1108 Agricultural Engineering in Development Total YEAR 1 SEMESTER 11(All Core Courses) AEN 1204 Engineering Mathematics II AEN 1205 Mechanics of Materials I AEN 1206 Introduction to Computers AEN 1207 Thermodynamics AEN 1208 Engineering Mechanics II S0S 1205 Soil Science for Engineers YEAR 1 RECESS TERM(All Core Courses) AEN 1302 Workshop Practice YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1(All Core Courses) AEN 2104 Engineering Mathematics III AEN 2105 Mechanics of Materials II AEN 2106 Computer Aided Design and Drafting AEN 2107 Fluid Mechanics CRS 2105 Crop Science for Engineers EEE 2104 Gender in Agricultural development Total YEAR 2 SEMESTER II (All Core Courses) AEN 2209 Theory of Machines AEN 2205 Computer Programming AEN 2206 Hydraulics and Hydrology AEN 2207 Material Science AEN 2208 Post Harvest Engineering

4 4 4 4 3 19 3 4 3 4 4 3 21 5

45 30 45 45 45 45

30 60 30 30 30 30

60 60 60 60 60 60

10

130

75

4 4 4 4 3 2 21 4 4 3 4 3

60 45 45 45 30 15

30 30 30 30 30

60 60 60 60 45 30

45 45 30 45 30

30 30 30 30 30

60 60 45 60 45

AEN 2211 Electrical Engineering II Total YEAR 2 RECESS TERM(Core Course) AEN 2301 Industrial Training I YEAR 3 SEMESTER I(All Core Courses) AEN 3109 Climatology and Hydrological Modeling AEN 3105 Farm Power AEN 3106 Agricultural Process Engineering AEN 3107 Rural Electrification AEN 3102 Soil Mechanics ANS 3103 Animal Science for Engineers EEE 3104 Rural Extension for Engineers Total YEAR 3 SEMESTER II(All Core Courses) AEN 3204 Water Resource Engineering AEN 3205 Farm Machinery AEN 3206 Design of Processing Equipment AEN 3207 Agricultural Structures AEN 3208 Design of Machine Elements AEN 3209 Environmental Engineering AEN 3210 Surveying & Photogrometry Total YEAR 3 RECESS TERM(All Core Courses) AEN 3301 Industrial Training II YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1(All Core Courses)

3 21

45

30

60?

150

75

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 21

30 30 30 30 30 30 30

30

30 30 30 30 30 30 -

45 45 45 45 45 45 45

30 30 30 30 30 30 45

30 -

30 30 30 30 30 30

45 45 45 45 45 45 60

15

120

75

AEN 4102 Soil and Water Engineering AEN 4105 Engineering Experimental Design AEN 4106 Design Project Planning AEN 4107 Design of Agricultural Machinery AEN 4108 Irrigation System Design & Management AEN 4109 Industrial Case Study FST 4104 Food Engineering II Total YEAR 4 SEMESTER II(Core & 1 Elective) AEN 4204 Design Project AEN 4205 Operations Research AEC 4206 Management Economics for Agriculture Engineers AEN 4206 New Ventures & Entrepreneurship FOM 4207 Land Use Policy and Law ELECTIVE COURSES (At least one) AEN 4208 Land Evaluation for Irrigation

3 3 3 3 3 2 3 20

30 30 30 30 30 15 30

30 30 -

30 30 30 30

45 45 45 45 45 30 45

5 3 3 3 3 3

30 30 30 30 30

30 -

90 30 30 30 30 30

60 45 45 45 45 45

AEN 4209 Mobile and Stationery Power Equipment EEE 4202 Organisational management and leadership Total

3 3 20

30 30

30

30 -

45 45