MEng Agricultural Engineering (with placement) at Harper Adams University

Agricultural Engineers are the specialists who help solve global challenges which affect all of us, such as feeding a growing population with increasingly scarce resources while protecting the environment. Our Agricultural Engineering students develop machines, technology, systems and environmental solutions to reduce input consumption, increase precision and create sustainable production systems. You will learn in engineering facilities located at the heart of our commercial farm, home to cutting-edge research.

Department: Engineering  |  Duration: 5 years (full-time) including a one-year work placement. A four year programme is available for applicants with at least two years, full-time relevant work experience.  |  Study mode: full-time (integrated master's; sandwich placement year)  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Newport, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: The Professional Engineer, Materials, Problem Solving, Electronics, Microcontrollers and Programming, Actuation, Measurement. Year 2: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control (DMAIC), Design and Validation, Integrated Electronic Systems, Agricultural Systems and Field Engineering, Agricultural Machinery 1, Mechanical Science 2. Year 3 is the placement year. Year 4: Power Hydraulic Systems, Ethics and Sustainability, Group Project, Engineering the Future Environment, Engineering Management and Leadership, Professional Engineering Research. Year 5: Masters Engineering Project, Emerging Technologies, Managing New Product Development, Agricultural Engineering Knowledge Exchange.

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