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Postgraduate
programs are available leading to the following awards:
 Master of science
degree (MSC) in Agricultural Engineering.
Degree of doctor of
philosophy ( PHD) in Agricultural Engineering.
Programs include more
specialized subject areas than those at undergraduate level. They also
provide for different levels of entry qualification and differing academic
and training objectives.
For the MSC degree the program
consists of a project requiring experimental work aimed at producing a
body of data which can be subjected to appropriate critical analysis . In
addition there are some specialized courses which are related ton the
specific project of study. The MSC programs are available in the following
areas:
Agricultural Mechanization
and Machinery Engineering.
Soil and Water Engineering
with specialization in soil and water management.
Post- Harvest and food
Engineering.
Greenhouse Engineering
New and Renewable source of
Energy.
For the Ph.D. degree the
program may comprise entirely original research or the application of
existing ideas and concepts to new areas in design and development
work.
Emphasis is placed an applied
research related to problems encountered in the agricultural mechanization
industry.
Six options are currently
available for the Ph.D. program.
Agricultural Machinery
Engineering.
The study of the engineering aspects of
design and development of agricultural machinery for use in field.
Agricultural Mechanization
The study of the selection and
efficient use machinery for crops production, including harvesting and
post- harvest operation.
Agricultural Process
Engineering.
The study of the engineering aspects of
design and development equipment and system for use in the agricultural
processing activities (cleaning, sorting, grading, and treating grain and
seeds , drying vegetables and fruits & Grinding and mixing animal-
feeds and fertilizers .Freezing fruit and vegetables)
Soil and water Engineering
The study of the design ,
development, and improvement, of agricultural land including irrigation,
drainage and soil conservation systems.
Agriculture structures and
Environmental control .
The study of the engineering
aspects of design, development, and improvement of agriculture structures
including greenhouses, lives tock housing, poultry housing and control
engineering in their own environments.
New and Renewable source of Energy
.
The study of the selection and
efficient use of renewable source of energy for agricultural applications,
including solar energy engineering and its application, Bio- gas
production and its application, Bio- mass engineering .
To be eligible for
admission to the master’s degree program a candidate must:
1. Hold a Bachelor, s degree in
Ag. Mechanization or Agricultural Engineering.
2. Have undergraduate grades
Significantly above average.
To be eligible for
admission to the Doctoral program , a student must hold
Master Degree in Ag.
Mechanization or Ag. Engineering.
All applicants for Master.
Program must pass 5 levels of English examinations. While Ph.D students
study 2 terms language rather than English (German or French).
The core of B.Sc. and Ph.D. are
the research and graduate courses (at least 24 credits for MSC and 33
credits for Ph.D.). A maximum of 9 credits are Permitted each term ( 2
terms per year).
The research is selected and
arranged in close consultation with a senior staff member of AMD. The
language of instruction is English. Whenever possible, thesis research
should be on a topic related to the students field of work, where part of
the research work may be done if the necessary facilities are available.
Thesis topics are proposed by the students but must coincide with the
current research activities in the Department. The proposed thesis and the
graduate courses selected must be approved by the Department and faculty
Boards.
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