Engineering the
Future of Food
Applying advanced engineering principles to soil management, mechanization, and sustainable irrigation. We train globally competitive engineers to lead Nigeria's technological emancipation in agriculture.
Outcomes
Mechanization &
Soil Management
Agricultural Engineering
The Department of Agricultural Engineering of the Osun State University is one of the two engineering departments under the College of Science, Engineering and Technology established in 2019/2020 academic session as part of the third phase of development of the University. Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree programme in Agricultural Engineering was approved by the University Senate and Council in the 2018/2019 academic session. The first set of students were admitted into Part I of the programme in December 2019.
The Department runs a 5-year undergraduate programme, operating 2-semester course units in its curriculum to acquaint the students with the basic knowledge, practices and current advances in the field of Agricultural Engineering. Agricultural Engineering is concerned with the planning, design, construction, maintenance and environmental impact of farm and farmstead and those things therein like buildings, roads, waterways, bridges and culverts, dams and their structures, water supply, drainage and irrigation systems/schemes.
The programme in Agricultural Engineering is therefore designed to produce engineers that can meet the challenges in the afore-mentioned areas through service in governmental agencies/establishments, the farm and their settlements. It is designed to train engineers that are capable of applying engineering principles to soil management; crop production; agricultural mechanization; harvesting, processing, preservation and storage; moisture and water conservation; irrigation; farm structures and livestock welfare and environment and farm and agricultural business management. The two semesters in the calendar of the University, tagged Harmattan and Rain, each has 17-18 weeks duration. The programme leads to the awards of Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) degree in Agricultural Engineering.
Our Journey & Academic Standards
The academic programme of the Department operates academic curricular that are tailored along the stipulations contained in the National Universities Commission (NUC) Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards and as required by the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria, COREN. The curricula for the programme are being regularly revised. The last revision took place in 2022 to bring the programme contents in line with Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS) by the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN).
B.Eng. Agricultural Engineering | Full COREN Accreditation
Vision
To be a centre of excellence providing high quality teaching and learning experiences in Agricultural Engineering that will engender the production of entrepreneurial graduates in the discipline, graduates that are capable of impacting on their environment while being globally competitive.
Mission
The mission of the department is to provide Nigeria and the whole world graduates of Agricultural Engineering that will compete favourably with all others in the whole world in term of leading in the provision of more favourable environment for agricultural production in any part of the world.
Philosophy
Toward achieving the national goals of industrialisation and self-reliance, Agricultural Engineering education is geared towards: development of thorough practice in training, early broad‑based training in general Engineering, practical application to food production, adequate human/organisational behaviour training, entrepreneurial education, and producing graduates with high academic standard for self‑employment and industry.
Aims & Objectives
Realising national needs for technological emancipation
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Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)
Access high quality teaching in mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals to solve complex engineering problems.
Conduct investigation into complex problems using research methods, design of experiments, data analysis & synthesis.
Become job creators, readily employable graduates prepared for technical, managerial & financial responsibilities.
Execute teamwork, interpersonal skills, professional growth considering societal, ethical & environmental aspects.
Apply acquired knowledge to develop innovative & sustainable solutions for global competitiveness.
Programme Outcomes (POs)
Benchmark Minimum Academic Standards (BMAS)
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria
Fully aligned with global standards
