Lilongwe University of Agriculture & Natural Resources (LUANAR) Department of Agricultural Engineering Courses Offered
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
YEAR ONE
Semester 2
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Credits |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Tutorial Hours |
| Engineering Drawing |
AGE124 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
60.00 |
|
YEAR TWO
Semester 1
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Credits |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Tutorial Hours |
| Engineering Mathematics |
AGE212 |
3.50 |
45.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Surveying I |
AGE213 |
3.50 |
30.00 |
45.00 |
|
| Soil and Water Conservation |
AGE214 |
3.50 |
30.00 |
|
45.00 |
| Workshop Practice and Technology I |
AGE218 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
45.00 |
|
| Principles of Irrigation |
AGE221 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
|
| Construction Drawing |
IRE211 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
60.00 |
|
Semester 2
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Credits |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Tutorial Hours |
| Principles of Irrigation |
AGE221 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
|
| Electricity and Rural Electrification |
AGE222 |
2.50 |
30.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Surveying II |
AGE223 |
3.50 |
30.00 |
|
45.00 |
| Thermodynamics |
AGE226 |
2.00 |
30.00 |
|
0.00 |
| Workshop Practice and Technology II |
AGE228 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
|
45.00 |
| Civil Engineering Procedures & Quantity Surveying |
IRE221 |
2.50 |
30.00 |
15.00 |
|
| Construction Methods |
IRE222 |
2.50 |
30.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Fluid Mechanics |
IRE223 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Environmental and Physical Geography |
IRE226 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
YEAR THREE
Semester 1
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Credits |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Tutorial Hours |
| Principles of Irrigation |
AGE221 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
|
| Agricutural Engineering Research Project I |
AGE310 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics |
AGE311 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Statics and Strength of Materials |
AGE312 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Soil Mechanics and Cultivation |
AGE313 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation Engineering Research Project I |
IRE310 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Hydrology and Agrometeorolgy |
IRE311 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
|
| Engineering Hydraulics |
IRE312 |
0.00 |
|
|
|
Semester 2
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Tutorial Hours |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Credits |
| Agricultural Engineering Research Project II |
AGE320 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Processing & Storage Technology |
AGE321 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Farm Power & Machinery |
AGE322 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Farm Structures and Facilities |
AGE323 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Engineering Economics |
AGE324 |
2.00 |
30.00 |
|
0.00 |
| Instrumentation and Control Systems |
AGE325 |
2.50 |
30.00 |
15.00 |
|
| Irrigation Engineering Research Project II |
IRE320 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Computation Methods in Irrigation Engineering |
IRE322 |
2.50 |
15.00 |
|
45.00 |
| Surface Irrigation Systems Design |
IRE323 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Hydrogeology |
IRE324 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Hydraulic Structures |
IRE325 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
IRE326 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
YEAR FOUR
Semester 1
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Credits |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Tutorial Hours |
| Soil Mechanics and Cultivation |
AGE313 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Agricultural Engineering Research Project III |
AGE410 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Food Process Engineering |
AGE411 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Agricultural Machinery Systems Design |
AGE412 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Agricultural Waste Management |
AGE413 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Heat and Mass Transfer |
AGE414 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Energy and Power Systems Design |
AGE415 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Water Supply and Sanitation |
AGE416 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Hydrology and Agrometeorolgy |
IRE311 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
30.00 |
|
| Irrigation Engineering Research Project III |
IRE410 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation Water Management |
IRE411 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Geotechnics |
IRE413 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Pressurised Irrigation Systems Design |
IRE414 |
3.50 |
30.00 |
|
45.00 |
| Drainage System Design |
IRE415 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
Semester 2
| Course Title |
Course Code |
Tutorial Hours |
Lecture Hours |
Practical Hours |
Credits |
| Agricultural Engineering Research Project IV |
AGE420 |
2.00 |
|
|
60.00 |
| Management of Agricultural Engineering Projects |
AGE421 |
2.00 |
30.00 |
|
0.00 |
| Water Supply and Sanitation |
AGE422 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation and Drainage Systems Engineering |
AGE423 |
4.00 |
45.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Land Use Planning |
AGE424 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Structural Design |
AGE426 |
3.00 |
30.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation Engineering Research Project IV |
IRE420 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation Equipment and Machinery |
IRE421 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
| Irrigation Scheme Management |
IRE422 |
1.50 |
15.00 |
|
15.00 |
| Environmental Management of Irrigation Projects |
IRE423 |
2.00 |
15.00 |
|
30.00 |
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