Department of Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering

 ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Post-Senior High School Candidates

1. Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE): The candidate must have credit passes (A – D) in six (6) subjects with an overall aggregate of 24 or better. Three (3) of the six subjects must be core subjects (including English Language, Mathematics and Integrated Science), and three must be science-based elective subjects (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology or Crop Husbandry and Horticulture, Animal Husbandry) or three (3) technical elective subjects (Mathematics and Physics plus any of the following: Metal Works, Technical Drawing, Applied Electricity and Building Construction).
2. West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE): The candidate must have credit passes (A1 – C6) in six (6) subjects with an overall aggregate of 36 or better. Three (3) of the six subjects must be core subjects (including English Language, Mathematics and either Integrated Science or Social Studies), and three (3) must be science-based elective subjects (Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Biology or Agriculture) or three (3) technical elective subjects (Mathematics and Physics plus any of the following: Metal Works, Technical Drawing, Applied Electricity and Building Construction).

General Certificate of Education

Holders of the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (obtained not more than three years before the time of application) must, in addition to credit passes in five (5) GCE ‘O’ Level subjects (including English and Mathematics), have, at least, passes in three (3) of the following science subjects (Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology or Agriculture).

Higher National Diploma

Holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) in Agricultural, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering would be considered for admission and placed at Level 200 or Level 300 depending on the academic performance and the match between the HND courses and those in the BSc Agricultural Engineering programme. Where there is a good match, a minimum of Second-Class Upper Division is required for admission to level 300. Where the match is not good the candidate is admitted to Level 200.

Mature Applicants

1. The candidate must be at least 25 years old by 31st December of the year preceding the Mature Students’ Entrance Examination. A certified copy of birth certificate is required. The date of issue of the birth certificate should not be less than five years from the date of the completion of the admission forms.
2. The candidate must have G.C.E. “O” Level or SSSCE/WASSCE credit passes in English Language and Core Mathematics. Candidates who do not have the required “O” Level/SSSCE/ WASSCE passes will be required to take Special Entrance Examination papers in the two subjects.
3. The candidate must take the Mature Students’ Entrance Examination which consists of a General Paper for all candidates and an Aptitude Test.
4. Candidates who pass all papers in the Mature Students’ Entrance Examinations will be ranked and those who fall within the approved quota will be invited for interview. 

COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAMMES

Mandatory (University-wide) Courses

African Studies, Liberals, Communicative Skills I, Communicative Skills II, Information Literacy Skills, Information Literacy, Critical Thinking and Practical Reasoning.

Required School-wide Courses

General Engineering Drawing, Engineering Drawing with Computer Aided Design, Environmental and Sustainability Studies, Basic Mechanics, Applied Electricity, Basic Electronics, Programming for Engineers I & II, Gender Mainstreaming and Ethics in Engineering, Entrepreneurship in Engineering, Project Management and Contract Administration, Engineering Mathematics I - IV, Numerical Analysis for Engineers, Probability and Statistics for Engineers, Engineering Economy Industrial Organization and Management for Engineers.

Required Departmental Courses

Engineering Workshop Practice, Basic Agriculture, Thermodynamics I, Thermodynamics II, Fluid Mechanics, Analysis and Synthesis of Mechanisms, Material Science and Engineering, Principles of Sustainable Engineering Design, Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology, Soil and Water Engineering, Farm and Rural Structures, Soil Mechanics, Food Process Engineering, Farm Power, Maintenance and Repair of Agricultural Machinery, Machine Design I & II, Appropriate Technology for Agriculture, Sustainable Energy Systems and Management, Farm machinery, Research Methods, Agricultural Materials Handling and Processing, Manufacturing Technology, Crop Processing, Preservation and Storage, Environmental Control in Farm Buildings, Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture, Irrigation and Drainage, Strength of Materials, Engineering Surveying, Heat and Mass Transfer.

Elective Courses

Postharvest Physiology of Perishable Produce, Advanced Farm Power and Machinery, Advanced Soil and Water Engineering, Crop Packaging and Storage Practices, Mechatronics and Intelligent Systems in Agricultural, Machinery, Modern Technologies in Food Processing and Applied Optics for Engineers.

Practical Training/Industrial Attachment/Internship

Engineering Co-operative Education I, Engineering Co-operative Education II and Engineering Co-operative Education III

Research Component

Project Work I and Project Work II

Foreign Students

In the case of foreign students, their equivalent qualifications determined by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission shall be considered for admission in relation to the qualifications specified for local applicants. Click the link below