ENGN 276
Agricultural and Horticultural Engineering
Course overview
You’ll learn all about the development of agricultural and horticultural design, water resources, machinery and crop support structures.
Course information
| Prerequisites and Restrictions | You must satisfy the following requirement(s):
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| Available semesters | Semester 1 2024 |
| Credits | 15 |
| Domestic fees | $948.00 |
What you will learn
After successfully completing this course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the key principles of surface groundwater resources, water supply and irrigation systems.
- Understand the operation of centre pivot and trickle irrigation systems.
- Recognise the key principles of new technologies in agriculture including Precision agriculture, robotics, and online monitoring.
- Describe how an internal combustion engine (2 Stroke / 4 Stroke) operate.
- Understand the design process of a component, including critical discussions, developing a business model, making a prototype and marketing presentation Research and present a competent written and oral report on an engineering related topic.
Course examiners
