MSc Agricultural Engineering

University of Polimi (Politecnico di Milano)

MSc Agricultural Engineering

  • Country Italy
  • Course Duration 2 year
  • Course Type Full Time
  • Courses Campus On Campus
  • Language Specification IELTS
  • Program Level Post-Graduate
  • Education Required Graduate
  • Admission intake SEP
  • Minimum GPA 2.5
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Application Date

Application Start Date Application Closing Date
2022-12-16
2023-02-16

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Program Description

The growing technological complexity that characterizes modern agro-industrial production and supply chain requires professionals with strong engineering knowledge and systems skills. The need for a strong multidisciplinary connotation to manage technological innovation in agriculture and animal production, also and above all to increase the level of sustainability and ensure food safety is more evident than in other fields. The adoption of the most advanced technologies, considered in the Agriculture 4.0 framework, is necessary for the national agricultural production system to gain competitiveness in terms of yield, and to cope with the growing problems deriving from climate change, first of all the scarcity of the water resource, and for environmentally friendly management of crops and livestock.The Agricultural Engineering study programme is characterized by a focus on the agricultural supply chain and the agro-industrial production, on technological aspects relating to agro-industrial systems and to safety, on automation and mechanical technologies, on agricultural sciences and precision agriculture, information systems, environmental and chemical technologies. The Master's Degree Course in Agricultural Engineering therefore trains engineers operating in the agro-industrial sector who possess a systems vision, i.e. an approach to the study and implementation of application solutions based on an overall vision of the technological aspects of agroindustrial productions and on the ability to model and manage the interactions between the various components. To do this, the graduate will use advanced and transversal engineering skills on the system as a whole, supported by basic knowledge of the agricultural sector, which allows him to guide strategic choices in the sector of agroindustrial primary production.Graduates in Agricultural Engineering will interact competently with the various relevant players in the supply chain, understand and organize technical, managerial and economic activities also in sectors relating to specializations other than the original. It is also believed that this system vision, supported by technical and scientific skills and knowledge, is indispensable in favouring access to natural resources and management of production processes that guarantee sustainability. From this point of view, the figure of a postgraduate with a transversal training, a system vision of issues related to the agro-industrial chain and a particular attention to safety, represents a great opportunity for the sector, for the Country in general and for the reference basin of the Cremona Campus in particular.In practical terms, as examples of applications of Agricultural Engineering, it is possible to cite the evaluation and implementation of the technologies available to ensure the sustainability, safety and traceability of agro-industrial productions, the design and integration of automation, monitoring and agricultural robotics, the use of Big Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence applications, in order to improve yields and control over safety requirements, the design of intelligent irrigation systems, able to optimize the use of water resources and above all to guarantee their availability, also and above all in the face of the serious problems posed by climate change, the optimal management from the economic point of view of farms and the connected supply chain.

MISSION AND GOALS

The postgraduate programme in Agricultural Engineering trains engineers operating in the agro-industrial sector who possess a system vision, i.e. an approach to the study and the implementation of application solutions based on an overall vision of the technological aspects of the agro-industrial chain. The objective is to prepare culturally and professionally highly qualified technicians able to implement the available technologies to ensure the sustainability, safety and traceability of agro-industrial productions, to design and integrate automation, to monitor agricultural robotics systems, to use Big Data analysis and Artificial Intelligence. By using these tools, the Agricultural Engineer aims at improving yields and control over safety requirements, at designing intelligent irrigation systems, at reaching the optimal economic management of farms and of the connected supply chain.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Thanks to his solid and transversal training, the Agricultural Engineer can find employment mainly in the industry of the agricultural production chain; in engineering companies that design, develop and implement processes, plants and technologies to support production, distribution and marketing related to agriculture and agro-industry; in research centers and public and private laboratories; in technical structures of the public administration and in consultancy offices for the environment, safety, agricultural and livestock production.Since this a new programme, there are no employment statistics so far, but you can check the data of other Engineering programmes: Employment Statistics
Visit the MSc Agricultural Engineering page on the Politecnico di Milano website for more details!

Entry Requirements

A Bachelor Degree in Engineering or in Agricultural and Forestry Sciences and Technologies