ETSEAL

ETSEAL

Dates 1983-1986

Title of qualification awarded Agronomist Engineer
Name and type of organisation providing education and training High School of Agronomist Engineers of Lleida (UPC, ETSEALL).
It is a degree course with a 2-year duration and 150 credits (120 ECTS)
Agricultural Engineers are professionals technically trained to manage, design, project, do research and apply technological innovation to the rural, agricultural and agro-alimentary environment, with the aim of improving production, use, industrial transformation, defense and preservation of the environment. They are trained to do this reconciling productivity, quality, economy and rural development.

Agricultural Engineers develop a professional working capacity which is more advanced than that of the previous corresponding first-cycle studies regarding different aspects:

* They have a wider and multidisciplinary view of the agro-alimentary system because they complete their technological qualification in the different aspects of agricultural activities (Plant Production, Animal Husbandry, Food Technology, Rural Engineering, etc.)
* They have a more complete analytical and management capacity because they get additional training in Statistical and Mathematic Methodology, Economics, Quality Control, Projects, etc.
* They have a more in-depth training because they develop scientific and methodological specialization in one of the profiles offered by the ETSEA.

Study programme:
First year
Hydrology and Agriculture Drainage
Hydraulics and Irrigation
Animal Production Systems
Animal Production Technology
Food Microbiology
Food Industries
Fundamentals of Plant Production
Plant Production and Protection Systems
Genetics and Plant Breeding
Projects
Rural Studies
Second year
Organization and business management
Master's Degree Project
Project Design for Engineers
Optional subjects
Statistical Methods of Agrarian Experimentation
Numerical Methods
Quality Management and Control
Optional subject

PROFILES
Agrifood biotechnology Principles of Food and Agriculture Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology and Breeding
Agricultural economics
Fundamentals of the Economy
Business Management
Rural Structure and Development
Rural development Rural Structure and Development
Rural Development Models and Strategies
Environmental management Soil and Water Management in Agricultural Systems
Environmental Engineering
Information Systems and Soil Evaluation
Food Engineering Unit operations in Food Engineering
Food Industry Design
Production and Quality Management
Food Processing Technology
Rural Engineering Construction and Projects
Irrigation Engineering
Agricultural Technology and Automatization
Animal Production Animal Production Sciences
Livestock Management
Animal Welfare, Environmental Quality and Food Safety
Animal Biotechnology
Plant production Agronomy
Fruit Production and Management
Horticultural Production and Management
Design and Management of Natural Areas
Integrated Control of Plant Diseases
Integrated Pest Management
Postharvest Fruit and Plant Products
Plant Biotechnology and Breeding

Optional subjects:

Advanced topics in agricultural science
Sustainable and Ecological Agriculture
Animal Feed Industry
Evaluation of Environmental Impact
Food and Agriculture Biotechnology
Cooperative and Agro-Industrial Law
Computer Aided Design
Food Fermentations
Plant Nutrition and Fertilizers
Advanced Plant Physiology
Sustainable and Ecological Livestock Production
Genetics
Technical and Scientific English
Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Special Localization of Economic Activities
Weed Science
Informatic Methods and Automatization for Agriculture
New Technologies in Science Food and Agriculture
Agricultural Policies
Organization Projects
Electrical Installation Management and Projects
Ecological Chemistry
Geographic and Teledetection Informacion Systems
Chemical Analysis Techniques
Microscopy Techniques
Food preservation and processing
Global Change Biology for foresters and agronomists
Livestock Production Systems
Mediterranean soilscapes
Spanish agricultural systems and techgnologies
Thinking science and technology
History of Agriculture
Oral and written communication skills
Information sources in Agrarian Engineering