Effective organization of the agricultural industry is the basis for the development of society, since it is it that provides food to the population. Recently, the role of engineers in this field has increased, who should direct their knowledge to solving such an important issue as lack of food resources. Specialists who can provide technological, technical, economic improvements are agricultural engineers.
General information
Agroengineering is a science that is engaged in the development of new technologies in agriculture with their further implementation in practical use. What is a specialty in agricultural engineering? This is the direction of university training of qualified personnel who are called upon to solve problems:
- the effective operation of equipment and agricultural machinery in enterprises of the agro-industrial complex;
- supporting continuous machine service;
- installation, commissioning and maintenance of operating modes of agricultural technological processes and installations with an electric energy source, automated systems.
Salary in the specialty of agricultural engineering starts from 23 thousand rubles. Its further growth depends on the experience of the employee, his skills, region of residence.
Admission
The code of the specialty "Agricultural Engineering" is 03/35/06. Education is carried out on the basis of complete secondary education (11 classes). Training in this area is carried out by 32 Russian universities in 29 cities: in Astrakhan, Barnaul, Volgograd, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Moscow, Krasnodar, Nizhny Novgorod, Ryazan, St. Petersburg, Omsk and others.
For admission, you must pass exams in the following subjects:
- Russian language;
- maths;
- physics / informatics / chemistry (depends on the choice of higher education institution).
The average passing exam score in the country is 150.
Training Dates
You can get a profession by graduating from a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering. Based on the results, a bachelor's qualification is awarded. Depending on the form of training, the terms may be:
- full-time - 4 years;
- correspondence - 5 years;
- evening - 5 years.
Training Profiles
Answering the question of what this is - a specialty of agricultural engineering, it should be noted that training is carried out in the following profiles:
- technical systems in agribusiness;
- technical service in the agricultural sector;
- technologies and means of mechanization;
- agricultural mechanization;
- mechanization of processing agricultural products;
- transportation and storage of agricultural products;
- electrification and automation of agriculture.
Disciplines
In addition to acquaintance with general engineering subjects - higher mathematics, descriptive geometry, heat engineering, theoretical mechanics, hydraulics, machine parts and others, students master the following special disciplines:
- materials science and technology of structural materials;
- automation;
- land reclamation;
- agroecology;
- bioethics;
- agribusiness;
- nature management;
- geoinformation technologies in agricultural engineering;
- machinery and equipment for sheltered soil;
- electrotechnologies in agriculture;
- nanotechnology in the agricultural sector;
- features of imported agricultural machinery;
- analysis of economic activity of enterprises;
- machines for processing and storage of products.
A distinctive feature of the program are:
- The formation of knowledge and skills of students in accordance with international and European quality standards of higher education.
- Participation in conferences and forums on the technical modernization of agriculture.
- Training of qualified personnel contributing to the innovative development of the industry.
- Creation of design and scientific research projects for the development of new productive technological processes for agricultural enterprises.
Problems and Tasks
The challenges facing agricultural engineers are not only to increase efficiency by reducing costs and resources. There are a number of problems, the solution of which also falls on their shoulders:
- desertification of soils;
- decrease in groundwater level due to plowing of fields;
- deforestation;
- land pollution;
- soil degradation;
- fires;
- natural features - rocky terrain, swamps, ravines, arid areas.
All of them negatively affect productivity and productivity and require the participation of employees trained in the specialty of agricultural engineering. What is it in today's market? These are studies and tests both in research centers and machine testing stations, specialized vegetable and grain farms, and agro-industrial complexes.
Job prospects
The high demand for engineers in the field of agriculture is always unchanged and relevant in any region except the Far North. The necessary personnel are trained in a specialized industry, such as a specialty in agricultural engineering. What does this mean? After graduation, the specialist will have the following competencies:
- organization of operational adaptation of technical systems to industrial conditions;
- maintenance and repair of work units and machines;
- development and implementation of new design solutions;
- testing and launching the production of agricultural machines, evaluating the effectiveness of their work;
- design of technological processes for agricultural enterprises;
- ability to work effectively in a team and manage a team.
These skills will allow you to work in design bureaus, design departments of the agro-industrial complex as an electrical manager, as well as in companies involved in the sale of agricultural and tractor equipment. Such enterprises are manufacturing giants in Russia. For example, Tekhneks CJSC, Rostselmash LLC, Kargil and others. They are always interested in graduates in the field of agricultural engineering. Whom to work?
- Design engineer.
- Setup and Testing Engineer.
- Engineer for electrification, automation and mechanization of technological processes.
- Chief power engineer of the agro-industrial complex.
- Private consultant.
Large holdings invite specialists to the regions on special preferential terms. Where to work in the specialty of agricultural engineering? Most often, skilled workers with this profession are invited to regions with developed agriculture, for example, to the Krasnodar Territory, Rostov, Voronezh Region, Stavropol Territory, the Republic of Bashkortostan, Altai Territory.