The MS in Agricultural Engineering degree provides an opportunity for learning advanced data analyses skills and original research presentation skills. Problem definition skills are also stressed. The MS in Agricultural Engineering will preserve and continue the enduring legacy of Agricultural Engineering research at the University of Georgia. Faculty are engaged in research advancing primarily the areas of Sustainable Food Systems and Natural Resource Engineering.
This major is part of a Double Dawgs pathway: Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Mechanical Systems)/Agricultural Engineering MS Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Natural Resources Engineering)/Agricultural Engineering MS Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Structural Systems)/Agricultural Engineering MS Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Mechanical Systems)/Agricultural Engineering MS(non-thesis) Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Natural Resources Engineering)/Agricultural Engineering MS(non-thesis) Agricultural Engineering BSAE(Structural Systems)/Agricultural Engineering MS(non-thesis) For more information, go to doubledawgs.uga.edu
Director of Graduate Studies Xianqiao Wang, Associate Professor xqwang@uga.edu 706.542.6251 Graduate Program Administrator Victoria Martinez vicmart8@uga.edu 706.542.1130 https://www.engineering.uga.edu/ms-agricultural-engineering
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Apply to the UGA Graduate School and include the following: Three Letters of recommendation CV Statement of Purpose (emphasizing career goals, objectives, and research plans); at the end of the statement include the names of faculty who share your interests and could serve as your major advisor. Unofficial transcript (3.0 minimum GPA); if accepted, you must submit official transcripts prior to matriculation.
International students: For students whose primary language is not English, proof of English proficiency is required. Students need to submit official university documents according to the UGA Graduate School requirements. Students will also have to show certificate of finances upon acceptance to the program. Application deadline is December 15 for the following Fall semester and September 15 for the following Spring semester.
| ENGR 7300 (3 hours) | Master's Thesis | 1-9 |
| ENGR 8950 (1 hour) | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 7000 * | Master's Research | 1-9 |
| ENGR 7010 * | Project-Focused Masters Research | 1-6 |
*A typical student’s research hours will exceed this minimum; however, at most 6 hours of ENGR 7000 or ENGR 7010 may be listed on the program of study.
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
Graduate-level UGA courses open only to graduate students and exclusive of thesis courses.
| ENGR 7010 (3 hours) | Project-Focused Masters Research | 1-6 |
| ENGR 8950 (1 hour) | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
Choose a minimum of 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
Graduate-level UGA courses open only to graduate students and exclusive of thesis courses.
Choose 9 to 15 credit hours from the following:
Students in the Thesis option should select 9 hours from one of the following lists.
Students in the Non-Thesis option should select 15 hours from one of the following lists.
| BIOE 8490 | Advanced Biomaterials | 3 |
| BCHE 8150 | Heterogeneous Reactor Design and Bio/Catalysis | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660 | Sustainable Building Design | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8160 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| ELEE 4210/6210 | Linear Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 4220/6220 | Feedback Control Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 4230/6230 | Sensors and Transducers | 3 |
| ELEE 8240 | Instrumentation Programming | 3 |
| ENGR 4350/6350 | Introduction to Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| ENGR 4490/6490 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 8103 | Computational Engineering: Fundamentals, Elliptic, and Parabolic Differential Equations | 3 |
| ENGR 8180 | Advanced Mass Transfer | 3 |
| ENGR 8910 | Foundations for Engineering Research | 3 |
| ENGR 8930 | Optimization Theory and Engineering Applications | 3 |
| FDST 4011/6011 | Fundamentals of Food Process Engineering | 3 |
| FDST 4012/6012-4012L/6012L | Processing of Liquid Foods and Beverages | 3 |
| FDST 4013/6013-4013L/6013L | Food Processing | 3 |
| FORS 4530/6530-4530L/6530L | Wood Properties and Utilization | 3 |
| HORT(CRSS) 4430/6430 | Plant Physiology | 3 |
| MCHE 4650/6650 | HVAC Systems for Buildings and Industry | 3 |
| MCHE 8170 | Advanced Heat Transfer | 3 |
| POUL(FDST) 4860/6860-4860L/6860L | Poultry Processing | 3 |
| STAT 6315 | Statistical Methods for Researchers | 4 |
| AENG(ATSC)(CRSS)(GEOG) 4161/6161 | Agricultural and Environmental Climatology | 3 |
| CRSS 4600/6600 | Soil Physics | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE)(LAND) 4660/6660 | Sustainable Building Design | 3 |
| CVLE 8110 | Environmental River Mechanics | 3 |
| CVLE 8130 | Mechanics of Jets and Plumes | 3 |
| CVLE 8140 | Transport and Mixing in Natural Flows | 3 |
| CVLE(MCHE) 8160 | Advanced Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
| CVLE 8420 | Geomechanics | 3 |
| ELEE 4230/6230 | Sensors and Transducers | 3 |
| ELEE 8240 | Instrumentation Programming | 3 |
| ENGR 4490/6490 | Renewable Energy Engineering | 3 |
| ENGR 8103 | Computational Engineering: Fundamentals, Elliptic, and Parabolic Differential Equations | 3 |
| ENGR 8220 | Microfluidic Transport Phenomena | 3 |
| ENGR 8910 | Foundations for Engineering Research | 3 |
| ENGR 8930 | Optimization Theory and Engineering Applications | 3 |
| ENVE 4410/6410 | Open Channel Hydraulics | 3 |
| ENVE 4435/6435 | Natural Resources Engineering | 3 |
| ENVE 4440/6440 | Computer Modeling in Water Resources | 3 |
| ENVE 4450/6450 | Engineering Hydrology and Hydraulics | 3 |
| ENVE 4460/6460 | Groundwater Hydrology for Engineers | 3 |
| ENVE 4470/6470 | Environmental Engineering Unit Operations | 3 |
| MCHE 4590/6590 | Fluid Mechanics II | 3 |
| MCHE 4650/6650 | HVAC Systems for Buildings and Industry | 3 |
| MCHE 8710 | Engineering Properties of Animal and Plant Materials: Form and Function | 3 |
| STAT 6315 | Statistical Methods for Researchers | 4 |
| WASR 4500/6500 | Quantitative Methods in Hydrology | 3 |
| WASR(CRSS)(ECOL)(ENGR)(GEOG)(GEOL) 4700L/6700L | Hydrology, Geology, and Soils of Georgia | 3 |
| GRSC 7001 | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
In the MS Thesis Option, all coursework is selected consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements in coordination with the Student’s Faculty Advisor and approved by the student’s Advisory Committee on the Program of Study. To receive the M.S. degree, each student is required to present a satisfactory research proposal approved by the student’s advisory committee and the graduate coordinator and pass a final examination and defense of the research thesis.
For the M.S. non-thesis option, the program of study will include course work that is consistent with specific degree and emphasis area requirements that is approved by the program’s Graduate Coordinator. Each student is required to complete a three-credit-hour Master’s project (ENGR 7010) under the supervision of the faculty project advisor. The student needs to identify an appropriate graduate faculty in his/her degree program to serve as faculty project advisor for his/her Master’s project. To receive the M.S. degree under the non-thesis option, each student should prepare a project plan at the beginning of his/her Master’s project for the faculty project advisor’s approval, then follow the project plan to successfully finish the Master’s project, and finally submit a written Master’s project report for the faculty project advisor’s approval.
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Many of our graduates have gone on to pursue PhD degree at other top-ranked universities. Other graduates pursue successful non-academic careers with national research labs and industry (e.g., as research scientists, engineering managers, technicians).
Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for Graduate School Presidential and PhD Fellows awards. Qualified students will be nominated by the Graduate Admission Committee for the College level Doctoral Fellowship awards. Students also are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowships).
Students are encouraged to pursue research opportunities outside of Athens, when appropriate and in consultation with their committees.
Students are encouraged to pursue internship opportunities when those internships will facilitate their professional development and career aspirations.
Students are encouraged to present their research at conferences, professional meetings, and symposia. Students also are encouraged to write grant proposals to help fund their research and to develop grant-writing skills. Students are expected to publish their research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Other programs in the School of ECAM, include: PhD Mechanical Engineering PhD Engineering – Mechanics and Materials PhD Engineering – Dynamics Systems and Controls PhD Engineering – Energy Systems PhD Engineering – Engineering Education PhD Engineering – Environment and Water PhD Engineering – Thermal and Fluid Systems PhD Engineering – Resilient Infrastructure MS Civil and Environmental Engineering MS Mechanical Engineering