Agricultural Engineering is the application of engineering design and analysis
to:
Protection of natural resources
Conservation of our water and soil resources and protection of the environment
from non-point source pollution, including soil loss, nutrient and chemical
runoff from crop and forest lands and construction sites.
Power systems
Power transmission and motion control, power generation and fluid power circuits
for off-road equipment, food and feed manufacturing.
Structural analysis and environmental control
Structural design using engineered wood products, and environmental control
systems for buildings housing plants, animals, microorganisms, and food
production operations.
Where Will You Get a Job as an Agricultural Engineer?
This partial listing of employers of recent graduates in the Agricultural
Engineering focus area shows the diversity of opportunities:
•CNH America - agricultural and construction equipment manufacturing
•Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA) - natural resource
protection service agency
•John Deere - agricultural, construction and landscaping equipment
manufacturing
•Mock Roos and Associates - environmental engineering
•Caterpillar - construction equipment manufacturing
•Trus-Joist - wood structural products and systems component
design
•Timber Tech Engineering - wood structures design
•Grove Worldwide - crane and construction equipment manufacturing
•NASA - systems for growing food in space
•Weaver Fluid Power - machinery manufacturing
•McClanahan Corporation - equipment manufacturing
•Langan Engineering and Environmental Services - environmental
consulting
•Modjeski and Masters Engineering - transportation structures
What are Your Chances of Getting a Good Job?
Placement of Agricultural Engineers into career positions is close to 100
percent. The demand for our students exceeds the number graduating. Agricultural
Engineering graduates are in demand in Pennsylvania, the Northeastern US,
across the United States, and internationally.
Can You Specialize?
As a student pursuing Agricultural Engineering, you get a broad-based engineering
education. However, you also have the opportunity to focus on any of the
three emphasis areas:
Natural resources engineering
Power and machinery systems
Structural systems and environmental control
What Courses Will You Take to Become an Agricultural Engineer?
Students pursuing Agricultural Engineering take courses that expose them
to the breadth of the discipline, and also provide focus in a specialty area.
We guarantee hands-on laboratory experiences in just about every major course!
Specific major course topics include:
What Other Courses Will You Take at Penn State?
A student pursuing Agricultural Engineering will take courses in the basic
sciences, engineering sciences, communications, and liberal arts. Specific
course topics include:
• calculus
• physics
• chemistry
• static and dynamic forces
• strength of materials
• fluid mechanics
• thermodynamics
• statistics
• economics
• arts, humanities, and social sciences
• speech communications
• English
• courses of the student's choosing in engineering science and design,
agricultural or biological sciences, and other technical electives.
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