Crop Production Engineering, MSc

Overview

In the Crop Production Engineering master course, students will learn the key natural science, engineering, technology, food chain safety, and management concepts that are essential for plant production. The curriculum will cover modern technologies used in crop production along with practical applications. Additionally, students will receive training in plant biotechnology, integrated crop production, integrated pest management, quality assurance in crop production, and the sectoral economics of crop production.

Syllabus

• Year 1: Physiology of cultivated plants, Organic and biochemistry, Applied Soil Science, Agricultural informatics, Agricultural Microbiology, Genetics of a cultivated plants, Adaptive Tillage, Plant biotechnology, Diseases of cropland plants, Animal pests of crops, Weed control, Quality control of field crops,  Nutrient supply of field crops.
• Year 2: Crop production I., Crop Production II., Crop production economics, Introduction to EU Law, Precision farming, Agrochemistry, Plant breeding and transgenic plants, Land classification and regional development,  Quality assurance in field crops, Mechanization of crop production, Irrigated crop production, Research methodology, and extension.

Career prospects

Graduates may find employment in agricultural enterprises, in product development, in the trade of agricultural goods, in crop production extension companies, in professional administration, or in scientific research.