Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

The Department of Agricultural Engineering (DAE) has been in existence since the 70s offering primary service courses to Agriculture students. With a handful of faculty members, major courses, one of them in Agricultural Engineering, were offered to BS in Agriculture students in 1974. On May 21, 1975, the Mariano Marcos Memorial College of Science and Technology (MMMCST) Board of Regents (BOR) authorized the offering of the Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering (BSAE) Curriculum to start the First Semester of Academic Year 1975-1976 by BOR No. 26 series of 1975. However, the program was implemented during the First Semester of Academic Year 1976-1977 with 65 enrollees.

The DAE was under the College of Agriculture and Forestry, now the College Agriculture, Food, and Sustainable Development until the First Semester of Academic Year 2008-2009, when it transferred the following Semester to the College of Engineering.

In March 2018, the Department of Agricultural Engineering (DAE) was renamed into Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DABE), in compliance with CMO 94, s. 2017, along with the offering of the revised name of the course offering Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (BSABE) Program. The BSABE Program was implemented during the First Semester of Academic Year 2018-2019 with 72 enrollees from the first batch of K-12 graduates.

At present, the DABE is Level IV Phase I AACCUP Accredited, awaiting the visit for the Level IV, Phase II. The Department of ABE is manned by eight (8) faculty members: five (4) having PhDs in Agricultural Engineering, one (1) who is on study leave for Ph.D., and three (3) with MS degrees. These faculty nurture the development of potentials and skills of students and leaders in the different research, extension, and production projects of the university.

Faculty Profile

Dr. Nathaniel R. Alibuyog VPREI
Land and Water Resources Engineering

Engr. Roxanne Joy O. Antonio
Agricultural Process Engineering

Dr. Bethany Grace S. Calixto
Agricultural Process Engineering

Dr. Reynold M. Caoili
Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering

Engr. Michael N. Duldulao
Agricultural Power and Machinery Engineering

Dr. Virgilio Julius P. Manzano, Jr. VPPSF
Land and Water Resources Engineering

Engr. Shaira Camille M. Santos
Farm Machinery Engineering

Dr. Lorcelie B. Taclan
Agricultural Process Engineering

Dr. Cristina S. Decano-Valentin
Aero-Environment and Energy Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Description of Program

     The Bachelor of Science in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering program is designed to produce graduates who possess knowledge, skills, and attitudes in the application of engineering science and designs to the processes and systems involved in the sustainable production, post-production, and processing of safe food, feed, fiber, timber, and other agricultural and biological materials; the efficient utilization of, conservation, and management of natural and renewable resources; and development of climate change mitigation measures to enhance human health in harmony with the environment. Agricultural and Biosystems (AB) consist of crops, poultry, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture resources, forestry and other plants, new and renewable energy, wastes, natural resources, and climate.

     The graduates of BSABE are expected to understand and apply engineering science and designs to identify, analyze, and create solutions for problems concerning land development; irrigation, and drainage including dams, farm roads and bridges; AB production machinery; new and renewable energy; AB buildings and structures; postharvest and processing technologies; climate change, and natural resources, environmental and waste management.

Program Objectives

     Generally, the BSABE Program aims to produce Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers who are:

1. Technically equipped and trained as farm managers and supervisors of medium and large scale agro-industrial entities, research workers in private and government agencies, technical trainers and teachers in agricultural and engineering colleges and universities, key staff as engineer or agricultural development specialists, as sales representatives; and as self-employed chief executives or managers; and
2. Competent experts in the discipline, particularly in soil and water resources and management; farm power resources and machinery management; and farm and environment control structures. Specifically, the program trains the students for a career in agricultural engineering to possess the capabilities to:

• Prepare them to become professionals with entry-level competencies;
• Plan, design, develop and implement agricultural projects that would be consistent with sustainable development and environmental preservation and protection; and
• Acquire new skills, knowledge levels, relevant experiences analogous to global field practices in agricultural engineering; be sensitive and responsive to the dynamic changes brought about by globalization; and develop an appreciation in students, of the potential of an agricultural engineering business enterprise.

Program Outcomes

     By the time of graduation, the students of the program shall have the ability to:

1. Solve complex Agricultural and Biosystems (AB) Engineering problems by applying knowledge of mathematics, sciences, and professional AB engineering science courses.
2. Design and conduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data in AB Engineering fields.
3. Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, ethical, health and safety manufacturability, and sustainability in accordance with set Local, National, and International standards.
4. Act effectively in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.
5. Identify, formulate, and solve complex AB Engineering problems.
6. Practice the AB Engineering profession ethically and responsibly.
7. Effectively communicate orally and in writing complex AB engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large;
8. Innovate AB engineering solutions that will bring impact in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
9. Engage in life-long learning and keep abreast with developments in AB Engineering.
10. Evaluate the impact and implications of various contemporary issues in the global and social context.
11. Use appropriate techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for the practice of AB Engineering.
12. Employ engineering and management principles to be able to act as a member and leader in a team and to manage projects in a multidisciplinary environment.
13. Practice the AB engineering profession, specializing in at least one among four fields namely: AB Land and Water Resources Engineering, AB Machinery and Power Engineering, AB Process Engineering, AB Structures, and Environment Engineering.

Curriculum

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