Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Biological Engineering

Graduates in Agricultural and Biological Engineering will be able to manage food production to obtain quality products. They will also have scientific and technological knowledge which they can apply to agricultural and livestock production, to the organization and management of agricultural enterprises, to rural planning and development, and to building agricultural infrastructures. Due attention will be paid to respect for the environment, economic profitability and social acceptability.

It is advisable to have a basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, graphic expression, biology, chemistry and technology. It is also important to know a foreign language (mainly English), even though students will be able to improve their foreign language skills as they carry out their undergraduate studies.

After finishing your degree, you will be able to:

In addition, you will learn about environmental management and technology, civil Engineering and projects, rural development, agrifood economy and policy, plant production, gardening and landscaping, animal production, biotechnology and genetic improvement, and rural engineering and spatial planning.

This degree qualifies its graduates to work as agricultural engineers. Food production, processing, conservation and merchandising are activities that are beyond fads, being necessary for the survival of human beings.

Graduates in Agrifood Engineering have many different options open to them when working as professionals: you will be able to work in technical engineering offices, agricultural or engineering companies, as a technical manager in horticulture, or as a manager of agricultural and livestock farms. Graduates can also work as freelancers or for government agencies, in public and private research centres, as well as teaching in high schools, job training centres or universities.

The ETSIAMN (Higher Technical School of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering) has extensive experience in this field and has realized that internships are fundamental when looking for your first job. For this reason, the ETSIAMN provides students with internship periods in companies and institutions. About 650 students are sent every year to 300 companies in the different sectors related to this degree.

Mobility between countries is promoted by the ETSIAMN. Every year, about 200 students travel abroad, and about 300 come to the UPV from foreign countries. The ETSIAMN has signed agreements with some of the most prestigious universities in Europe and USA.

With this degree, you will be able to enrol in to the Master's Degree in Agronomic Engineering, which will qualify its graduates to work as Agrifood engineers.

This degree has been accredited by the American agency ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), which recognizes it as an equivalent to the master's studies taught in the USA in their respective disciplines.

In addition, you can access several master's degrees offered at the UPV related to the environment: Erasmus Mundus in Plant Health in Sustainable Cropping Systems; Master's Degree in Plant Genetics and Breeding; Master's Degree in Health and Vegetable Production and Master's Degree in Agrifood and Environmental Economy; Master's Degree in Animal Husbandry and Master's Degree in Hydraulic Engineering and Environment.

You may also enrol in to any other UPV master's degree course by taking the corresponding bridging subjects.