Competencies are the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes to be acquired by students throughout the degree, aimed at preparing them for the exercise of professional activities.
The objectives of the training offered by the Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Rural Engineering are to provide adequate training in the theoretical and technological bases that are specific to it and to acquire, among others, the skills necessary for the exercise of the profession of Agricultural Technical Engineer, (Mechanization and Rural Construction, and Horticulture and Gardening).
In the proposed Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural and Rural Engineering, we try to respond to the demands of companies, the labour market and social demands. At the same time, we aim to make it easily comparable and understandable with other equivalent studies in Europe, which will facilitate student mobility.
The proposed qualification has a professional orientation, so that together with solid basic knowledge, transversal competences are harmoniously integrated with the specific competences marked by the professional profile.
All of this will allow graduates to integrate well into the job market and easily adapt to the rapid changes taking place in this field of engineering.
The Degree in Agricultural and Rural Engineering qualifies for the exercise of the profession of Agricultural Technical Engineer, developed in Order CIN/323/2009, of February 9, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that qualify for the exercise of the profession of Agricultural Technical Engineer, so the skills mentioned in the Order must be developed in the:
in order to guarantee the skills required for professional practice. In addition to the basic and specific skills of Order CIN/323/2009, they must acquire those established as descriptors and contents of common basic subjects in the branch of knowledge of Engineering and Architecture, approved by the Governing Council of the ULL on April 22, 2008.
Skills that students must acquire (Order CIN/325/2009).
[T1] Ability to prepare, conceive, draft and sign projects aimed at the construction, renovation, repair, conservation, demolition, manufacturing, installation, assembly or exploitation of movable or immovable property which, by their nature and characteristics, are included in the techniques specific to agricultural and livestock production (facilities or buildings, farms, infrastructure and rural roads), the agri-food industry (extractive, fermentation, dairy, canning, fruit and vegetable, meat, fishing, salting industries and, in general, any other industry dedicated to the production and/or transformation, conservation, handling and distribution of food products) and gardening and landscaping (urban and/or rural green spaces – parks, gardens, nurseries, urban trees, etc. –, public or private sports facilities and environments subject to landscape recovery).
[T2] Adequate knowledge of physical problems, technologies, machinery and water and energy supply systems, the limits imposed by budgetary factors and construction regulations, and the relationships between facilities or buildings and agricultural farms, agri-food industries and spaces related to gardening and landscaping with their social and environmental surroundings, as well as the need to relate those and that environment with human needs and environmental preservation.
[T3] Ability to direct the execution of works that are the subject of projects relating to agri-food industries, agricultural holdings and green spaces and their buildings, infrastructures and facilities, the prevention of risks associated with such execution and the direction of multidisciplinary teams and management of human resources, in accordance with ethical criteria.
[T4] Ability to draft and sign measurements, segregations, parcellings, valuations and appraisals within the rural environment, the technique specific to the agri-food industry and spaces related to gardening and landscaping, whether or not they have the character of expert reports for judicial or administrative bodies, and regardless of the use for which the movable or immovable property subject to them is intended.
[T5] Ability to draft and sign studies on rural development, environmental impact and waste management in the agri-food industries, agricultural and livestock farms, and spaces related to gardening and landscaping.
[T6] Ability to direct and manage all types of agri-food industries, agricultural and livestock farms, urban and/or rural green spaces, and public or private sports areas, with knowledge of new technologies, quality, traceability and certification processes, and marketing and commercialization techniques for food products and cultivated plants.
[T7] Knowledge of basic, scientific and technological subjects that allow continuous learning, as well as the ability to adapt to new situations or changing environments.
[T8] Ability to solve problems with creativity, initiative, methodology and critical reasoning.
[T9] Leadership, communication and transmission of knowledge, skills and abilities in social areas of action.
[T10] Ability to search for and use regulations and rules relating to their field of action.
[T11] Ability to develop their activities, assuming a social, ethical and environmental commitment in tune with the reality of the human and natural environment.
[T12] Ability to work in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.
Skills to be acquired in the subjects of the Module: Basic Training (Order CIN/323/2009).
[1] Ability to solve mathematical problems that may arise in engineering. Aptitude to apply knowledge of: linear algebra; geometry; differential geometry; differential and integral calculus; differential and partial derivative equations; numerical methods, numerical algorithms; statistics and optimization.
[2] Ability to have spatial vision and knowledge of graphic representation techniques, both through traditional methods of metric geometry and descriptive geometry, and through computer-aided design applications.
[3]. Basic knowledge on the use and programming of computers, operating systems, databases and computer programs with applications in engineering.
[4] Basic knowledge of general chemistry, organic and inorganic chemistry and their applications in engineering.
[5] Understanding and mastery of the basic concepts of the general laws of mechanics, thermodynamics, fields, waves and electromagnetism and their application to solve engineering problems.
[6] Basic knowledge of geology and terrain morphology and its application in engineering-related problems. Climatology.
[7] Adequate knowledge of the concept of company, institutional and legal framework of the company. Organization and management of companies.
[8] Knowledge of the biological bases and foundations of the plant and animal fields in engineering.
[9] Identification and characterization of plant species.
[10] The bases of plant production, production, protection and exploitation systems.
[11] The bases of animal production. Livestock facilities.
[12] Applications of biotechnology in agricultural and livestock engineering.
[13] Ecology. Environmental impact study: evaluation and correction.
[14] Topographic surveys and staking out. Cartography, photogrammetry, geographic information systems and remote sensing in agronomy.
[15] Rural engineering: structural and construction calculations, hydraulics, motors and machines, electrical engineering, technical projects.
[16] The management and use of agro-industrial by-products.
[17] Decision making through the use of resources available for work in multidisciplinary groups.
[18] Technology transfer, understanding, interpreting, communicating and adopting advances in the agricultural field.
[19] Valuation of agricultural companies and marketing.
[20] Bases and technology of horticultural, fruit and ornamental propagation and production.
[21] Quality control of fruit and vegetable products.
[22] Marketing.
[23] Genetics and plant breeding.
Engineering of green areas, sports facilities and fruit and vegetable farms
[24] Civil works, facilities and infrastructure of green zones and protected areas.
[25] Electrification.
[26] Irrigation and drainage.
[27]. Machinery for horticulture and gardening.
Environmental and landscape engineering
[28] Environmental legislation and management.
[29] Principles of sustainable development.
[30] Market and professional practice strategies.
[31] Valuation of environmental assets.
[32] Hydrology.
[33] Erosion.
[34] Plant material: production, use and maintenance.
[35] Ecosystems and biodiversity.
[36] Physical environment and climate change.
[37] Analysis, management and Territorial Planning Plans.
[38] Principles of landscaping.
[39] Specific tools for design and graphic expression.
[40] Practical development of environmental impact studies.
[42] Environmental and landscape restoration projects.
[43] Projects and Plans for maintenance of green areas.
[44] Development projects.
[45] Instruments for land and landscape planning.
[46] Management and planning of projects and works.
[47] Phytotechnology.
[48] Biotechnology and plant breeding.
[49] Crops.
[50] Crop protection.
[51] Gardening and Landscaping.
[52] Sports facilities.
[53] Nutrition.
[54] Hygiene and animal production systems.
[55] Biotechnology and Animal Improvement.
[56] Animal products.
Foundations and technology of rural constructions
[57] Soil Mechanics.
[58] Materials.
[59] Resistance of materials.
[60] Design and calculation of structures.
[61] Agricultural buildings.
[62] Infrastructure and rural roads.
Agricultural mechanization
[63] Engines and agricultural machinery.
[64] Features and design of machinery for agricultural facilities.
[65] Agricultural automation.
Facility engineering
[66] Rural electrification.
[67] Irrigation and drainage technology.
[68] Hydraulic works and installations.
[69] Facilities for animal health and welfare.
[70] Original exercise to be carried out individually and presented and defended before a university tribunal, consisting of a project in the field of specific technologies of Agricultural Engineering of a professional nature in which the skills acquired in the teachings are synthesized and integrated.
Agreement of the Architecture and Engineering Branch Commission regarding basic subjects, credits and descriptors and contents of the Architecture and Engineering Knowledge Branch (University of La Laguna).
[R1] Mechanics. Electricity. Magnetism. Thermodynamics.
[R2] Algebra. Infinitesimal calculus. Numerical calculation.
[R3] General business economics, organization, planning and control. Production and organization systems.
[R4] Representation systems. Standardization. Computer-aided design.
Agreement of the Technical Commission for the Design of the Graduate Degree in Agricultural and Rural Engineering.
[CT1] Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science.