Bachelor of Biosystems Technology Honours in Agriculture

Faculty of Technology | University of Colombo

Course Outline for Levels I, II, III and IV

Total Credits: 121

Applicable for 2018/2019 batch onwards

Level I - Semester 1

 

 

 

Course Code

 

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 1101

Integrated English Language Skills for Technology (I)

NG*

1

15

-

-

FT 1101

Workshop Practice

1

-

-

1

30

FT 1201

Basic Mathematics

2

2

30

-

-

FT 1203

Chemistry

2

2

30

-

-

FT 1301

Physics

3

2

30

1

30

ET 1202

Introduction to Hydrology

2

2

30

-

-

AG 1101

Principles of Agronomy

1

1

15

-

-

AG 1201

Introduction to Farming Systems

2

1

15

1

30

AG 1301

Biology

3

2

30

1

30

Total

16

12

180

4

120

 

Level I - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 1102

Integrated English Language Skills for Technology (II)

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 1102

Technology and Historical Transformation

1

1

15

-

-

FT 1204

Computer Applications

2

-

-

2

60

ET 1203

Basic Soil Science

2

1

15

1

30

AG 1102

Farm Tractors

1

-

-

1

30

AG 1202

Introduction to Biosystems Technology

2

2

30

-

-

AG 1203

Introductory Animal Husbandry

2

1

15

1

30

AG 1204

Plantation and Field Crop Production

2

1

15

1

30

AG 1302

Crop Nutrient Management

3

2

30

1

30

Total

15

8

120

7

210

*NG - None GPA Course

Level II - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 2101

Primary English Communication Skills for Technology ( I )

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 2201

Management of Technology

2

2

30

-

-

AG 2101

Agricultural Economics

1

1

15

-

-

AG 2102

Agricultural Meteorology and Climatology

1

1

15

-

-

AG 2103

Aquaculture

1

1

15

-

-

AG 2104

Protected Agriculture

1

1

15

-

-

AG 2201

Applications of Biosystems Technology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2202

Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2203

Introduction to Process Control and Automation

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2301

Irrigation and Water Management

3

2

30

1

30

Total

15

11

165

4

120

 

 

Level II - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 2102

English Communication Skills for Technology (Il)

NG

1

15

-

-

AG 2204

Agricultural Machinery

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2205

Field Practices in Agricultural Engineering

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2206

Minor Export Crop Production and Processing

2

1

15

1

30

AG 2302

Livestock Production Technology

3

2

30

1

30

AG 2303

Plant Protection Technology

3

1

15

2

60

AG 2304

Production Technologies of Field Crops, Vegetables and Fruit Crops

3

1

15

2

60

Total

15

7

105

8

240

Level III - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

 

EN 3101

Advanced Commutation Skills in English for Technology (I)

 

NG

 

1

 

15

 

-

 

-

AG 3101

Applications of Process Control and Automation

1

-

-

1

30

AG 3102

Electrical Machinery for Agriculture

1

-

-

1

30

AG 3201

Agricultural Waste Management

2

2

30

-

-

AG 3202

Biostatistics

2

1

15

1

30

AG 3203

Food Preservation and Processing Technology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 3204

Genetics and Plant Breeding

2

2

30

-

-

AG 3205

Microbes and Agriculture

2

1

15

1

30

AG 3206

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Technology

2

-

-

2

60

AG 3301

Postharvest Technology

3

2

30

1

30

Total

17

9

135

8

240

 

 

Level III - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

FT 3101

Development Economics

1

1

15

-

-

FT 3201

Environmental Law

2

2

30

-

-

FT 3202

Occupational Health and Safety

2

2

30

-

-

FT 3203

Sociology and Values for a Technological Society

2

2

30

-

-

AG 3601

Industrial Training /Internship*

6

-

-

-

-

Total

13

7

105

-

-

*1 C = 4 Weeks of Industrial Training

Level IV - Semester 1

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 4101

Academic Writing Skills for Technology

NG

1

15

-

-

FT 4101

Intellectual Property Rights

1

1

15

-

-

FT 4201

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2

2

30

-

-

AG 4201

Food Packaging Technology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 4202

Functional Food and Nutraceutical Technology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 4203

Greenhouse Technology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 4204

Land Use and Environmental Quality

2

2

30

-

-

AG 4205

Research Methodology

2

1

15

1

30

AG 4301

Novel Agricultural Technologies

3

3

45

-

-

Total

16

12

180

4

120

 

 

Level IV - Semester 2

 

 

Course Code

 

Course Name

 

Total Credits

Credits and Hours

Theory

Practical

Credits

Hours

Credits

Hours

EN 4102

Advanced Commutation Skills in English for Technology (II)

NG

1

15

-

-

AG 4206

Agricultural Extension

2

2

30

-

-

AG 4207

Bioenergy Technology

2

2

30

-

-

AG 4208

Remote Sensing and Geographical Information Systems

2

1

15

1

30

AG 4801

Research Project*

8

-

-

-

-

Total

14

5

75

1

30

*1 C = 100 Notional Hours