Engineering - Agri-food Engineering SeAMK - Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences

Overview

During the Engineering - Agri-food Engineering programme from SeAMK - Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences, you will understand food processing from many perspectives and for different raw materials, like vegetables, cereals, beverages as well as dairy and meat products. 

You will get a good foundation to work in various positions in the field of agri-food, like in production, quality control, research and development, in management positions, in sales and marketing or even as a founder of a company.

Also, the multidisciplinary and international SeAMK offers to the students of agri-food engineering the opportunity to expand their skills to the international agri-food industry.

Programme objectives and overview

The industries in agri-food business are quickly globalising, and they are also internationally competitive. The food processing industry in Finland is a competitive industry branch. Finnish expertise in the field is at top level in the world. This industry branch is crucial, and the development will continue around the world.

Agri-food engineering studies at SeAMK are designed to meet the future requirements of agricultural production, food technology, food processing and packaging. Alongside full skillset of basic and natural sciences knowledge of engineering and agri-food processing, you will get strongly involved with process hygiene, mechanical engineering, automation and digitalisation. Also, sustainable management in agri-food business is essential part of the studies.

General competencies form the basis for professional activities, cooperation, and the development of expertise. General competencies include learning skills, ethical competence, cooperation skills, innovation skills, and internationalisation skills. In addition to the above-mentioned competencies, entrepreneurial skills and quality management skills are emphasised in the degree studies of SeAMK as competencies common to all.

Degree programme-specific competencies form the basis for the development of the student’s professional expertise.

Occupational Profiles

Engineers in agri-food processing will work in key positions in related industry. Graduates from the programme may work in food production, in quality control, in process development, with design of equipment and facilities in the agri-food industry including services related to the branches. There are also possible positions in inspection, supervision and teaching in both municipalities and governmental bodies. These studies are also a base for entrepreneurship.

Possible positions for agri-food engineers are production supervisors, process designers, health inspectors, quality controllers or production managers. Many industrial positions require skills in automation, digitalisation and hygienic design. The job situation for engineers is stable and the future looks bright for agri-food engineers.