Engineering Technology & Management: Agricultural Production & Processing, BS
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management concentration in Agricultural Production & Processing
department website: https://abe.illinois.edu/undergraduate/
department faculty: https://abe.illinois.edu/directory/faculty
overview of college admissions & requirements: Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
college website: https://aces.illinois.edu/
This major in Technical Systems Management is designed to prepare students as problem solvers for systems involving the application, management, and/or marketing of agricultural engineering technologies. Students are instructed in engineering and business principles in preparation as technically competent business persons for professional careers as entrepreneurs, marketing representatives, or plant managers working with service organizations, manufacturers, corporate farms, retail dealers, power suppliers, contractors, or management companies from production through processing and distribution. Students can specialize in Construction Systems Management; Environmental Systems Management; Mechanization, Marketing, and Technology Management Systems; Production Systems; or Renewable Energy Systems.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science Major in Engineering Technology & Management concentration in Agricultural Production & Processing
Prescribed Courses including Campus General Education
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Composition I and Speech | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6-7 | |
| Writing and Research and Public Speaking (or equivalent (see college Composition I requirement)) | ||
| Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | ||
| Advanced Composition | 3-4 | |
| Select from the below list | ||
| Communicating Agriculture | ||
| Ethical Dilemmas of Business | ||
| Principles Bus Comm | ||
| Principles Tech Comm | ||
| Ethics and Engineering | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Leadership Communications | ||
| Env and Plant Ecosystems | ||
| Plants, Pathogens, and People | ||
| Humanity in the Food Web | ||
| Cultural Studies | 9 | |
| Select one course from Western culture, one from non-Western culture, and one from U.S. minority culture from campus approved lists. | ||
| Foreign Language | ||
| Coursework at or above the third level is required for graduation. | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning I | ||
| MATH 234 | Calculus for Business I (or equivalent) | 4 |
| Quantitative Reasoning II | 3 or 4 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Applied Statistical Methods and Data Analytics I | ||
| Intro to Applied Statistics | ||
| Economic Statistics I | ||
| Data Science Discovery | ||
| Natural Sciences and Technology | ||
| CHEM 102 & CHEM 103 | General Chemistry I and General Chemistry Lab I | 4 |
| PHYS 101 | College Physics: Mech & Heat | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 4-5 | |
| General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | ||
| OR | ||
| College Physics: E&M & Modern | ||
| Humanities and the Arts | ||
| Select from campus approved list. | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | ||
| ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | 3-4 |
| or ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | |
| Social and behavioral sciences. Select from campus approved list. | 3 or 4 | |
| ACES Prescribed | ||
| ACES 101 | Contemporary Issues in ACES | 2 |
| TSM Required | ||
| CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | 3 |
| TSM 100 | Technical Systems in Agr | 3 |
| TSM 339 | Optimization in Engineering Technology and Management | 3 |
| TSM 421 | Ag Safety-Injury Prevention | 3 |
| or TSM 422 | Ag Health-Illnesses Prevention | |
| TSM 430 | Project Management | 2 |
| TSM 439 | Capstone Experience | 4 |
| Business electives | 6 | |
| A total of 6 hours from the Business Electives list which do not satisfy any other requirements. | ||
| ACCY 200 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| ACCY 201 | Accounting and Accountancy I | 3 |
| ACCY 202 | Accounting and Accountancy II | 3 |
| ACCY 211 | Understanding Financial Statements | 3 |
| ACCY 212 | Understanding Accounting for Business Decisions | 3 |
| ACE 210 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ACE 240 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 |
| ACE 310 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
| ACE 345 | Finan Decision Indiv Sm Bus | 3 |
| ACE 346 | Tax Policy and Finan Planning | 3 |
| ACE 432 | Farm Management | 3 or 4 |
| ACE 435 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 |
| AGCM 270 | Ag Sales and Persuasive Communication | 3 |
| BADM 300 | The Legal Environment of Bus | 3 |
| BADM 310 | Mgmt and Organizational Beh | 3 |
| BADM 311 | Leading Individuals and Teams | 3 |
| BADM 312 | Designing and Managing Orgs | 3 |
| BADM 313 | Strategic Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BADM 314 | Leading Negotiations | 3 |
| BADM 320 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BADM 322 | Marketing Research | 3 |
| BADM 323 | Marketing Communications | 3 |
| BADM 326 | Pricing Strategy | 3 |
| FIN 221 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| FIN 230 | Introduction to Insurance | 3 |
| LER 290 | Introduction to Employment Law | 3 |
| LEAD 140 | Harnessing Your Interpersonal Intelligence | 2 |
| LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 3 |
| LEAD 380 | Leadership in Groups and Teams | 3 |
| LEAD 440 | Interpersonal Intelligence for Professional Success | 2 |
| SE 361 | Emotional Intelligence Skills | 3 |
| SE 400 | Engineering Law | 3 or 4 |
| TE 230 | Design Thinking/Need-Finding | 3 |
| TE 250 | From Idea to Enterprise | 2 |
| TE 333 | Creativity, Innovation, Vision | 4 |
| TE 360 | Lectures in Engineering Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| TE 450 | Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, & Intellectual Property | 3 |
| Introductory Related Courses | ||
| Select 2 courses from the list for your concentration. | 6-8 | |
| TSM Electives | ||
| A total of 20 hours from the list for your concentration with a minimum of 11 hours at the advanced level. | 20 | |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the list for your concentration, which do not satisfy any other requirements, with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level. | 18 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
| ETMAS majors will need 40 hours of upper-level courses (300- and 400-level) to satisfy the campus minimum requirement of 40 hours of advanced coursework. | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Related Courses | ||
| Select two courses from this list: | ||
| ACES 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | 3 |
| ANSC 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | 4 |
| CPSC 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | 4 |
| HORT 100 | Introduction to Horticulture | 3 |
| FSHN 101 | The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | 3 |
| LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| MFST 101 | Experiencing Food Systems | 3 |
| NRES 201 | Introductory Soils | 4 |
| TSM Electives | ||
| Required: | ||
| TSM 103 | Agricultural Machinery and Technology | 2 |
| Select an additional 18 hours from the below list for a total of 20 hours with a minimum of 11 hours at the advanced level | ||
| TSM 130 | Basics of CAD | 1 |
| TSM 132 | Basics of Project Management | 1 |
| TSM 232 | Materials and Construction Sys | 3 |
| TSM 233 | Metallurgy & Welding Process | 3 |
| TSM 234 | Wiring, Motors and Control Sys | 3 |
| TSM 262 | Off-Road Equipment Management | 3 |
| TSM 295 | Undergrad Research or Thesis | 1 to 4 |
| TSM 352 | Land and Water Mgt Systems | 3 |
| TSM 363 | Fluid Power Systems | 2 |
| TSM 371 | Residential Housing Design | 3 |
| TSM 372 | Environ Control & HVAC Systems | 3 |
| TSM 381 | Grain Drying & Storage Systems | 3 |
| TSM 396 | UG Honors Research or Thesis | 1 to 4 |
| TSM 425 | Managing Ag Safety Risk | 3 |
| TSM 435 | Elec Computer Ctrl Sys | 3 |
| TSM 464 | Engine and Tractor Power | 3 |
| TSM 467 | Precision Agric Technology | 3 |
| TSM 486 | Grain Bioprocessing Coproducts | 3 |
| TSM 496 | Independent Study | 1 to 4 |
| Concentration Electives | ||
| Select 18 hours from the lists below with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level | ||
| Select two from the Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law category | ||
| Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law | ||
| Agricultural Marketing | ||
| Food and Agribusiness Mgt | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| Food Law | ||
| Agricultural Law | ||
| Commodity Price Analysis | ||
| Commodity Futures and Options | ||
| Food Marketing | ||
| Agri-food Strategic Management | ||
| Farm Management | ||
| Global Agribusiness Management | ||
| Pick four classes from no more than two of these categories: | ||
| Animal Production & Processing | ||
| Meat Technology | ||
| Animal Nutrition | ||
| Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | ||
| Meat Selection and Grading | ||
| Livestock Feeds and Feeding | ||
| Dairy Herd Management | ||
| Beef Production | ||
| Sheep and Goat Production | ||
| Pork Production | ||
| Poultry Science | ||
| Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | ||
| Food Production & Processing | ||
| Science of Food Preparation | ||
| Raw Materials for Processing | ||
| Strategic Operations Management | ||
| Food Processing Engineering | ||
| Principles of Food Technology | ||
| Package Engineering | ||
| Food & Industrial Microbiology | ||
| Applied Food Microbiology | ||
| Horticultural Production & Processing | ||
| Local Food Systems | ||
| Greenhouse Mgmt and Production | ||
| Vegetable Crop Production | ||
| Small Fruit Production | ||
| Postharvest Handling Hort Crop | ||
| Urban Food Production | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||
| Crop Production & Processing | ||
| Introduction to Plant Protection | ||
| Applied Entomology | ||
| Integrated Pest Management | ||
| Principles of Crop Production | ||
| Forage Crops & Pasture Ecology | ||
| Bioenergy Crops | ||
| Crop Growth and Management | ||
| Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops | ||
| Mgmt of Field Crop Insects | ||
| Soil and Water Conservation | ||
| Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | ||
| Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | ||