Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois

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The Technical Systems Management Program

Students in TSM become technically competent business people by taking coursework and doing research in science, technology, and business.  Students have the option of choosing a specialization which allows them to acquire in depth information regarding a particular area of TSM.

Specializations:

• Mechanization, Marketing and Technology Management Systems
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in managing off-road equipment, mechanization, marketing, and technology management systems.  Students take coursework in Agriculture & Consumer Economics, Business Administration, and Finance in addition to Technical Systems Management coursework.
• Environmental Systems
  This program allows students to have a focus area in managing environmental technical systems.  Students take coursework in Agricultural & Consumer Economics, Animal Science, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, and Environmental Studies in addition to Technical Systems Management coursework.
• Production Systems
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in managing animal, crop, and horticultural production systems.  Students take coursework in Agricultural & Consumer Economics, Animal Sciences, and Crop Sciences in addition to Technical Systems Management coursework.
• Renewable Energy Systems
  This program will allow students to have a program focus are in managing renewable energy systems.
• Construction Management
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in managing residential, agricultural, and industrial construction technologies.

The Agricultural & Biological Engineering Program

Students in ABE design systems within the realms of agriculture, food, fiber, energy, and the environment by taking coursework in math, physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering.  Students have the option of choosing a specialization which allows them to acquire in depth information regarding a particular area of ABE.

• Bioenvironmental Engineering
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, air quality, and biowaste treatment.  Students take coursework in Mechanical Engineering in addition to Agricultural & Biological Engineering coursework.
• Biological Engineering
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in nanotechnology, life support systems, biosensors, and synthetic biology.  Students take coursework in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Chemical & Bioengineering in addition to Agricultural & Biological Engineering coursework.
• Food & Bioprocess Engineering
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in grain quality, milling properties, ethanol, and food processing.  Students take coursework in Food Science & Human Nutrition, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical & Bioengineering in addition to Agricultural & Biological Engineering coursework.
• Off-Road Equipment Engineering
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in precision agriculture, equipment control systems, robotics, biodiesel, and agricultural and construction machinery.  Students take coursework in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering in addition to Agricultural & Biological Engineering coursework.
• Soil & Water Resources Engineering
  This program will allow students to have a focus area in soil erosion control, water quality, and irrigation systems.  Students take coursework in Environmental Engineering in addition to Agricultural & Biological Engineering coursework.