Graduates of the TSM program accept positions of employment at salaries higher than the College of ACES average. Technical Systems Management is a relatively small program having approximately 80 students. Many of the students work part-time in the department. The program is recognized by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers and its local affiliate, The Illini Agricultural Mechanization Club. This rating is based on the quality of activities conducted by the clubs.
Students entering our program can select between three options.
The Production Systems Option prepares students for their return to agricultural production or to serve as managers for production systems. Option electives are directed toward crop sciences, farm management, and production-based classes. The Mechanization Marketing and Technical Systems Option is directed toward careers in the agricultural industry in the broadest sense. Students are interested in engineering and business principles for preparation as technically competent business persons for professional careers as entrepreneurs, marketing representatives, or managers, with service organizations, manufacturers, corporate farms, retail dealers, power suppliers, contractors, and management companies, from production through processing distribution.