2026-2027 Course Catalog
Source: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/aces/engineering-technology-management-agricultural-systems-bs/agricultural-production-processing/ Parent: https://catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
Students in the Agricultural Production & Processing concentration learn the technology, machinery, and management of the agricultural production system. Students will gain knowledge and skills in topics including:
- the agricultural industry from an operational and management perspective;
- agricultural machinery, grain storage systems, and bioprocessing systems;
- numerical and scientific processes to drive management decisions; and
- the science and management of the complete food production system.
Graduates of the Agricultural Production & Processing concentration are prepared for careers in industry with both small and large companies, agricultural retailers and service providers, production farming operations, government and environmental agencies, or for entrance into graduate or professional school.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
Concentration Requirements
Graduation Requirements\ Minimum hours required for graduation: 126 hours.
University Requirements\ Minimum of 40 hours of upper-division coursework, generally at the 300 and 400 level. These hours can be drawn from all elements of the degree. Students should consult their academic advisor for additional guidance in fulfilling this requirement.
The university and residency requirements can be found in the Student Code (§ 3-801) and in the Academic Catalog.
General Education Requirements\ Follows the campus General Education (Gen Ed) requirements. Some Gen Ed requirements may be met by courses required and/or electives in the program.
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Composition I | | 4-6 | | Advanced Composition | | 3 | | fulfilled by AGCM 220, BADM 340, BTW 250, BTW 261, ECE 316, ESE 360, ETMA 311, NRES 419, or PLPA 200 | | | | Humanities & the Arts (6 hours) | | 6 | | Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours) | | 6 | | fulfilled by CHEM 102, PHYS 101; and CHEM 104 or PHYS 102 | | | | Social & Behavioral Sciences (6 hours) | | 6 | | fulfilled by ECON 102 or ACE 100 and one other courses approved as Social and Behavioral Sciences | | | | Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures (1 course) | | 3 | | Quantitative Reasoning (2 courses, at least one course must be Quantitative Reasoning I) | | 6-8 | | fulfilled by MATH 234, PHYS 101, CS 105; and ACE 262, CPSC 241, ECON 202, or STAT 107 | | | | Language Requirement (Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English is required) | | 0-15 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Department Foundation | | | | ACES 101 | | | | Communication Option: | | 3 or 6 | | CMN 101 | Public Speaking | | | ALEC 115 | Let’s Talk about Food, Agriculture, and the Environment | | | CMN 111 & CMN 112 | Oral & Written Comm I and Oral & Written Comm II | | | Advanced ETMA Communication Option - Select one of the following: | | 3-4 | | AGCM 220 | Communicating Agriculture | | | BADM 340 | Ethical Dilemmas of Business | | | BTW 250 | Principles Bus Comm | | | BTW 261 | Principles Tech Comm | | | ECE 316 | Ethics and Engineering | | | ESE 360 | Environmental Writing | | | ETMA 311 | Humanity in the Food Web | | | NRES 419 | Env and Plant Ecosystems | | | PLPA 200 | Plants, Pathogens, and People | | | Statistics Option - Select one of the following: | | 3-4 | | ACE 262 | Applied Statistical Methods and Data Analytics I | | | CPSC 241 | Intro to Applied Statistics | | | ECON 202 | Economic Statistics I | | | STAT 107 | Data Science Discovery | | | MATH 234 | Calculus for Business I (or equivalent) | 4 | | 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 | | CHEM 104 & CHEM 105 | General Chemistry II and General Chemistry Lab II | | | OR | | | | PHYS 102 | College Physics: E&M & Modern | | | ECON 102 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 or 4 | | or ACE 100 | Introduction to Applied Microeconomics | | | Major Core | | | | CS 105 | Intro Computing: Non-Tech | 3 | | ETMA 100 | Technical Systems in Agr | 3 | | ETMA 339 | Optimization in Engineering Technology and Management | 3 | | ETMA 421 | Industrial and Agricultural Safety-Injury Prevention | 3 | | or ETMA 422 | Industrial and Agricultural Occupational Illness Prevention | | | ETMA 430 | Project Management | 2 | | ETMA 439 | Capstone Experience | 4 | | Business Electives | | 6 | | A total of six 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 | | ACE 210 | Environmental Economics & Policy | 3 | | ACE 221 | Negotiation | 2 | | ACE 240 | Personal Financial Planning | 3 | | ACE 310 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 | | ACE 345 | Small Business Finance | 3 | | ACE 346 | Tax Policy and Finan Planning | 3 | | ACE 432 | Advanced Farm Management | 3 or 4 | | ACE 435 | Global Agribusiness Management | 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 | | FIN 230 | Introduction to Insurance | 3 | | LER 290 | Introduction to Employment Law | 3 | | LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 | | LEAD 340 | Leadership Ethics & Society: Addressing Contemporary Challenges | 3 | | LEAD 425 | Leading Teams | 3 | | SE 361 | Emotional Intelligence Skills | 3 | | SE 400 | Engineering Law | 3 or 4 | | TE 230 | Design Thinking/Need-Finding | 3 | | TE 450 | Startups: Incorporation, Funding, Contracts, & Intellectual Property | 3 |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Agricultural Production & Processing Concentration Core | | | | Introductory-Related Courses | | 6-8 | | Select two introductory-related courses from this list: | | | | ACES 102 | Intro Sustainable Food Systems | | | ANSC 100 | Intro to Animal Sciences | | | CPSC 112 | Introduction to Crop Sciences | | | FSHN 101 | The Science of Food and How it Relates to You | | | HORT 100 | Introduction to Horticulture | | | LEAD 260 | Foundations of Leadership | | | NRES 201 | Introductory Soils | | | ETMA Electives. A minimum of 11 hours at the advanced level are required. | | 20 | | ETMA 103 | Agricultural Machinery and Technology | 2 | | ETMA 262 | Agricultural Machine Systems Management | 3 | | ETMA 381 | Grain Drying & Storage Systems | 3 | | Select an additional 12 hours from the list below for a total of 20 hours: | | | | ETMA 130 | Basics of CAD | | | ETMA 132 | Basics of Project Management | | | ETMA 232 | Materials and Construction Sys | | | ETMA 233 | Metallurgy & Welding Processes | | | ETMA 234 | Wiring, Motors and Control Sys | | | ETMA 295 | Undergrad Research or Thesis | | | ETMA 352 | Land and Water Mgt Systems | | | ETMA 363 | Fluid Power Systems | | | ETMA 371 | Residential Housing Design | | | ETMA 372 | Environ Control & HVAC Systems | | | ETMA 396 | UG Honors Research or Thesis | | | ETMA 425 | Managing Industrial and Agricultural Safety Risks | | | ETMA 435 | Elec Computer Ctrl Sys | | | ETMA 464 | Heavy Equipment Powertrains | | | ETMA 467 | Precision Agric Technology | | | ETMA 486 | Grain Bioprocessing Coproducts | | | ETMA 496 | Independent Study | | | Concentration Electives | | 18 | | Select 18 hours from the lists below with a minimum of 12 hours at the advanced level. | | | | Select two courses from the Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law category: | | 6 | | Food and Agricultural Marketing Management and Law | | | | ACE 222 | Agricultural Marketing | | | ACE 231 | Food and Agribusiness Mgt | | | ACE 232 | Farm Management | | | ACE 306 | Food Law | | | ACE 403 | Agricultural Law | | | ACE 427 | Commodity Price Analysis | | | ACE 428 | Commodity Futures and Options | | | ACE 430 | Corporate Food Marketing | | | ACE 431 | Agri-food Strategic Management | | | ACE 432 | Advanced Farm Management | | | ACE 435 | Global Agribusiness Management | | | Select four courses from no more than two of these categories: | | 12 | | Animal Production & Processing | | | | ANSC 223 | Animal Nutrition | | | ANSC 301 | Food Animal Production, Management, and Evaluation | | | ANSC 310 | Meat Selection and Grading | | | ANSC 322 | Livestock Feeds and Feeding | | | ANSC 400 | Dairy Herd Management | | | ANSC 401 | Beef Production | | | ANSC 402 | Sheep and Goat Production | | | ANSC 403 | Pork Production | | | ANSC 404 | Poultry Science | | | ANSC 424 | Pet Food & Feed Manufacturing | | | Food Production & Processing | | | | FSHN 232 | Science of Food Preparation | | | FSHN 260 | Raw Materials for Processing | | | FSHN 345 | Strategic Operations Management | | | FSHN 460 | Food Processing Engineering | | | FSHN 465 | Principles of Food Technology | | | FSHN 469 | Package Engineering | | | FSHN 471 | Food & Industrial Microbiology | | | FSHN 472 | Applied Food Microbiology | | | Horticultural Production & Processing | | | | HORT 205 | Local Food Systems | | | HORT 341 | Greenhouse Mgmt and Production | | | HORT 360 | Vegetable Crop Production | | | HORT 361 | Small Fruit Production | | | HORT 363 | | | | HORT 435 | Urban Food Production | | | PLPA 405 | Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | | | Crop Production & Processing | | | | CPSC 304 | Plant Pathology | | | CPSC 370 | Applied Entomology | | | CPSC 408 | Integrated Pest Management | | | CPSC 412 | Principles of Crop Production | | | CPSC 414 | Forage Crops & Pasture Ecology | | | CPSC 415 | Bioenergy Crops | | | CPSC 418 | Crop Growth and Management | | | CPSC 426 | Weed Mgt in Agronomic Crops | | | CPSC 473 | Mgmt of Field Crop Insects | | | NRES 474 | Soil and Water Conservation | | | NRES 488 | Soil Fertility and Fertilizers | | | PLPA 405 | Plant Disease Diagnosis & Mgmt | |
Course List
| Code | Title | Hours |
| --- | --- | --- | | Total Hours | | 126 |
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
Sample Sequence
This sample sequence is intended to be used only as a guide for degree completion. All students should work individually with their academic advisors to decide the actual course selection and sequence that works best for them based on their academic preparation and goals. Enrichment programming such as study abroad, minors, internships, and so on may impact the structure of this four-year plan. Course availability is not guaranteed during the semester indicated in the sample sequence.
Students must fulfill their Language Other Than English requirement by successfully completing a third level of a language other than English. For more information, see the corresponding section on the Degree and General Education Requirements page.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 100 | 3 | CHEM 102 | 3 |
| ACES 101 | CHEM 103 | 1 | |
| Composition I or Communication Option | 3 | Communication Option or Composition I | 4 |
| ECON 102 or ACE 100 | 3 | MATH 234 | 4 |
| Language Other than English (3rd level) | 4 | ETMA Elective | 3 |
| 13 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 28 |
| Second Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| PHYS 101 | 5 | CHEM 104 or PHYS 102 | 3 |
| CS 105 | 3 | CHEM 105 (or Free Elective course) | 1 |
| ETMA 103 | 2 | Statistics course | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 | ETMA 262 | 3 |
| ETMA Elective | 3 | ETMA 381 | 3 |
| Introductory-Related course | 3 | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours 32 |
| Third Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 421 or 422 | 3 | ETMA 339 | 3 |
| ETMA Elective | 3 | Business Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Advanced ETMA Communication course | 3 |
| Introductory-Related course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Free Elective course | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours 31 |
| Fourth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | Second Semester | Hours |
| ETMA 430 | 2 | ETMA 439 | 4 |
| ETMA Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | Concentration Elective | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| Concentration Elective | 3 | General Education course | 3 |
| General Education course | 3 | ||
| 17 | 16 | ||
| Total Hours 33 |
Total Hours: 126
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
The Engineering Technology and Management for Agricultural Systems (formerly Technical Systems Management) program is designed to prepare graduates for careers in management, marketing, operations, maintenance, and application of agricultural and biological engineering technologies within the realms of agriculture, food, energy, water, and the environment. Graduates are expected to understand problems and concerns in engineering technologies from production to processing through distribution and their social and cultural implications.
Specific program learning objectives are:
- Objective 1: Provide academic and technical knowledge and experiences needed for success in an increasingly technological agricultural industry and world.
- Objective 2: Enhance students' abilities to formulate questions and find solutions both individually and as a part of a team.
- Objective 3: Improve students’ abilities to communication both written and oral forms.
- Objective 4: Enhance the use and understanding of mathematics and calculation for analysis in technology and business.
- Objective 5: Provide opportunities to learn and enhance professional and ethical values and leadership skills.
- Objective 6: Understand their role in society and the social and cultural implications of practice in their profession.
- Objective 7: Recognize the need for and develop the abilities to engage in life-long learning.
- Objective 8: Understand the global nature of agriculture and business.
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology & Management for Agricultural Systems: Agricultural Production & Processing concentration
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