TSM - Technology Systems Management Minor - Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering

TSM - Technology Systems Management Minor

Minor in Technology Systems Management (this program is in moratorium Spring 2024 through Spring 2026)

To apply for the Minor, contact Dr. Luke Reese at 517-353-3258, reesel@msu.edu or 103C Farrall Hall, 524 S. Shaw Lane.

https://reg.msu.edu/AcademicPrograms/ProgramDetail.aspx?Program=TECHS_MNUN

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
Undergraduate Programs
Minor in Technology Systems Management

The Minor in Technology Systems Management, which is administered by the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, serves students interested in technology for management decision support who are pursuing careers in agriculture and natural resources. The minor provides an opportunity to gain a working knowledge of technologies necessary to monitor and manage aspects of food, agriculture, and natural resource systems.

The minor is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor's degree programs at Michigan State University. With the approval of the department and college that administers the student's degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor's degree.

Students who plan to complete the requirements for the minor should consult an undergraduate advisor in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering to have their program of study approved in advance and in writing.

What is TSM?

Photo of a Technology Systems Management student working with GPS data acquisition equipment The overall purpose of the Technology Systems Management (TSM) Minor is to provide students with an understanding of current and emerging technologies that support effective, efficient management decisions for agriculture and natural resources systems. The TSM Minor is a crosscutting minor providing broader employability opportunities for students primarily in agriculture and natural resources majors. Students completing the minor will have the ability to:

identify current and emerging technologies that monitor, measure and analyze agriculture, food, natural resource and bioenergy systems, and
manage identified technologies for agricultural and natural resource systems to support timely, effective management decisions that gain efficiency; reduce inputs, reduce carbon and water footprints and improve system sustainability.

Where will I apply the knowledge and skills that I develop in the TSM minor?

Students will learn to apply these technologies in a variety of application areas such as:

Environmental Systems
Food Technology
Forest /Land Resource Management
Homeland Security
Precision Agriculture (GIS/GPS Applications)

What interests and skills will help to succeed in the minor?

An interest in applying science and technology to solving practical problems. You will develop skills and use your knowledge of electronics, controls, computing, business and information management to provide solutions to environmental, agricultural and natural resource management. If you are in high school, select courses in the physical and biological sciences, and take courses such as computer aided design (CAD) if you have the opportunity.

What courses can I take for the minor?

Total credits for minor = minimum 15 credits				Semester Offered
Requirements		Cr	Prerequisites	FS	SS	US
*Select 4 of the following:*
TSM 130	Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Agricultural Systems	3	None		O^*	O^*
TSM 222	Fundamentals of Automation and Controls	3	(TSM 121 or concurrently) or MTH 103 or dept. approval	X
TSM 226	Renewable Energy Systems Management	3	(TSM 121 or concurrently) or TSM 130 or MTH 103 or dept. approval	O^*		O^*
TSM 251	Information Technology in Agricultural Systems	3	Recommended basic computer science course	H^*
TSM 331	Water Management in Agriculture and Food Systems	3	MTH 103 and CSS 210 or approval of department		X
TSM 343	Principles of Precision Agriculture	3	MTH 103 or MTH 114 or MTH 116 or MTH 124 or MTH 132	X
*Select 1 of the following:*
TSM 493	Professional Internship in Technology Systems Management	3	Jr. or Sr. status	X	X	X
ABM 222	Agribus/Food Ind Sales	3	(ABM 100 or ABM 130 or EC 201 or EC 202) and completion of Tier I writing requirement	X	X
CSS 424	Sustainable Agri. and Food Systems: Integration and Synthesis	3	CSS 124	X
FSC 325	Food Processing: Unit Operations	3	FSC 211 or ANS 201		X
GEO 221	Introduction to Geographic Information	3	None	X	X
FW 419	Applications of Geographic Information Systems to Natural Resources Management	4	Recommended GEO 221		X
ANS 418	Comprehensive Nutrient Management Planning	3	(BS 161 or LB 145 or BS 181H) and (CEM 143 or CEM 251)	X
CSUS 354	Water Resources Management	3	Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement		X
* O=Online / H=Hybrid