About Mechanized Systems Management

Mechanized Systems Management will help you develop technological problem-solving skills to the professional level. In addition, this program will help you develop systems analysis and business skills. This is important because all businesses involving equipment have sets of machines, and a business does best when its whole equipment system is optimized, rather than just individual machines. Employers have learned how important it is to the bottom line to keep their equipment singing, and demand for graduates who can work in these areas is high—and salaries are too! MSYM Information Sheet

The Mechanized Systems Management (MSYM) major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is designed to develop managerial and mechanical skills which can be applied to managing machines, natural resources, people and money in engineered systems in Nebraska and throughout the world.

There is a growing need to manage the increasingly complex and sophisticated technical systems along with personnel issues in agriculture and agribusiness. At UNL, practical courses emphasize management skills and efficient use of our soil, water, and energy resources without compromising the environment. Mechanized Systems Management coursework emphasizes hands-on experience, providing access to modern, well-equipped laboratories, and real life situations.

UNL students have access to activities and groups related to specific academic, social, cultural, or political interests. As a MSYM major you may be interested in joining the Mechanized Systems Club, or Alpha MU, an honorary agricultural mechanization fraternity. Involvement in these organizations builds communication, leadership, and organizational skills while you meet new friends with similar interests.

While the Mechanized Systems Management programs can prepare you to be a better farm/ranch owner and manager, it could also prepare you for a variety of agribusiness careers:

This major is administered through the Department of Biological Systems Engineering; the conferred degree is a B. S. in Agricultural Sciences, with a major in Mechanized Systems Management from the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR).