PDF Curriculum of courses for the Master of science (MS) in Forestry

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Curriculum of courses for the Master of science (MS) in Forestry

Master of science (MS) in forestry will be offered normally to forestry background student in two terms of six month but for non-forestry background student in four terms of six month.

The degree will be offered in two streams: thesis group and non-thesis group. Students in thesis group, shall require a minimum of 28 credit hours for theory and sessional courses and 09 credit hours for thesis research. On the other hand, student of non-thesis group, shall require a minimum of 32 credit hours for theory and sessional courses and 05 credit hours for project work.

In the MS first term, all the courses are compulsory for the students of both thesis and non- thesis group.

In the MS second term, the courses are divided into four major areas ( Specialization) where as follows:

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Forest management

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Social forestry

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Wood science

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Genetics and tree improvement

In The second term of both the thesis and non-thesis group a student will decide which Specialization (among four major areas) he/she would undertake and he/she will register all courses from that particular major area and the problem of thesis and project work will also be selected from that major area. After passing the MS degree a student will be awarded the certificate mentioning his/her area of Specialization.

In the second term:

For thesis group, course no, FWT-5201 and FWT-5202 are compulsory in forest

management major; course no FWT-5221 and FWT-5222 are compulsory in social forestry major; course no FWT-5231 and FWT-5232 are compulsory in wood science major and course no FWT-5243, FWT-5244 is compulsory in genetic and tree improvement major.

Each thesis group student will select other requisite courses as optional from among the courses to be offered in the respective major area.

For non-thesis group, course no’s FWT-5201, FWT-5202, FWT-5207, and FWT-5208 are compulsory in forest management major; course no’s FWT-5221, FWT-5222, FWT-5213 and FWT-5214 are compulsory in social forestry major; course no’s FWT-5231, FWT-5232, FWT-5237 and FWT-5238 are compulsory in wood science major; and course no’s FWT- 5243, FWT-5244, FWT-5245 and FWT-5246 are compulsory in forest tree improvement major. Each of the non-thesis student will select other courses as optional from among the courses to be offered in the respective major area.

Each student of thesis group, and non-thesis group will register and start thesis work (09 credit hours) (FWT-5112) and project work (05 credit hours) (FWT-5114) in the first term.

But the evaluation will be made at the end of the work in second term.

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Syllabus for MS in Forestry

MS 1^st Term: Core course

Course No Course Tile Credit hour

FWT-5101 Sustainable Forest Management 03

FWT-5103 Forestry for Community Development 03

FWT-5104 Forestry for Community Development Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5105 Wood properties and Utilization 03

FWT-5106 Wood properties and Utilization Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5107 Forest Tree Improvement 03

FWT-5108 Forest Tree Improvement Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5109 Research Methodology 03

FWT-5110 Research Methodology Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5112 Thesis Work 09

FWT-5114 Project Work 05

MS 2^ND Term: Major areas Forest Management

FWT-5201 Forest Soil and Site Productivity 03

FWT-5202 Forest Soil and Site Productivity Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5203 Tropical Forest Ecology 03

FWT-5204 Tropical Forest Ecology Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5205 Mangrove Resource Management 02

FWT-5207 Bio-diversity Conservation in Forestry 03

FWT-5208 Bio-diversity Conservation in Forestry Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5209 Environment Impact Assessment 03

FWT-5210 Environment Impact Assessment Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5211 Resources Economics 03

FWT-5213 Project Design and Management 03

FWT-5214 Project Design and Management Seasonal/Field work 01

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MS 2^nd Term: Major Areas-Social Forestry

FWT-5221 Agro forestry 03

FWT-5222 Agro forestry Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5223 Forestry for Economic Development 02

FWT-5225 Soil Conservation and Watershed Management 03 FWT-5226 Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5201 Forest Soil and Site Productivity 03

FWT-5202 Forest Soil and Site Productivity Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5203 Tropical Forest Ecology 03

FWT-5204 Tropical Forest Ecology Seasonal/Field work 01

FWT-5213 Project Design and Management 03

FWT-5214 Project Design and Management Seasonal/Field work 01

MS 2^ndTerm: Major Areas Wood Science

FWT-5231 Wood Science and Technology 03

FWT-5232 Wood Science and Technology Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5233 Wood Microbiology and Preservation 03

FWT-5234 Wood Microbiology and Preservation Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5235 Logging and Lumber Manufacturing 03

FWT-5236 Logging and Lumber Manufacturing Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5237 Fiber and Composite Wood products 03

FWT-5238 Fiber and Composite Wood products Seasonal/Field Work 01

MS 2^nd Term: Major Areas Genetics & Tree Improvement

FWT-5243 Principles’ of Genetics 03

FWT-5244 Principles of Genetics Seasonal/Field Work 01 FWT-5245 Forest Tree Breeding Strategies and Propagation 03 FWT-5246 Forest Tree Breeding Strategies and Propagation Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5247 Clonal Forestry & Biotechnology 03

FWT-5248 Clonal Forestry & Biotechnology Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5249 Forest Tree Seed Production and Planning 03

FWT-5250 Forest Tree Seed Production and Planning Seasonal/Field Work 01

FWT-5207 Bio-diversity Conservation in Forestry 03

FWT-5208 Bio-diversity Conservation in Forestry Seasonal/Field Work 01