Forestry

Overview:

The College of Agriculture and Forestry at United Methodist University provides professional and technical education in agriculture sciences and forest management, offering degrees in specialized fields like agronomy, animal science, and forestry.

Programs Offered:

 

  1. Bachelor of Science in Forestry (BSF)
    • Duration: 4 years
    • Credit Hours: 136
    • Cost per Credit Hour: USD $15
    • Overview: educates students in the management, use, and conversation of forest ecosystems and resources, covering topics like forest ecology, wildlife biology, fire management, and timber harvesting.

 

    

 

 

N0

Course N0.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

ENGL 101

Freshman English I

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

MATH 107

Pre-Calculus Math

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

AGRI 101

Introduction to Agriculture

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

CHEM 101

General Chemistry I

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

CHEM 101

General Chemistry Lab

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

TRI 101

Introduction to Religion

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

ROTC 101

Military Science

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                             Total Credits

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

                         

Freshman Semester II

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

ENGL 102

Freshman English

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

AGRI 108

Climate and Society

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 102

Introduction to Forestry

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

CHEM 102

Inorganic Chemistry

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

CHEM 102

Inorganic Chemistry Lab.

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 104

Dendrology

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

                    Total Credits

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophomore Semester I

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 201

Forestry Ecology

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 207

Forest Soil

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 203

Biodiversity Conservation

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

PHYS 205

General Physics

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

CSC 201

Introduction Computer Science

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 209

Forestry Survey and remote sensing  

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

                Total Credits

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sophomore Semester II

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 204

Silviculture

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 202

Wood Science and Technology

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 206

Agro-forestry  

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

FORE 208

Tree Nursery Management

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

FORE 210

Forest Policy and Governance  

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 212

Wild-Life Ecology and management  

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        Total Credits

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Note: Page 1 – 3 are completed, whilst page 4 – 6 need to be work on.

NOTE: Need to be work on

Junior Semester I

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 301

Forest Biometrics

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 315

Forest Management (I)

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 319

Forest Survey & Remote Serving

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI 307

Nature and Properties of Soil

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

FORE 307

Wood Behavior

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 313

Practice of Silviculture

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

FORE 317

Application of Computer Forestry

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                            Total Credits

18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated GPA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Semester II

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 302

Forest Inventory & Mensuration

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 320

Forest Management (II)

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 322

Forest Products & Industries 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

AGRI 308

Soil Fertility and Fertilizer 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

FORE 324

Forest Engineering

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 316

Practice of Silviculture

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                        Total Credits

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accumulated GPA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Semester I

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 431

Forest carbon and climate change

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 403

Forest Economics I

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 433

Conservation and Protected Area Management

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

FORE 407

Environmental Impact Assessment

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

FORE 427

Forest Genetic & Tree Improvement

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 435

Forestry Extension and Community Development

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

FORE 437

Agro-Forestry

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

FORE

Seminal

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                      Total Credits

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Accumulated GPA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Semester II

No.

Course No.

Course title/description

Cr.

Hrs.

Sec.

Letter Guide

GPA

Sem.

Year

Professor

1

FORE 404

Forest Economics II

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

FORE 406

Forest Protection

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

FORE 436

Community Forestry

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

FORE 434

Wood Mechanic

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

FORE 426

Forest Governance

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

FORE 428

Ornithology

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

FORE 498

Research Project

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

Seminal

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     Total Credits:

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                

 

Accumulated GPA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 

 

Program Total                  =                                        140

 

VACATION PERIOD

 

 

Junior Forestry Practice (III)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORE 324

Forest Management & Silvicultural Techniques

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Mensuration, Inventory, Survey & Mapping

9wks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Engineering & Logging Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wood Processing & Utilization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zoo & Protected area Management Techniques

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report Writing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Forestry Practice (III)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Management & Silvicultural Techniques

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Mensuration, Inventory, Survey & Mapping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Engineering & Logging Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB:

At least 140 hours of acceptable professional work experience in the student’s field prior to graduation is highly recommended.  This can include vacation job and an approved internship in a Forestry management institution, or work study experience.  Acceptable work experience includes (but not limited to), working for the state, non-governmental, private and university organizations that research or manage forestry, or are responsible for public policy or public relations related to natural resources.

 “Student enrolling in the department as of semester I-2022-2023 is required to complete a total of 140 credit hours for graduation”. *Each elective is three (3) credit hours.