Program Structure
The Program consists of courses and other requirements worth a total of 90 credits. One credit is equivalent to one hour of teaching (lecture or tutorial) or two hours of practical work/field work per week. Each semester consists of 18 to 20 weeks of academic work equivalent to 90 actual teaching days. The program structure and respective credits are given below as:
Program Structure |
Credit |
Core courses |
54 |
Foundation courses |
5 |
Elective courses |
5 |
Synopsis |
1 |
Master’s thesis |
17 |
Master thesis seminar |
2 |
Term paper I |
2 |
Term paper II |
2 |
Study tour |
2 |
Total |
90 |
Course Curriculum
FIRST SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course |
Credit |
|
Theory |
Practical |
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Foundation Course |
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FMS 101 |
Elements of Mathematics and Statistics |
1 |
1 |
FCR 102 |
Computer Application, Remote Sensing and GIS |
1 |
1 |
FOF 103 |
Basic Forestry |
1 |
- |
Core course |
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FBS 111 |
Elements of Biological Science |
1 |
1 |
FFF 112 |
Fundamentals of Forest Ecology |
2 |
1 |
FSC 113 |
Silviculture – I |
2 |
1 |
FGS 114 |
Basic Geology and Soil science |
2 |
1 |
FMB 115 |
Forest Mensuration and Biometry |
2 |
1 |
FFP 116 |
Forest Protection |
2 |
1 |
FTP 117 |
Term Paper I |
2 |
- |
Total credits in first semester: 14a+8b+2c=24 |
SECOND SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course |
Credit |
|
Theory |
Practical |
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Core course |
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FPL 211 |
Forest Policy and Law |
2 |
- |
FLM 212 |
Landscape Approach to Management |
2 |
1 |
FRU 213 |
Forest Resource Utilization – I (NTFP) |
2 |
1 |
FFE 214 |
Forest Economics |
2 |
- |
FFP 215 |
Forest and People |
2 |
- |
FRM 216 |
Natural Resource Management |
2 |
1 |
FSC 217 |
Silviculture–II |
2 |
1 |
FSN 218 |
Seed and Nursery Technology |
1 |
1 |
FTP 219 |
Term Paper II |
2 |
- |
Total credits in first semester: 15a+5b+2c=22 |
THIRD SEMESTER
Course Code |
Course |
Credit |
|
Theory |
Practical |
||
Core course |
|||
FRM 311 |
Resource Survey and Forest Management |
2 |
1 |
FWD 312 |
Wildlife and Eco Development |
2 |
1 |
FRU 313 |
Forest Resource Utilization – II (Wood) |
2 |
1 |
FGT 314 |
Forest Genetics and Tree Improvement |
2 |
1 |
FFC 315 |
Forest Certification |
2 |
- |
FCC 316 |
Forest, Society and Climate Change |
2 |
1 |
FST 317 |
Study Tour |
2 |
- |
Elective |
5 |
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Total credits in first semester: 12a+5b +2d +5e =24 |
FOURTH SEMESTER
Code |
Particulars |
Credit |
FSY 441 |
Synopsis |
1 |
FMT 442 |
Master’s thesis |
17 |
FTS 443 |
Master thesis seminar |
2 |
Total |
20 |
LIST OF ELECTIVE COURSE
Course Code |
Elective Course |
Credit |
|
Theory |
Practical |
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EFGB 321 |
Forest Genetics and Biotechnology |
3 |
2 |
EFRG 322 |
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System |
2 |
3 |
EFWH 323 |
Wildlife and Habitat Management |
3 |
2 |
EFSM 324 |
Sustainable Forest Management |
3 |
2 |
EFAF 325 |
Agro forestry |
4 |
1 |
EFFP 326 |
Forest Pathology |
2 |
3 |
EFFE 327 |
Forest Entomology |
2 |
3 |
EEIA 328 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
4 |
1 |
EFPT 329 |
Plantation Technology |
4 |
1 |
EPTN 330 |
Plant Taxonomy |
2 |
3 |
EUFT 331 |
Urban Forestry |
3 |
2 |
a: Theory, b: Practical, c: Term paper, d: Study tour, e: Elective paper.