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Forestry as a Career?

Forestry as a Career?. Forestry as a Career!. It starts with a four-year university degree. There are also two-year degree programs. Forestry Major (an example). Major study and approved electives to total 133 credits . Core Forestry Courses (58 credits)

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Forestry as a Career?

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  1. Forestry as a Career? Forestry as a Career! It starts with a four-year university degree. There are also two-year degree programs.

  2. Forestry Major (an example) Major study and approved electives to total 133 credits. Core Forestry Courses (58 credits) Elective Forestry Courses (50 credits) General Degree Requirements (50-56 credits) Note: Credits add up to more than 133.Many times courses within a major alsomeet general degree requirements.

  3. Areas of Study BiologyChemistryCommunicationsEconomicsForestryMathematics Natural ResourcesPaper SciencePhilosophySoil ResourcesWater ResourcesWildlife Resources

  4. Forestry Emphases Forestry is a broad field where special emphases can be earned at the undergraduate level. Each emphasis has different set of electives, but usually the “core” courses are the same. Some of these emphases are: Forest ManagementUrban ForestryForest RecreationForest AdministrationForest UtilizationEcosystem RestorationWood ScienceForest Conservation

  5. Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits Forestry BiometryMensurationForest ProtectionEcosystem EcologyManagement & FinanceSilviculture Natural Resources People, Resources, BiosphereEcological Basis of NR Mngt.Fish, Forestry, & WildlifeSoil & Water ResourcesResource EconomicsNatural Resource Seminars

  6. Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits (continued) Summer Camp Land SurveyingForest Measurement-Field ExperienceSelected TopicsSoil Conservation & Watershed InventorySoil Inventory MethodsAquatic Ecosystem EvaluationWildlife Mngt. TechniquesEnvironmental Study in Europe

  7. Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits (continued) Other Courses Plant BiologyComputer Information SystemsMacroeconomicsEnvironmental Ethics

  8. Elective Courses50 credits Forestry Electives Forest EcologyAmenity ForestryHarvesting SystemsForest ProductsRegional SilvicultureFire & EcologyForest PathologyForest EntomologyRange ManagementForest RecreationLandscape Maintenance Urban ForestryRecreation UseCurrent IssuesForestry InternshipLandscape ArchitectureForestry SeminarsWood ManufacturingTree Structure & FunctionField SilvicultureTree Genetics

  9. Elective Courses 50 credits (continued) Natural Resource Electives Public RelationsInternational Resource MngtAir ResourcesResource AdministrationAir Photo InterpretationResource Policy & LawIntegrated Resource Mngt.

  10. Elective Courses 50 credits (continued) Other Electives Animal BiologyPlant PhysiologyFundamental ChemistryApplied CalculusTrigonometryInterpersonal CommunicationOrganizational Communication Geographic Information Systems (GIS)Pulp & Paper Processes Forest SoilsHydrologyWatershed Mngt. Wildlife Habitat Mngt.

  11. General Degree Requirements - 50 credits(Certain courses in the Major apply) Many Options for Each Category EnglishCommunicationMathematicsGeneral Science Wellness & Health (phys.ed.)Humanities (Art, Literature, Foreign LanguagePhilosophy, Social Science, History)

  12. Potential Employers State Department of Natural Resources U.S. Forest Service Other federal agencies (BIA, BLM, IRS, FWS, military, etc.) Forest Industry (Mead, International Paper, Louisiana-Pacific, many others) Non-forest Industry (those with large land holdings) Private Organizations (TNC, Trusts, MUCC, many others) Universities, Colleges, Special Schools Cities and Towns

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