Courses in the Department of Forestry
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FO 1101 - Forest Resources Survey. One hour lecture. Survey of the professional resource manager's role and career opportunities in providing forest-based goods and services. Not open to Forest Resources majors with senior standing.
Fall Only
FO 2113 - Dendrology. (Prerequisite: BIO 1144 or BIO 2113 or equivalent ). Two hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. Introduction to the identification and systematic classification of trees and other woody plants. Field exercises to promote the recognition and identification of trees and other woody plants.
Fall Only.
FO 2213 - Forest Measurements. ((Prerequsite: ST 2113 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Principles of measurement for standing and felled trees. Inventory and sampling theory for forested lands.
Spring Only.
FO 2443 - Essentials Biotechnology. Three hours lecture. An introduction to principles and applications of biotechnology. (Same as CVM 2443).
FO 2990 - Special Topics in Forestry. Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years).
All Terms.
FO 3003 - Internship in Forestry. (Prerequisite:Junior standing or consent of instructor). Professional work experience with firms or companies, non-governmental organizations, government agencies and other relevant entities.
All Terms.
FO 3012 - Introduction to Forest Communities. (Prerequisites: PSS 3301, PSS 3303, FO 2113 ). Field exercises to gain practical knowledge of soil-geology-ecology interrelationships through trips to various physiographic regions.
Summer Only.
FO 3015 - Forest Description and Analysis. (Prerequisite:ST 2113 and FO 2213). Field and laboratory exercises to gain practical experience with forest and land measurement techniques and equipment. Mapping, inventory, and analysis of forested tracts.
Summer Only.
FO 3102 - Computer Applications for Forest Resources. (Prerequisite: Three hours of courses in the College of Forest Resources or consent of instructor. Corequisite: FO 3101). Two hours lecture.Application of microcomputer concepts in forest resources with emphasis in Forestry, and general and professional software packages in pro- fessional settings.
Spring Only.
FO 3203 - Forest Fire Two hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. Basic aspects of fire history, fire behavior, fire weather, fire effects, and management of fire. Emphasis on the use of prescribed burning in forest management.
Spring Only.
FO 4000 - Directed Individual Study. Hours and credits to be arranged.
All Terms.
FO 4113/6113 - Forest Resource Economics. (Prerequisites: AEC 2713 or equivalent). Three hours lecture. Basic principles of forest resource valuation; economics applied to production, conversion, marketing and consumption of forest products and benefits.
Spring Only.
FO 4123/6123 - Forest Ecology. (Prerequisite: FO 3012). Three hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. Natural principles governing establishment, development, and functioning of forest ecosystems. Includes ecology, genetics, physiology, tree growth, reproduction, site, stand dynamics, energetics, hydrology, nutrition, and succession
Fall Only
FO 4213/6213 - Forest Biometrics. (Prerequisite: FO 3102,FO 3101, and FO 3015). Three hours lecture. Applications of mensurational and statistical principles and techniques in determination of forest growth and yield. Advanced topics of forest resource inventory.
Spring Only.
FO 4221/6221 - Practice of Silviculture Laboratory. (Prerequisite: FO 4123/6123 or WF 4223; corequisite: FO 4223/6223). Four hours laboratory. Application of silvicultural practices and operations under given forest land management objectives.
Spring Only.
FO 4223/6223 - Practice of Silviculture. (Prerequisite: FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/6121 or WF 3133 and WF 4223;corequisite: FO 4221/6221). Three hours lecture. Manipulation to obtain desired reproduction and to attain optimum development under given forest land management objectives.
Spring Only.
FO 4253/6253 - Forest Procurement. (Prerequisites: FO 4231/6231, FO 4232/6232). Lectures and field exercises dealing with the problems of timber procurement to include planning for harvest, methods of handling and transport, legal and safety considerations.
Fall Only.
FO 4313/6313 - Spatial Technologies in Natural Resources Management. (Prerequisite:FO 3015 or GR 2313 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory.Fundamentals of scale, area, height, and stand volume determinations from aerial imagery; planimetric and topographic mapping;image interpretation; GPS and GIS;applications to natural resources.
Fall Only.
FO 4323/6323 - Forest Resource Management. (Prerequisites: FO 4113/6113,FO 4223/6223,FO 4233/6233, FO 4231/6231,FO 4213/6213). Three hours lecture.Three hours laboratory Application of quantitative decision making techniques to to stand-level and forest -wide management problems. Topics include land classification, forest production, optimal rotation analyssi, and harvest scheduling.
Fall Only.
FO 4353/6353 - Natural Resource Law. (Perquisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. A comprehensive study of the laws relating to natural resources and forestry with emphasis on tort law, real property law, environmental law, taxation law and contract law.
Spring Only.
FO 4411/6411 - Remote Sensing. (Prerequisites:Junior Standing). One hour lecture. Lectures by remote sensing experts from industry, academia, and governmental agencies on next-generation systems, applications, and economic and societal impact of remote sensing. May be repeated for credit up to four credits. (Same as PSS 4411/6411, ECE4411/6411,GR 4411/6411).
Fall Only
FO 4413/6413 - Natural Resources Policy. (Prerequisite: Senior standing). Three hours lecture. Current topics relating to natural resources policy which affect management decisions and practices in the public and private sectors of natural resources use.
Spring Only.
FO 4423/6423 - Professional Practice. (Prerequisite:FO 4323/6323) Three hours lecture. Four hours laboratory. Forest resource data collection and analysis. Development of forest resource alternatives and recommendations for a specific forest property.
Spring Only.
FO 4451/6451 - Remote Sensing Laboratory. Sensing Lab (Corequisite: FO 4452/6452; Prerequisite: A basic image interpretation or remote sensing course or consent of instructor). Three hours laboratory. Practical approaches to interpretation of remote sensing data. Emphasis is on computer applications for image analysis.
Spring Semesters of Even Years Only.
FO 4452/6452 - Remote Sensing Applications. (Corequisite: FO 4451/6451; Prerequisite: A basic image interpretation or remote sensing course or consent of instructor). Two hours lecture. An introduction to remote sensing with emphasis on analysis and applications of digital image data in inventory, monitoring, and management of renewable natural resources.
Spring Semesters
of Even Years Only.
FO 4463/6463 - Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management. (Prerequisite:PSS 3303,FO 3012,FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/6121, or consent of instructor).Three hours lecture. Synthesis of current information on the fundamental properties and processes of forest soils, hydrology, and water quality with emphasis on watershed and ecosystem management factors.
Spring Only.
FO 4471/6471 - GIS for Natural Resource Management Laboratory. (Corequisite: FO 4471/6471. Prerequisite: Junior standing). Three hours laboratory. Computer laboratory exercises that stress development, management, and use of digital geographical data for management of natural resources. management of natural resources.
Spring
Semesters of Odd Years Only.
FO 4472/6472 - GIS for Natural Resource Management. (Corequisite: FO 4471/6471. Prerequisite: Junior standing). Two hours lecture. Introduction to geographic information systems (GIS) with emphasis on collection, encoding, storage, retrieval, and analysis of spatial data for use in management of natural resources.
Spring Semesters of Odd Years Only.
FO 4483/6483 - Forest Soils. (Prerequisite: PSS 3303,FO 3012, FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/ 6121, or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Synthesize current information on fundamental properties and processes of forest soils with emphasis on applications to silviculture, soil conservation, and sustainable management of forested ecosystems.
Spring Semesters of Even Years Only.
FO 4990/6990 - Special Topics in Forestry. Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years).
All Terms.
FO 7000 - Directed Individual Study. Hours and credits to be arranged.
FO 8000 - Research/Thesis. Hours and credits to be arranged.
FO 8111 - Graduate Seminar. Credit in 2 semesters allowed. Review of and discussion of current forestry issues. Presentation of student reports.
FO 8143 - Advanced Forest Economics. Three hours lecture. Application of current theory and techniques of economics to forestry. Emphasis is on the use of quantitative tools to improve decision-making in forest resource management.
FO 8153 - Quantitative Ecology. (Prerequisites: MA 1723 and ST 8114 or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Analytical models, fitting model coefficients to data, life tables, spatial patterns, interspecific competition, and species diversity.
FO 8163 - Nonmarket Forest Values. (Prerequisite: FO 4113 or equivalent or consent of instructor). The course will deal with the valuation or nonmarket, non-timber outputs or amenities derived from the forest.
Fall semesters of odd years only.
FO 8173 - Advanced Spatial Technologies. (Prerequisite: an introductory course in remote sensing and/or geographical information systems or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Group discussion and application of integrated remote sending, image analysis and GIS software tools for assessment of natural resources.
FO8211 - Graduate Seminar Credit in 2 semesters allowed. Review of and discussion of current forestry issues. Presentation of student reports.
Spring only.
FO 8213 - Advanced Silviculture. (Prerequisite: FO 4223 or consent of instructor). Three hours of lecture and/or field trips once per week. Spring semester. Silvicultural practices in context of the total ecological principles in decision making process. Emphasis on silviculture of bottomland hardwoods.
Spring Semesters of Even Years Only.
FO 8233 - Advanced Forest Inventory. Three hours lecture. Design and analysis of forest resource inventories. Growth functions, yield tables, measures of site quality and stocking, and advanced sampling topics.
FO 8293 - Master Forestry Professional Paper. (For Master of Science non-thesis option students only). Demonstration of ability to compile, synthesize, and evaluate information, and to effectively communicate analyses and conclusions.
FO 8313 - Spatial Statistics in Natural Resources. (Prerequisite:ST 4313/6313, and an introductory GIS course, or consent of instructor). Three hours lecture. Concepts and methods of spatial statistics as applied to natural resource monitoring and management.
FO 8961 - Nobel Topics. (Prerequisite:Graduate standing or consent of instructor). One hour seminar. The course will provide historic and current understanding of topics awarded with a Nobel Prize.(Same as CVM 8961 and GNS 8961). May be repeated three times for credit)
FO 8973 - Scientific Writing. (Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor) Three hours lecture. The course provides advanced training in research proposal, grant proposal,and manuscript writing. (Same as ADS 8973 and CVM 8973).
FO 8983 - Advanced Biotechnology. (Prerequisite:BCH 6603,BCH 6613,BCH 6713 or consent of instructor).Three house lecture. Advanced biotechnology course with an emphasis on environmental,biopharmaceutical,industrial, and medical technologies.(Same as CVM 8983).
FO 8990 - Special Topic in Forestry. Credit and title to be arranged. This course is to be used on a limited basis to offer developing subject matter areas not covered in existing courses. (Courses limited to two offerings under one title within two academic years).
FO 9000 - Research/Dissertation. Hours and credits to be arranged.
