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Department of Forest Resources
Programs
Programs of the Department of Forest Resources include three undergraduate curricula, three graduate degrees, extension, continuing education, and research.
Graduate and research programs in Forest Resources focus on Forest Management, Forest Economics, Forest Measurements, Natural Resource Policy and Law, Remote Sensing, GIS, Silviculture, Forest Social Science and Recreation, Forestry/Wildlife, and Natural Resource Education and Extension. Degree programs lead to the Master of Forestry (M.F.), Master of Science (M.S.), and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Subsequent sections detail the requirements for each degree. The educational programs in Forest Management, Recreation Resource Management, and Master of Forestry leading to the first professional degrees in forestry of the B.S., M.F. and PhD. are accredited by the Society of American Foresters (SAF). SAF is the specialized accrediting agency recognized by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation as the accrediting agency for forestry in the United States.
The Department also participates in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) program. See the Graduate Catalog for more details.
Requirements
Applicants without forestry backgrounds are required to achieve competence in forestry and appropriate subjects by taking undergraduate courses, through independent study, or by other means decided by each student's graduate advisory committee.
If employment with a public agency or private forest-related firm is the prime goal, a post-baccalaureate program may be preferred to a graduate degree program. Briefly, the Post-baccalaureate program leads to a B.S. degree in Forest Management or Recreation Resource Management through the completion of all requirements of the undergraduate major not satisfied by work toward a previous degree. Completion of the B.S. degree in Forest Management meets all the requirements for Forester positions at a GS-5 entry level in the federal government, and also qualifies an individual for membership in the Society of American Foresters, the national professional organization. Further details are available from the Department of Forest Resources and the Office of Admissions.
Beyond core requirements, each student has flexibility in designing a curriculum to achieve a desired blend of theory and practice in one or more specialties. All degree programs include coursework in other departments of the University. Thesis research typically draws from these related departments, with their faculty serving on the graduate advisory committees of Forest Resources students. Departments outside the College of Forestry that have especially strong ties with Forest Resources include Agricultural and Resource Economics, Botany and Plant Pathology, Business Administration, Economics, Fisheries and Wildlife, History, Political Science, Rangeland Resources, Sociology, and Statistics.
The Department of Forest Resources is dedicated to graduating perceptive, socially responsible individuals capable of wisely managing the use, production, protection, and conservation of forest resources and of communicating effectively about such resources. Our graduates become scholars, researchers, and teachers advancing natural resource science, management, and utilization.
For
More Information:
Graduate
Admissions Committee
Forest Resources Department
Oregon State University
280 Peavy Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-5703
Voice: (541) 737-4951
Fax: (541) 737-3049
e-mail:
http://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/cof/fr/
Or, use our online form to contact us.
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