College of Forestry » Forest Resources » Academics » Graduates » Graduate Studies Guide »
General Master of Forestry

General Master of Forestry

Requirements
ST 511 and 512 should be completed prior to enrolling in FOR 524; ST 531 may be taken concurrently with FOR 524. Knowledge of FORTRAN (or similar language) and computerized data processing is also required for FOR 524.

Additional Coursework
The student and advisory committee will select at least 13 credit hours of additional courses to either broaden the student's knowledge of management methods or to specialize in a particular subject area such as Economics, Biometrics, or Silviculture.

Professional Paper
To provide experience in the communication of technical information and in synthesis of material researched from the scientific literature, the student will complete one professional paper. The topic is decided by the advisory committee. The paper should be of sufficient quality and depth to earn, by unanimous agreement of the advisory committee, a grade of B or better in a 3-credit course, FOR 506 Projects.

Final Oral Examination
Given the broad educational objectives of the M.F. program, the oral examination is intended as a comprehensive evaluation of the candidate's ability to integrate knowledge from diverse areas of Forest Management. Consideration of the professional paper may catalyze the discussion, but because it is not designed to be a work of original and innovative research, the topic of the paper usually will not dominate the examination.

Work Experience
Because practical experience complements academic education, the student is strongly encouraged to work at least one summer in forestry or for a forestry-related organization while earning the M.F. degree, if such experience was not obtained previously.

back to the top

back to advising guide table of contents