Courses in the Department of Forestry
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FO 1101 - Forest Resources Survey (1) 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 2111 - Dendrology Laboratory (1) (Co-requisite: FO 2112). Four hours laboratory. Field exercises to promote the recognition and identification of trees and other woody plants.
Fall Only.
FO 2112 - Dendrology. (2) (Prequisites: BIO 1203; Co-requisite FO 2111). Two hours lecture. Introduction to the identification and systematic classification of trees and other woody plants.
Fall Only.
FO 2213 - Forest Measurements. (3) (Prerequisite: ST 2113 or equivalent). Three hour lecture. Principles of measurement for standing and felled trees. Inventory and sampling theory for forested lands.
Spring Only.
FO 2990 - Special Topics in Forestry. (1-9) 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. (3) (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. (2) (Prerequisites: PSS 3303/3301, FO 2112/2111). 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. (5) (Prerequisites: 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. (2) (Prerequisite: Three hours of courses in the College of Forest Resources or consent of the instructor. Co-requisite: FO 3101). Two hour lecture. Application of microcomputer concepts in forest resources with emphasis in Forestry and general and professional software packages in professional settings.
Spring Only.
FO 3123 - Forest Ecology and the Global Environment. 3) (Prerequisite: Three hours of courses in the College of Forest Resources or consent of the instructor.) Three hour lecture. Introduction to the basic biology, issues, and policy-science interface involving air pollution, deforesteration and other current forest environmental concerns.
Fall Only.
FO 3201 - Forest Fire & Forest Fire Labatory (1) (Co-requisite: FO 3202). Four hour laboratory on alternate weeks. Field applications and demonstrations of fire control and management techniques that complement theory learned in FO 3202.
Spring Only.
FO 3202 - Forest Fire. (2) (Co-requisite: FO 3201). Two hour lecture. Forest fire control and use. Aspects of fire effects, prevention, detection, suppression and 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. (3) (Pre-requisites: AEC 2713 or equivalent). Three hour lecture. Basic principles of forest resource valuation; economics applied to production, conversion, marketing and cosumption of forest products and benefits.
Spring Only.
FO 4121/6121 - Principles of Silviculture Laboratory. (1) (Co-requisite: FO 4123/6123). Four hour laboratory. Investigative field and laboratory exercises used to complement concepts presented in FO 4123/6123, develop interpretive abilities, and improve reporting skills.
Fall Only.
FO 4123/6123 - Principles of Silviculture. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 3012; Co-requisite: FO 4121/6121). Three hour lecture. 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. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 3102, FO 3101, FO 3015). Three hour 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. (1) (Prerequisite: FO 4123/6123, or WF 4122/4121; Co-requisite: FO 4223/6223). Fours hour laboratory. Application of silviculture practices and operations under given forest land management objectives.
Spring Only.
FO 4223/6223 - Practice of Silviculture. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/6121 or WF 3133 and WF 4122/4121; Co-requisite: FO 4221/6221). Three hour lecture. Manipulation to obtain desired reproduction and to attain optimum development under given forest land management objectives.
Spring Only.
FO 4233/6233 - Forest Operations and Harvesting. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 3015, FO 4231/6231, or consent of instructor). Three hour lecture. Study of practical, managerial, and logistic considerations associated with harvesting and other forest operations, as well as their social, environmental and legal influences.
Fall Only.
FO 4243/6243. Tree Genetics & Reforestation. (3) (Prerequisite: BIO 1203 & Junior standing). Biological, genetic, and physiological principles of tree reproduction. Applications to forest management and reforestation, including tree improvement, cloning, seed technology, nursery management, and plantation establishment.
Spring Only.
FO 4253/6253 - Timber Procurement. (3) (Prerequisites: FO 4231/6231, FO 4233/6233). 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. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 3015 or GR 2313 or consent of instructor). Three hour lecture. Three hour laboratory. Fundamentals of scale, area, height, and stand volume determinations from aerial imagery; planimetric and topographic mapping; basic image interpretation; GPS and GIS; application to natural resources.
Fall Only.
FO 4323/6323 - Forest Resource Management. (3) (Prerequisites: FO 4113/6113, FO 4213/6213, FO 4223/6223, FO 4233/6233, FO 4231/6231). Three hour lecture. Three hour laboratory. Application of quantitative decision making techniques to stand-level and forest-wide management problems. Topics include land classification, forest production, optimal rotation analysis, and harvest scheduling.
Fall Only.
FO 4353/6353 - Forestry Law. (3) (Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor). Three hour lecture. A comprehensive study of the laws relating to forestry and forest operations with emphasis on real property law, environmental law, forest taxation law and contract law.
Spring Only.
FO 4413/6413 - Natural Resources Policy. (3) (Prerequisite: Senior Standing). Three hour 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. (3) (Pre-requisite: FO 4323/6323). Three hour lecture. Four hour laboratory. Development of forest resource alternatives and recommendations for a specific forest property.
Spring Only.
FO 4451/6451 - Remote Sensing Applications Laboratory. (1) (Prerequisites: A basic image interpretation or remote sensing course or consent of instructor.; Co-requisite: FO 4452/6452). Three hour 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. (2). (Co-requisite: FO 4451/6451. Prerequisites: A basic image interpretation or remote sensing course or consent of instructor). Two hour 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. (3) (Prerequisite: PSS 3303, FO 3012, FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/6121, or consent of instructor). Three hour 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 4472/6472 - GIS for Natural Resource Management. (2) (Co-requisite: FO 4471/6471. Prerequisite: Junior standing). Two hour 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.
Fall Only.
FO 4483/6483 - Forest Soils. (3) (Prerequisite: PSS 3303, FO3012, FO 4123/6123, FO 4121/6121, or consent of instructor). Three hour 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 4631/6631 - Tree Form and Function Laboratory. (1) (Co-requisite: FO 4633/6633. Prerequisite: Introductory statistics such as ST 2113 or FO 4213, graduate standing, or consent of instructor.) Three hour laboratory. Introduction to tree physiology, measurement techniques and instrumentation, data analysis, and interpretation.
Spring Only.
FO 4633/6633 - Tree Form and Function. (1) (Co-requisite: for 6633; 6631. Prerequisite: BIO 1203). Three hour lecture. Physiology, growth, and development of forest trees. Topics include carbohydrate source-sink relations, tree hydraulic architecture, forest canopy-atmosphere gas exchange.
Spring Only.
FO 4990/6990 - Special Topics in Forestry. (1-9) 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.
FO8143 - 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 8163 Nonmarket Forest Values. (3) Three hours lecture. (Prerequisite: FO 4113 or equivalent or consent of instructor). The course will deal with the valuation of nonmarket, non-timber outputs or amenities derived from the forest. Fall semesters of odd years only.
Fall semesters of odd years only.
FO 8173 Advanced Spatial Technologies. (3) (Prerequisite: an introductory course in remote sensing and/or geographic information systems or consent of instructor.) Three hours lecture. Group discussion and application of integrated remote sensing, image analysis and GIS software tools for assessment of natural resources.
FO8211 Graduate Seminar. (1) Review of and discussion of current forestry issues. Presentation of student research.
Spring only.
FO 8213. Advanced Silviculture. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 4223 or consent of instructor). Three hours of lecture and/or field trips once per week. 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 8243 Advanced Forest Resource Management and Planning. (3) (Prerequisite: FO 8143). Three hours lecture. Emphasis is on the assessment of multiple-use alternatives. Data needs, resource trade-offs, and economic and policy implications are discussed.
Spring semesters of even years only.
