Forestry, Wildlife Habitat Management Concentration (BSF)

Forestry Curriculum (BSF)

Forestry is an incorporative profession that draws from the biological, physical, social and managerial sciences. The degree offers a strong background in the understanding of the complexities of forest resources and the interactions between biological, economic, and social demands placed on them. The 130 semester credit hour Forestry program contains a professional core of 67 credit hours of forestry and related natural resource courses, including 8 credit hours of Geographic Information Science. The concentrations consist of 16 credit hours of either forest management or wildlife habitat management related natural resources courses.

The Bachelor of Science in Forestry is a professional program that emphasizes the biological and managerial skills needed to ensure the sustainability of the many renewable forest and wildlife resources on which society depends. Successful completion of the curriculum will provide competency in the areas of basic science; forest biology, ecosystem processes, structure and function; timber inventory and growth; soil formation, properties and classification; site productivity; silvicultural principles of stand structure and composition; regeneration and intermediate operations; resource protection; decision making and problem solving; communications and many other activities carried out in the production and management of forest and wildlife resources.

Graduates of the Forestry program will find employment as professional foresters or wildlife managers in private forest industries and organizations; forestry and environmental consulting firms; public agencies, including the U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Natural Resources Conservation Service; state and local government natural resource agencies, and many others. Graduates are also qualified for employment as research technicians in government, university and private laboratories, or may continue their education through specialized degrees at universities across the country.

*Wildlife Habitat Management Concentration

• BISC 132: Biological Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours
• BISC 133: Biological Diversity Laboratory 1 Semester Credit Hours

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• BISC 200: Principles of Genetics 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• BISC 310: Genetics 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• BISC 401: Parasitology 3 Semester Credit Hours  or
• ANSC 309: Anatomy and Physiology of Animals 3 Semester Credit Hours

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• WILD 347: Wildlife Techniques 3 Semester Credit Hours
• WILD 445: Forest Ecosystem Management 3 Semester Credit Hours