Forest Management (BS): Production Concentration
The forest management, production concentration, trains professionals who will work for forest owners (industrial and individuals) to produce wood fiber and timber, wildlife habitat, and related services forested ecosystems provide. The program of study concentrates attention on the technical planning and economics of forest investments, harvesting, regeneration and operations. Subjects upon which forest management depends include botany, chemistry, ecology, entomology, forest measurements, hydrology, mapping, mathematics, plant physiology, soil science, and statistics.
The forest management program includes a nine-week summer practicum between the second and third years of coursework. The purpose of the practicum is to study forest measurement and management skills in the field during concentrated hands-on experiences. Seven weeks of this residential practicum occur at George Watts Hill Forest, north of Durham, North Carolina.
The Society of American Foresters accredits the North Carolina State forest management program.
Contact
For more information examine our website or contact one of the following:
Dr. Gary B. Blank
Coordinator of Forest Management
5229 Jordan Hall Addition
gblank@ncsu.edu
Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources
Box 8008
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8008
Plan Requirements
| First Year | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ENV 101 | Exploring the Environment | 2 |
| ENV 100 | Student Success in Environmental First Year | 1 |
| SMT 202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials 1 | 3 |
| MA 114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 |
| PB 200 | Plant Life | 4 |
| CH 101 & CH 102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| FOR 150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis 1 | 2 |
| MA 121 or MA 131 | Elements of Calculus or Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | |
| Hours | 26 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Chemistry or Physics Elective | 4 | |
| FOR 172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I 1 | 2 |
| FOR 339 | 1 | 4 |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| FOR 260 | Forest Ecology 1 | 4 |
| FOR 250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources 1 | 1 |
| Soil Science & Lab | 4 | |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 28 | |
| Summer | ||
| FOR 204 | Silviculture 1 | 2 |
| FOR 261 | Forest Communities | 2 |
| FOR 264 | Forest Wildlife 1 | 1 |
| FOR 265 | Fire Management 1 | 1 |
| FOR 273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| FOR 303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology 1 | 3 |
| FOR 430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 |
| FOR 319 | Forest Economics 1 | 3 |
| FOR 374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory 1 | 3 |
| NR 301 | Practicum for Professional Development I | 1 |
| Advanced Communication Elective | 3 | |
| Spatial Technology Elective | 3 | |
| FOR 350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management 1 | 1 |
| FOR 304 | Theory of Silviculture 1 | 4 |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 27 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| FW 404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 |
| FOR 405 | Forest Management | 4 |
| NR 460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy 1 | 3 |
| FOR 406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning 1 | 4 |
| Technical Electives | 4 | |
| Technical Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 21 | |
| Total Hours | 111 | |
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A grade of C- or better is required.
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEP Courses | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| GEP US Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 3 | ||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 5 | ||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| World Language Proficiency Foreign (verify requirement) | |||
| Total Hours | 16 | ||
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| FLE 101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| ENG 202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 | |
| ENG 1GEP | 3 | ||
Chemistry or Physics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| CH 201 | Chemistry - A Quantitative Science | 3 | |
| CH 202 | Quantitative Chemistry Laboratory | 1 | |
| CH 220 | Introductory Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| CH 221 | Organic Chemistry I | 3 | |
| CH 222 | Organic Chemistry I Lab | 1 | |
| PY 131 | Conceptual Physics | 4 | |
| PY 211 | College Physics I | 4 |
Economics Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARE 201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 | |
| ARE 201A | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 | |
| EC 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 | |
| NR 219 | Natural Resource Markets | 3 |
Soil Science and Labs
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR 472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| NR 460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR 560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| SSC 200 | Soil Science | 3 | |
| SSC 201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 |
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR/FW/NR Technical Electives | |||
| AEC 420 | Introduction to Fisheries Science | 3 | |
| AEC 423 | Introduction to Fisheries Sciences Laboratory | 1 | |
| ENT 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FOR 204 | Silviculture | 2 | |
| FOR 248 | Forest History, Technology and Society | 3 | |
| FOR 250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR 252 | Introduction to Forest Science | 3 | |
| FOR 260 | Forest Ecology | 4 | |
| FOR 261 | Forest Communities | 2 | |
| FOR 264 | Forest Wildlife | 1 | |
| FOR 265 | Fire Management | 1 | |
| FOR 273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II | 3 | |
| FOR 293 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 294 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 295 | Special Topics in Forestry | 1-6 | |
| FOR 303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology | 3 | |
| FOR 304 | Theory of Silviculture | 4 | |
| FOR 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR 319 | Forest Economics | 3 | |
| FOR 330 | North Carolina Forests | 3 | |
| FOR 334 | Operations Research Applications in Natural Resources | 1 | |
| FOR 339 | 4 | ||
| FOR 350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management | 1 | |
| FOR 353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| FOR 374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory | 3 | |
| FOR 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FOR 405 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR 406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning | 4 | |
| FOR 408 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR 411 | Forest Tree Genetics and Biology | 3 | |
| FOR 414 | World Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 415 | World Forestry Study Tour | 1 | |
| FOR 420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR 422 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 | |
| FOR 434 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FOR 472 | Forest Soils | 4 | |
| FOR 491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| FOR 493 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 494 | Independent Study in Forest Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 505 | Forest Management | 4 | |
| FOR 508 | Applied Forest Ecology: Natural Forest Silviculture | 3 | |
| FOR 520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| FOR 522 | Consulting Forestry | 3 | |
| FOR 534 | Forest Operations and Analysis | 3 | |
| FW 221 | Conservation of Natural Resources | 3 | |
| FW 293 | Independent Study in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1-6 | |
| FW 294 | Independent Study in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1-6 | |
| FW 311 | Piedmont Wildlife Ecology and Management | 3 | |
| FW 312 | Fisheries Techniques and Management | 1 | |
| FW 313 | Mountain Wildlife Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| FW 314 | Coastal Ecology and Management | 1 | |
| FW 333 | Conservation Biology in Practice | 3 | |
| FW 353 | Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| FW 373 | Vertebrate Natural History | 3 | |
| FW 403 | Urban Wildlife Management | 3 | |
| FW 404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 | |
| FW 405 | Tropical Wildlife Ecology | 3 | |
| FW 411 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 | |
| FW 415 | Professional Development in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1 | |
| FW 444 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| FW 445 | Human Dimensions of Conservation Biology in the Bahamas | 3 | |
| FW 453 | Principles of Wildlife Science | 4 | |
| FW 460 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| FW 465 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| FW 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| FW 493 | Independent Study in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1-6 | |
| FW 494 | Independent Study in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology | 1-6 | |
| FW 495 | Special Topics in Fisheries and Wildlife Science | 1-3 | |
| FW 511 | Human Dimensions of Wildlife and Fisheries | 3 | |
| FW 544 | Mammalogy | 3 | |
| FW 560 | International Wildlife Management and Conservation | 3 | |
| FW 565 | African Ecology and Conservation | 4 | |
| IDS 303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR 219 | Natural Resource Markets | 3 | |
| NR 293 | Independent Study in Natural Resources | 1-6 | |
| NR 294 | Independent Study in Natural Resources | 1-6 | |
| NR 295 | Special Topics in Natural Resources | 1-3 | |
| NR 300 | Natural Resource Measurements | 4 | |
| NR 301 | Practicum for Professional Development I | 1 | |
| NR 303 | Humans and the Environment | 3 | |
| NR 350 | International Sustainable Resource Use | 4 | |
| NR 360 | Internship Experience | 3 | |
| NR 400 | Natural Resource Management | 4 | |
| NR 406 | Conservation of Biological Diversity | 3 | |
| NR 420 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR 421 | Wetland Science and Management | 3 | |
| NR 460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| NR 484 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 4 | |
| NR 491 | Special Topics in Forestry and Related Natural Resources | 1-4 | |
| NR 493 | Independent Study in Natural Resources | 1-6 | |
| NR 494 | Independent Study in Natural Resources | 1-6 | |
| NR 500 | Natural Resource Management | 4 | |
| NR 520 | Watershed and Wetlands Hydrology | 4 | |
| NR 521 | Wetland Science and Management | 3 | |
| NR 560 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy | 3 | |
| PP 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| SMT 202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| Technical Electives-Other | |||
| ACC 200 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| ACC 210 | Concepts of Financial Reporting | 3 | |
| ACC 220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| ACC 230 | Individual Income Taxation | 3 | |
| ACC 280 | Survey of Financial and Managerial Accounting | 3 | |
| ACC 295 | Special Topics in Accounting | 1-6 | |
| ACC 310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 | |
| ACC 311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 | |
| ACC 330 | An Introduction To Income Taxation | 3 | |
| ACC 340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 | |
| ACC 411 | Business Valuation | 3 | |
| ACC 420 | Cost Accounting for Effective Management | 3 | |
| ACC 440 | Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Implementation, Risk, and Analytics | 3 | |
| ACC 450 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 | |
| ACC 451 | Internal Auditing | 3 | |
| ACC 460 | Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting | 3 | |
| ACC 495 | Special Topics in Accounting | 1-6 | |
| ACC 498 | Independent Study in Accounting | 1-6 | |
| ACC 499 | Internship in ACC | 1-6 | |
| AEC 360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| AEE 208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| BAET 323 | Water Management | 3 | |
| ANS 208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| ANS 215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| ARE 201 | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 | |
| ARE 201A | Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 | |
| ARE 215 | Small Business Accounting | 3 | |
| ARE 260 | Marketing and Risk Management in the Pork Industry | 1 | |
| ARE 270 | Principles of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship | 3 | |
| ARE 295 | Special Topics in Agricultural & Resource Economics (200 Level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| ARE 303 | Farm Management | 3 | |
| ARE 304 | Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 306 | Agricultural Law | 3 | |
| ARE 309 | Environmental Law & Economic Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 311 | Agricultural Markets | 3 | |
| ARE 312 | Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 321 | Agricultural Financial Management | 3 | |
| ARE 323 | Agribusiness Finance | 3 | |
| ARE 332 | Human Resource Management for Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| ARE 345 | Global Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 370 | Agribusiness New Venture Development | 3 | |
| ARE 395 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics (300 level) | 1-6 | |
| ARE 404 | Advanced Agribusiness Management | 3 | |
| ARE 412 | Advanced Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 413 | Applied Agribusiness Marketing | 3 | |
| ARE 415 | Introduction to Commodity Futures Markets | 3 | |
| ARE 420 | Taxation in Agriculture, Production, and Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 425 | Contracts and Organizations in Agriculture | 3 | |
| ARE 433 | U.S. Agricultural Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 444 | Ethics in Agribusiness | 3 | |
| ARE 448 | International Agricultural Trade | 3 | |
| ARE 455 | Agribusiness Analytics | 3 | |
| ARE 470 | Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Clinical Skills Development | 3 | |
| ARE 475 | Food Policy | 3 | |
| ARE 490 | Career Seminar in Agriculture & Resource Economics | 1 | |
| ARE 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| ARE 493 | Special Problems/Research Exploration | 1-6 | |
| ARE 494 | Agribusiness Study Abroad | 1-6 | |
| ARE 495 | Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics | 1-6 | |
| BAE 435 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BAE 473 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| BAE 535 | Precision Agriculture Technology | 3 | |
| BAE 573 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| BIO 330 | Evolutionary Biology | 3 | |
| BIO 414 | Cell Biology | 3 | |
| BIT 476 | Applied Bioinformatics | 2 | |
| BIT 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| BUS 350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| CS 410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| CS 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| CS 480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| CSC 416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| CSC 427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| CSC 428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| CSC 442 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| CSSC 490 | Senior Seminar in Crop Science and Soil Science | 1 | |
| EC 201 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 205 | Fundamentals of Economics | 3 | |
| EC 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| EC 305 | A Closer Look at Capitalism | 3 | |
| EC 336 | Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics | 3 | |
| EC 348 | Introduction to International Economics | 3 | |
| EC 351 | Econometrics I | 3 | |
| EC 404 | Money, Financial Markets, and the Economy | 3 | |
| EC 410 | Public Finance | 3 | |
| EC 413 | Industrial Organization | 3 | |
| EC 431 | Labor Economics | 3 | |
| EC 437 | 3 | ||
| EC 449 | International Finance | 3 | |
| EC 451 | Econometrics II | 3 | |
| EC 468 | Game Theory | 3 | |
| EC 474 | Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets | 3 | |
| EC 480 | 3 | ||
| EC 490 | Research Seminar in Economics | 3 | |
| EC 495 | Special Topics in Economics | 1-6 | |
| EC 498 | Independent Study in Economics | 1-6 | |
| ECE 488 | Systems Biology Modeling of Plant Regulation | 3 | |
| ECE 588 | Systems Biology Modeling of Plant Regulation | 3 | |
| ENT 201 | Insects and People | 3 | |
| ENT 203 | An Introduction to the Honey Bee and Beekeeping | 3 | |
| ENT 207 | Insects and Human Disease | 3 | |
| ENT 212 | Basic Entomology | 1 | |
| ENT 305 | Introduction to Forensic Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT 401 | Honey Bee Biology and Management | 3 | |
| ENT 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT 425 | General Entomology | 3 | |
| ENT 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| ENT 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| ENT 493 | Special Problems in Entomology | 1-6 | |
| ENT 495 | Special Topics in Entomology | 1-3 | |
| ET 201 | Environmental Technology Laboratory I | 1 | |
| ET 202 | Environmental Technology Laboratory II | 1 | |
| ET 203 | Pollution Prevention | 1 | |
| ET 220 | Solar Photovoltaics Assessment | 3 | |
| ET 255 | Hydro, Wind, and Bioenergy Assessment | 3 | |
| ET 262 | Renewable Energy Adoption: Barriers and Incentives | 3 | |
| ET 293 | Independent Study in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| ET 294 | Independent Study in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| ET 295 | Special Topics in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| ET 301 | Environmental Technology Laboratory III | 1 | |
| ET 302 | Environmental Technology Laboratory IV | 1 | |
| ET 303 | Laboratory Safety Systems and Management | 1 | |
| ET 310 | Environmental Monitoring and Analysis | 3 | |
| ET 320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| ET 330 | Environmental Technology Practicum | 3 | |
| ET 401 | Environmental Technology Laboratory V | 1 | |
| ET 455 | Adaptive Management and Governance | 3 | |
| ET 460 | Practice of Environmental Technology | 3 | |
| ET 493 | Independent Study in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| ET 494 | Independent Study in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| ET 495 | Special Topics in Environmental Technology & Management | 1-6 | |
| FOR 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| FOR 402 | Forest Entomology | 3 | |
| FS 462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| FS 562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| GIS 205 | Spatial Thinking with GIS | 3 | |
| GIS 280 | Introduction to GIS | 3 | |
| GIS 295 | Special Topics in Geospatial Information Science | 1-4 | |
| GIS 510 | Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Science and Technology | 3 | |
| GPH 404 | Epidemiology and Statistics in Global Public Health | 3 | |
| HS 200 | Home Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS 201 | The World of Horticulture: Principles and Practices | 3 | |
| HS 202 | Home Plant Identification | 3 | |
| HS 203 | Home Plant Propagation | 3 | |
| HS 204 | Home Landscape Maintenance | 3 | |
| HS 205 | Home Food Production | 3 | |
| HS 215 | Agricultural Genetics | 3 | |
| HS 242 | Introduction to Small Scale Landscape Design | 3 | |
| HS 250 | Home Landscape Design: Creating Garden Spaces | 3 | |
| HS 252 | Landscape Graphic Communication | 2 | |
| HS 272 | Landscape Design/Build | 6 | |
| HS 280 | Hands-On-Horticulture | 3 | |
| HS 290 | Horticulture: Careers and Opportunities | 1 | |
| HS 301 | Plant Propagation | 4 | |
| HS 302 | Gardening with Herbaceous Perennials | 3 | |
| HS 303 | Ornamental Plant Identification I | 3 | |
| HS 304 | Ornamental Plant Identification II | 3 | |
| HS 357 | Landscape Grading and Drainage | 4 | |
| HS 400 | Residential Landscaping | 6 | |
| HS 410 | Community Food Systems | 3 | |
| HS 411 | Nursery Management | 3 | |
| HS 416 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS 418 | Digital Media Graphic for Landscape Designers | 3 | |
| HS 420 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS 421 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS 422 | Small Fruit Production | 3 | |
| HS 423 | 3 | ||
| HS 428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| HS 431 | Vegetable Production | 4 | |
| HS 432 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS 433 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS 440 | Greenhouse Management | 3 | |
| HS 442 | Floriculture Crop Production | 3 | |
| HS 451 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS 462 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS 471 | Landscape Ecosystem Management | 4 | |
| HS 475 | 3 | ||
| HS 476 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| HS 480 | Sustainable Food Production (capstone) | 1 | |
| HS 491 | Sustainable Agriculture Entrepreneurship Study Abroad | 3 | |
| HS 492 | Horticulture Internship | 1-3 | |
| HS 493 | Research Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS 494 | Teaching Experience in Horticultural Science | 1-3 | |
| HS 495 | Experimental Courses in Horticultural Science | 1-6 | |
| HS 516 | Planting Design | 4 | |
| HS 520 | Green Infrastructure | 3 | |
| HS 521 | Temperate-Zone Tree Fruits: Physiology and Culture | 3 | |
| HS 523 | 3 | ||
| HS 532 | Introduction to Permaculture | 3 | |
| HS 533 | Public Garden Administration | 3 | |
| HS 551 | Plant Nutrition | 3 | |
| HS 562 | Postharvest Physiology | 3 | |
| HS 576 | Crop Physiology and Production in Controlled Environments | 3 | |
| LOG 335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| MA 205 | 3 | ||
| MA 225 | Foundations of Advanced Mathematics | 3 | |
| MA 231 | Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B | 3 | |
| MA 241 | Calculus II | 4 | |
| MA 242 | Calculus III | 4 | |
| MA 302 | Numerical Applications to Differential Equations | 1 | |
| MA 303 | Linear Analysis | 3 | |
| MA 305 | Introductory Linear Algebra and Matrices | 3 | |
| MA 315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| MA 325 | Introduction to Applied Mathematics | 3 | |
| MA 331 | Differential Equations for the Life Sciences | 3 | |
| MA 335 | Symbolic Logic | 3 | |
| MA 341 | Applied Differential Equations I | 3 | |
| MA 351 | Introduction to Discrete Mathematical Models | 3 | |
| MA 401 | Applied Differential Equations II | 3 | |
| MA 402 | Mathematics of Scientific Computing | 3 | |
| MA 403 | Introduction to Modern Algebra | 3 | |
| MA 405 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 | |
| MA 407 | Introduction to Modern Algebra for Mathematics Majors | 3 | |
| MA 408 | Foundations of Euclidean Geometry | 3 | |
| MA 410 | Theory of Numbers | 3 | |
| MA 412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| MA 413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| MA 416 | Introduction to Combinatorics | 3 | |
| MA 421 | Introduction to Probability | 3 | |
| MA 425 | Mathematical Analysis I | 3 | |
| MA 426 | Mathematical Analysis II | 3 | |
| MA 427 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis I | 3 | |
| MA 428 | Introduction to Numerical Analysis II | 3 | |
| MA 430 | Mathematical Models in the Physical Sciences | 3 | |
| MA 432 | Mathematical Models in Life Sciences | 3 | |
| MA 437 | Applications of Algebra | 3 | |
| MA 440 | 3 | ||
| MA 444 | Problem Solving Strategies for Competitions | 1 | |
| MA 450 | Methods of Applied Mathematics I | 3 | |
| MA 451 | Methods of Applied Mathematics II | 3 | |
| MA 491 | Reading in Honors Mathematics | 1-6 | |
| MA 493 | Special Topics in Mathematics | 1-6 | |
| MA 494 | Major Paper in Mathematics | 1 | |
| MA 499 | Independent Research in Mathematics | 1-6 | |
| MEA 315 | Mathematics Methods in Atmospheric Sciences | 4 | |
| MEA 320 | Fundamentals of Air Pollution | 3 | |
| PB 200 | Plant Life | 4 | |
| PB 205 | Our Green World | 3 | |
| PB 208 | Agricultural Biotechnology: Issues and Implications | 3 | |
| PB 213 | Plants and Civilization | 3 | |
| PB 215 | Medicinal Plants | 3 | |
| PB 219 | Plants in Folklore, Myth, and religion | 3 | |
| PB 220 | Local Flora | 3 | |
| PB 250 | Plant Biology | 4 | |
| PB 277 | Space Biology | 3 | |
| PB 295 | Special Topics in Botany | 1-4 | |
| PB 321 | Introduction to Whole Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| PB 325 | Culinary Botany | 3 | |
| PB 345 | Economic Botany | 3 | |
| PB 346 | Economic Botany Lab | 1 | |
| PB 360 | Ecology | 4 | |
| PB 400 | Plant Diversity and Evolution | 4 | |
| PB 403 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| PB 413 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | |
| PB 421 | Plant Physiology | 3 | |
| PB 445 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| PB 464 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| PB 480 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| PB 481 | Plant Tissue Culture and Transformation | 2 | |
| PB 488 | Systems Biology Modeling of Plant Regulation | 3 | |
| PB 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| PB 493 | Plant Biology Supervised Undergraduate Research Experience | 1-6 | |
| PB 495 | Special Topics in Plant Biology | 1-6 | |
| PB 503 | Systematic Botany | 4 | |
| PB 513 | Plant Anatomy | 2 | |
| PB 545 | Paleobotany | 4 | |
| PB 564 | Rare Plants of North Carolina | 3 | |
| PB 580 | Introduction to Plant Biotechnology | 3 | |
| PP 222 | Kingdom of Fungi | 3 | |
| PP 232 | Big Data in Your Pocket: Call it a Smartphone | 3 | |
| PP 241 | The Worm's Tale: Parasites In Our Midst | 3 | |
| PP 315 | Principles of Plant Pathology | 4 | |
| PP 318 | Forest Pathology | 3 | |
| PP 470 | Advanced Turfgrass Pest Management | 2 | |
| PP 492 | External Learning Experience | 1-6 | |
| PP 493 | Special Problems in Plant Pathology | 1-6 | |
| PP 495 | Special Topics in Plant Pathology | 1-3 | |
| PSY 240 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I | 3 | |
| PSY 241 | Introduction to Behavioral Research I Lab | 1 | |
| PSY 242 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II | 3 | |
| PSY 243 | Introduction to Behavioral Research II Lab | 2 | |
| SMT 200 | Introduction to Sustainable Materials and Technology | 3 | |
| SMT 201 | Sustainable Materials for Green Housing | 2 | |
| SMT 202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials | 3 | |
| SMT 203 | Physical Properties of Sustainable Materials | 4 | |
| SMT 206 | Wood Manufacturing Site Visits | 1 | |
| SMT 210 | Sustainable Materials Internship | 1 | |
| SMT 232 | Recycling to Create a Sustainable Environment | 2 | |
| SMT 240 | Introduction to Wood Products Industries | 2 | |
| SMT 293 | Independent Study in Sustainable Materials & Technology | 1-6 | |
| SMT 294 | Independent Study in Sustainable Materials & Technology | 1-6 | |
| SMT 295 | Special Topics in Sustainable Materials and Technology | 1-3 | |
| SMT 301 | Chemistry of Sustainable Materials | 3 | |
| SMT 302 | Processing of Biomaterials | 4 | |
| SMT 308 | Wood Processing | 4 | |
| SMT 310 | Introduction to Industrial Ecology | 3 | |
| SMT 320 | Industrial Chemical Pollutants | 2 | |
| SMT 330 | Project Management for Sustainability | 3 | |
| SMT 346 | Sustainable Materials Business Marketing | 3 | |
| SMT 441 | Mechanical Properties of Sustainable Materials | 4 | |
| SMT 444 | Sustainable Composites and Biopolymers | 3 | |
| SMT 450 | Sustainable Business and Innovation | 2 | |
| SMT 483 | Capstone in Sustainable Materials and Technology | 3 | |
| SMT 493 | Independent Study in Sustainable Materials & Technology | 1-6 | |
| SMT 494 | Independent Study in Sustainable Materials & Technology | 1-6 | |
| SSC 200 | Soil Science | 3 | |
| SSC 201 | Soil Science Laboratory | 1 | |
| SSC 332 | Environmental Soil Microbiology | 3 | |
| SSC 341 | Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management | 3 | |
| SSC 342 | Soil and Plant Nutrient Analysis | 1 | |
| SSC 410 | Soil Judging for Land Evaluation | 1 | |
| SSC 421 | 3 | ||
| SSC 427 | Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems | 3 | |
| SSC 428 | Soil Management Principles for Sustainable Agriculture | 1 | |
| SSC 440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC 442 | Soil and Environmental Biogeochemistry | 3 | |
| SSC 452 | Soil Classification | 4 | |
| SSC 455 | Soils, Environmental Quality and Global Challenges | 3 | |
| SSC 461 | Soil Physical Properties and Plant Growth | 3 | |
| SSC 462 | Soil-Crop Management Systems | 3 | |
| SSC 470 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| SSC 473 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| SSC 540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC 570 | Wetland Soils | 3 | |
| SSC 573 | Introduction to Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling | 3 | |
| ST 305 | 4 | ||
| ST 307 | Introduction to Statistical Programming- SAS | 1 | |
| ST 308 | Introduction to Statistical Programming - R | 1 | |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 312 | Introduction to Statistics II | 3 | |
| ST 350 | Economics and Business Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 370 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 3 | |
| ST 371 | Introduction to Probability and Distribution Theory | 3 | |
| ST 372 | Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 | |
| ST 380 | 3 | ||
| ST 401 | Experiences in Data Analysis | 4 | |
| ST 404 | Epidemiology and Statistics in Global Public Health | 3 | |
| ST 405 | Applied Nonparametric Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 412 | Long-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| ST 413 | Short-Term Actuarial Models | 3 | |
| ST 421 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics I | 3 | |
| ST 422 | Introduction to Mathematical Statistics II | 3 | |
| ST 430 | Introduction to Regression Analysis | 3 | |
| ST 431 | Introduction to Experimental Design | 3 | |
| ST 432 | Introduction to Survey Sampling | 3 | |
| ST 433 | Applied Spatial Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 434 | Applied Time Series | 3 | |
| ST 435 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| ST 437 | Applied Multivariate and Longitudinal Data Analysis | 3 | |
| ST 440 | Applied Bayesian Analysis | 3 | |
| ST 442 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| ST 445 | Introduction to Statistical Computing and Data Management | 3 | |
| ST 446 | Intermediate SAS Programming with Applications | 3 | |
| ST 491 | Statistics in Practice | 3 | |
| ST 495 | Special Topics in Statistics | 1-6 | |
| ST 497 | Professional Experience in Statistics | 1-3 | |
| ST 498 | Independent Study In Statistics | 1-6 | |
| ST 499 | Research Experience in Statistics | 1-3 | |
| ST 505 | Applied Nonparametric Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 533 | Applied Spatial Statistics | 3 | |
| ST 534 | Applied Time Series | 3 | |
| ST 535 | Statistical Methods for Quality and Productivity Improvement | 3 | |
| ST 537 | Applied Multivariate and Longitudinal Data Analysis | 3 | |
| ST 540 | Applied Bayesian Analysis | 3 | |
Advanced Communication Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| COM 289 | Science Communication and Public Engagement | 3 | |
| ENG 331 | Communication for Engineering and Technology | 3 | |
| ENG 332 | Communication for Business and Management | 3 | |
| ENG 333 | Communication for Science and Research | 3 |
Spatial Technology Electives
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOR 353 | GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Analysis and Assessment | 3 | |
| GIS 280 | Introduction to GIS | 3 | |
| SSC 440 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 | |
| SSC 540 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture | 3 |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENV 101 | Exploring the Environment | 2 |
| MA 114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 |
| ENV 100 | Student Success in Environmental First Year | 1 |
| PB 200 or BIO 181 | Plant Life or Introductory Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity | 4 |
| SMT 202 | Anatomy and Properties of Renewable Materials 1 | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CH 101 & CH 102 | Chemistry - A Molecular Science and General Chemistry Laboratory | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Academic Writing and Research 1 | 4 |
| FOR 150 | Critical Thinking and Data Analysis 1 | 2 |
| MA 121 or MA 131 | Elements of Calculus or Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 3 |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Chemistry or Physics Elective | 4 | |
| FOR 172 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration I 1 | 2 |
| FOR 339 | 1 | 4 |
| ST 311 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FOR 260 | Forest Ecology 1 | 4 |
| Economics Elective | 3 | |
| Soil Science Elective with lab | 4 | |
| FOR 250 | Professional Development II: Communications in Natural Resources 1 | 4 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| FOR 204 | Silviculture 1 | 2 |
| FOR 261 | Forest Communities 1 | 2 |
| FOR 264 | Forest Wildlife 1 | 1 |
| FOR 265 | Fire Management 1 | 1 |
| FOR 273 | Forest System Mapping and Mensuration II 1 | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| FOR 303 | Silvics and Forest Tree Physiology 1 | 3 |
| FOR 430 | Forest Health and Protection | 3 |
| FOR 319 | Forest Economics 1 | 3 |
| FOR 374 | Forest Measurement, Modeling, and Inventory 1 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| NR 301 | Practicum for Professional Development I | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Advanced Communication Elective | 3 | |
| Spatial Technology Elective | 3 | |
| FOR 304 | Theory of Silviculture 1 | 4 |
| FOR 350 | Professional Development III: Ethical Dilemmas in Natural Resource Management 1 | 1 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| FW 404 | Wildlife Habitat Management | 3 |
| FOR 405 | Forest Management 1 | 4 |
| NR 460 | Renewable Natural Resource Management and Policy 1 | 3 |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FOR 406 | Forest Inventory, Analysis and Planning 1 | 4 |
| Technical Elective | 7 | |
| GEP Requirement | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 128 | |
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A grade of C- or better is required.
Career Opportunities
Graduates in Forest Management are in high demand by state and federal land management agencies, forest products companies growing wood as a raw material, investment firms and insurance companies with land ownership portfolios, state forestry and agriculture extension services, the Peace Corps, environmental and wetland consulting firms, wood procurement companies, nursery and landscape management firms, and environmental organizations. After several years of experience, many graduates start their own businesses in forestry and land management consulting. Some graduates continue their education in graduate school to specialize in a wide variety of forestry and related programs.
Career Titles
- Conservation Scientist
- Forest and Conservation Technician
- Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialist
- Forester
- Park Naturalist
- Range Manager
- Soil Conservationist
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