Careers in Forestry

Forestry as a Career?

Forestry as a Career!

It starts with a four-year university degree.

There are also two-year degree programs.

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Forestry Major (an example)

Major study and approved electives to total 133 credits.

Core Forestry Courses (58 credits)

Elective Forestry Courses (50 credits)

General Degree Requirements (50-56 credits)

Note: Credits add up to more than 133.Many times courses within a major also

meet general degree requirements.

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Areas of Study

BiologyChemistry

CommunicationsEconomics

ForestryMathematics

Natural ResourcesPaper Science

PhilosophySoil Resources

Water ResourcesWildlife Resources

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Forestry Emphases

Forestry is a broad field where special emphases can be earned at the undergraduate level. Each emphasis has different set of electives, but usually the “core” courses are the same. Some of these emphases are:

Forest ManagementUrban Forestry

Forest RecreationForest Administration

Forest UtilizationEcosystem Restoration

Wood ScienceForest Conservation

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Forestry

BiometryMensuration

Forest ProtectionEcosystem Ecology

Management & FinanceSilviculture

Natural Resources

People, Resources, BiosphereEcological Basis of NR Mngt.

Fish, Forestry, & WildlifeSoil & Water Resources

Resource EconomicsNatural Resource Seminars

Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits

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Summer Camp

Land SurveyingForest Measurement-Field Experience

Selected TopicsSoil Conservation & Watershed Inventory

Soil Inventory MethodsAquatic Ecosystem Evaluation

Wildlife Mngt. TechniquesEnvironmental Study in Europe

Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits (continued)

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Other Courses

Plant BiologyComputer Information Systems

MacroeconomicsEnvironmental Ethics

Core Forestry Courses, 58 credits (continued)

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Forest EcologyAmenity Forestry

Harvesting SystemsForest Products

Regional SilvicultureFire & Ecology

Forest PathologyForest Entomology

Range ManagementForest Recreation

Landscape Maintenance

Elective Courses 50 credits

Urban ForestryRecreation UseCurrent Issues

Forestry InternshipLandscape Architecture

Forestry SeminarsWood Manufacturing

Tree Structure & FunctionField SilvicultureTree Genetics

Forestry Electives

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Elective Courses 50 credits (continued)

Natural Resource Electives

Public RelationsInternational Resource Mngt

Air ResourcesResource AdministrationAir Photo InterpretationResource Policy & Law

Integrated Resource Mngt.

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Other Electives

Animal BiologyPlant Physiology

Fundamental ChemistryApplied Calculus

TrigonometryInterpersonal Communication

Organizational Communication Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Pulp & Paper Processes Forest SoilsHydrology

Watershed Mngt. Wildlife Habitat Mngt.

Elective Courses 50 credits (continued)

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General Degree Requirements - 50 credits(Certain courses in the Major apply)

Many Options for Each Category

EnglishCommunication

MathematicsGeneral Science

Wellness & Health (phys.ed.)Humanities

(Art, Literature, Foreign LanguagePhilosophy, Social Science, History)

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State Department of Natural Resources

U.S. Forest Service

Other federal agencies (BIA, BLM, IRS, FWS, military, etc.)

Forest Industry (Mead, International Paper, Louisiana-Pacific, many others)

Non-forest Industry (those with large land holdings)

Private Organizations (TNC, Trusts, MUCC, many others)

Universities, Colleges, Special Schools

Cities and Towns

Potential Employers