Forestry Courses

FOR6123	Forest Economics
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FOR6802	Structural Design in Timber	3 ch
This course introduces the principles and codes relating to the structural design in timber. The software Design Office 11 will be used to design individual elements (such as beams and columns), and latral load carrying systems (such as shearwalls and roof diaphragms). Prerequisites: FOR2803, EC2303, CE2033 or permission of Instructor

FOR6900	Masters Seminar	6 ch
All ForEM students enrolled full-time or part-time in Master of Science in Environmental Management, Master of Science in Forestry and Master of Science in Forest Engineering. Students must register in this course until they fulfill all its requirements. The goal of the course is to prepare students for presenting thesis results to examiners and to the public. Improved public presentation skills is one of the outcomes. Equally important is familiarization with projects of other graduate students in the same graduate unit. Credit for the course will be given upon fulfilling course requirements.

FOR6910	PhD Seminar	6 ch
All ForEM students enrolled full-time or part-time in the PhD program must register in this course until they fulfill all its requirements. The goal of the course is to prepare students for presenting thesis results to examiners and to the public. Improved public presentation skills is one of the outcomes. Equally important is familiarization with projects of other graduate students in the same graduate unit. Credit for the course will be given upon fulfilling course requirements regarding the attendance and presentation.

FOR6913	Research Methods	3 ch
This course is designed to work students through the processes of problem identification, hypothesis testing, measurements and sampling, statistical methods, and scientific inference. The process of scientific research will be presented using Gowin’s Vee and other methods of scientific problem structure and dissection.

FOR6920	Directed Studies in Forestry	3 ch
A Directed Studies course allows the student to gain awareness in a specific subject matter that may not be covered in existing graduate courses. The course is catered to a subject area of interest or relevant to the graduate report or thesis. Actual content and grading are specific to each course. The instructor of the course must submit a Directed Studies course form outlining title, expectations, and grading format to School of Graduate Studies for acceptance.

FOR6921	Directed Studies	3 ch
This course allows for the exploration of a subject of interest to the graduate student, and will vary in content and design for each student. Any member of the FOREM faculty can be the instructor. Permission to enroll requires a syllabus to be accepted by SGS. The syllabus must include course title, objective, deliverables, and grading scheme.

FOR6994	MFE Report
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FOR6995	MScFE Thesis	0 ch
The course guides the student in the development and execution of the thesis research project from inception to completion, culminating with thesis deposit and defense. Students will progress through checkpoints set by the supervisor and Advisory Committee. Students receive credit for this course once all degree requirements are fulfilled. Students must register for this course throughout the duration of their research-based program.

FOR6996	MF Report	0 ch
The course guides the student in the development and execution of the report research project from inception to completion, culminating with a report deposited for review and acceptance by the Advisory Committee. Students receive credit for this course once all degree requirements are fulfilled. Students must register for this course throughout the duration of their course-based program.

FOR6997	MScF Thesis	0 ch
The course guides the student in the development and execution of the thesis research project from inception to completion, culminating with thesis deposit and defense. Students will progress through checkpoints set by the supervisor and Advisory Committee. Students receive credit for this course once all degree requirements are fulfilled. Students must register for this course throughout the duration of their research-based program.

FOR6998	PhD Thesis	0 ch
The course guides the student in the development and execution of the thesis research project from inception to completion, culminating with thesis deposit and defense. Students will progress through checkpoints set by the supervisor and Advisory Committee. Students receive credit for this course once all degree requirements are fulfilled. Students must register for this course throughout the duration of their research-based program.