The School of Forestry and Resource Conservation offers programs of bachelor, master, and doctor degrees. The undergraduate program is comprised of four fields: Forest Biology, Forest Environment, Biological Materials, and Resources Conservation and Management. Currently all courses are taught in Mandarin.
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The
undergraduate program requires four years of study and a minimum of 128 semester
credits. Students must complete residence and course requirements to receive a
Bachelor's degree in Agriculture.
(1)
The required courses of Forest Biology Division:
Forest ecology, biotechnology, tree physiology, silviculture, biodiversity, tree molecular genetics, dendrology.
(2)
The required courses of Forest Environment Division:
Physical environment and biological
interactions in forests, global change, impacts of human activities on forests,
planning and management of forest environment.
(3)
The required courses of Biological Materials Division:
Applications of biological materials,
development of environment-friendly woody materials, management and pollution
control of forestry industry.
(4)
The required courses of Resources Conservation and Management Division:
Management of biological and environmental resources
in forests, conservation biology, resource economics, geographical information
system.
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The
master of science degree is an academic degree granted by the Graduate Institute
of Forestry and Resource Conservation. Full time students must be in-residence for one to four
years and must complete at least 24 credits of appropriate courses and 6 thesis
credits, and must submit an acceptable thesis based on original research. A
student must fulfill all these requirements and pass thesis defense to receive a
Master of Science in Agriculture. The required courses for all divisions are
listed as followed:
Seminar(2 credits), Research Program(2 credits), Thesis(6 credits)
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The Graduate Institute of Forestry
and Resource Conservation programs leading to a
Doctor of Philosophy degree require two to seven years of study beyond the
master¡¦s degree, completion of 30 semester credits, (4 special seminar credits
and 12 thesis credits included), and defense of an acceptable dissertation based
on original research. Graduates are accorded a Doctor of Philosophy in
Agriculture.
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