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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Undergraduate Program

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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Master of Science Program

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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Doctor of Philosophy Program

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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