Certificate of Forest Resource Management and Conservation

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18 semester hours plus a 3-hour prerequisite

The Certificate of Forest Resource Management and Conservation is a multi-disciplinary program that emphasizes a theoretical and applied approach to forest resource management, forest ecosystem restoration, and natural resource conservation. This certificate program prepares students for employment with organizations such as The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, and private consulting firms, and public organizations including the National Park Service and USDA Forest Service, and other similar organization involved in ecosystem management and ecological restoration. The certificate also is useful for advanced studies in the field.

Courses for the Certificate are as follows:

1. Prerequisites (3)
   • MATH 121 Introduction to Statistics & Probability (3) OR BIOL 380 Biostatistics (3)
2. Required Courses (18)
   • FOR 202 (3) Tropical Forestry and Natural Resources
   • FOR 340 (3) Remote Sensing and GIS in Forestry OR GEOG 480 (3) Geographic Information Systems and Visualization
   • FOR 410 (3) Physiological Ecology of Tropical Forests OR BIOL 381 (3) Conservation Biology
   • NRES 420 (3) Hydrology and Watershed Management
   • FOR 440 (3) Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Management
   • SOIL 304 (3) Tropical Soils