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FOR 200W (W P 200W) Professional Careers in Forest Resources (3) Introduction to managing forests for products and services to meet human needs; developing career goals and an academic plan.
Effective: Spring 1996
Concurrent: FOR 203

FOR 203 Field Dendrology (3) Field identification of native and introduced trees and shrubs by leaf, fruit, twig, and bark.
Effective: Spring 2009
Concurrent: FOR 200W or W P 200W and W P 203

FOR 203L Field Dendrology (2) Field and laboratory identification of native and introduced trees and shrubs by leaf, fruit, bud, twig, bark.
Effective: Spring 2001

FOR 203P Field Dendrology (0) Field and laboratory identification of native and introduced trees and shrubs by leaf, fruit, bud, twig, bark.
Effective: Spring 2001

FOR 204 Dendrology (2) Taxonomic and silvical characteristics, ranges, genetic relationships, and uses of important forest tree species.
Effective: Winter 1978
Prerequisite: FOR 203

FOR 242 Elements of Project Supervision in Forestry (3) Supervisory techniques developed through an understanding of the behavioral sciences applied to field forestry personnel management.
This course is offered only at the DuBois and Mont Alto Campus as part of the two-year Forest Technology and Wildlife Technology majors. Effective: Fall 1983

FOR 295 Forest Technology Internship (1-4) Supervised field experience related to the student's major.
This course is offered only at the Mont Alto Campus as part of the two-year Forest Technology major. Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite: approval of proposed assignment by instructor prior to registration

FOR 296 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983

FOR 297 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983

FOR 301 (HORT 301) Principles of Arboriculture (3) Overview of the concepts and methods prescribed for the evaluation and care of large trees in urban settings.
Effective: Spring 2004
Prerequisite: BIOL 110 andSOILS 101

FOR 308 Forest Ecology (3) Effects of environment, spacing, and age on trees; forest influences; origin and development of forest communities.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: or concurrent:FOR 203

FOR 320 Forest Fire Management (2) Principles and concepts involved in managing the forest ecosystem in regard to fire.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: FOR 308

FOR 339 Timber Harvesting Systems (3) Principles, concepts, and practices of safe and environmentally sound timber harvesting systems.
Effective: Summer 2000 Ending: Fall 2009
Prerequisite: FOR 366

FOR 339 Timber Sale Administration (2) Practical aspects of the logistical, environmental, managerial, and regulatory oversight of active and retired timber sales.
Effective: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
Prerequisite: FOR 203 andFOR 366

FOR 350 Forest Resources Biometrics (3) Quantitative approaches for characterization and comparison of natural resources in forested landscapes.
Effective: Spring 1997
Prerequisite: one course each in calculus statistics and computers

FOR 366 Forest Resources Measurements (4) Measurement systems used in forest management, wildlife management, water- shed management, urban forestry, and recreation management.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: STAT 240

FOR 401 Urban Forest Management (3) Uses and values of urban vegetation, open space, and wildlife; planning, financing, support, management, and administration of urban forestry programs.
Effective: Summer 1992
Prerequisite: three credits in business management or economics and six credits in biology forestry or plant materials

FOR 409 Tree Physiology (2) Fundamentals of the relationship of the basic physiological functions of forest trees to form.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite: BIOL 240W

FOR 410 Elements of Forest Ecosystem Management (3) Fundamentals of forest ecosystem management for goods and services.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite: 3 credits in both ecology and biology

FOR 416 Forest Recreation (3) The management and administration of multiple-use forest lands and wilderness for forest recreational experiences, with emphasis on public forests.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: 3 credits in social or behavioral sciences

FOR 418 (US;IL) Agroforestry: Science, Design, and Practice (3) Agroforestry integrates trees in agricultural landscapes, and/or agriculture products into forested areas for multiple benefits.
Effective: Spring 2006

FOR 421 Silviculture (3) The application of the principles of forest ecology to control of establishment, composition, and growth of forest stands.
Effective: Fall 1984
Prerequisite: FOR 308, FOR 366

FOR 430 (W F S 430) Conservation Biology (3) The application of biological principles to issues in the conservation of biodiversity.
Effective: Spring 1995
Prerequisite: BIOL 220W orFOR 308

FOR 440 Forest Economics and Finance (3) The application of economic theory to forest resources systems, with emphasis on production and investment analyses.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: ECON 002 orECON 004

FOR 451 (AG 451) Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems for Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (3) Application of artificial intelligence in agriculture and natural resources, with emphasis on expert systems.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite: one course in computer science or computer applications

FOR 455 Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Handling (3) Remote sensing systems, with emphasis on application to forest ecosystem analysis. Includes introduction to computer systems for spatial data handling.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: MATH 110 3 credits in computer science 6 credits in ecological and/or geological sciences

FOR 466W Forest Resource Management (3) Optimum use of forest's tangible and intangible resources by application of financial and administrative management principles and management science techniques.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: FOR 421 . Prerequisite or concurrent:FOR 440

FOR 470 Watershed Management (3) Management of wild land watersheds for control of the amount and timing of water yield, water quality, erosion, and sedimentation.
Effective: Summer 2000
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Soils

FOR 471 Watershed Management Laboratory (1) Introduction to hydrologic and climatic measurements and computations useful in watershed management.
Effective: Spring 1992
Prerequisite: or concurrent:FOR 470

FOR 475 Principles of Forest Soils Management (3) Effect of current forest management practices on the properties and productive capacity of forest soils.
Effective: Spring 1985
Prerequisite: FOR 308 3 credits in soils

FOR 480 Policy and Administration (3) Forest resources policy objectives; criteria and goals of society; policy implementation by ownership classes; planning, administration, and evaluation of programs.
Effective: Spring 2001
Prerequisite: FOR 200W 3 credits of social or behavioral science

FOR 485 Natural Resource Decisions (3) Application of previous courses and experience to decision making on forest land management and natural resource policy issues. (Students should have completed or be taking concurrently W F S 447, 463; FOR 410, 421, or 466.)
Effective: Spring 2000
Prerequisite: sixth-semester or higher standing 12 credits in Forestry or Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences

FOR 488Y (IL) International Forestry (3) Forestry in global context, emphasizing developing countries: ecological, economic, technological, and political aspects.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite: E R M 413W, FOR 421 orINTAG 100

FOR 494 Forestry Research (3) Introduction to the theory, principles, and practices of forestry research; supervised research experience.
Effective: Summer 1995
Prerequisite: FOR 350, STAT 250

FOR 494H Forestry Research (3) Introduction to the theory, principles, and practices of forestry research; supervised research experience.
Effective: Fall 2007
Prerequisite: FOR 350, STAT 250

FOR 495 Forestry Internship (1-6) Supervised field experience related to the student's major.
Effective: Fall 1981
Prerequisite: approval of proposed assignment by instructor prior to registration.

FOR 496 Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983

FOR 496A Natural Resources GIS-1 (1-3) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 496B Natural Resources GIS-2 (1-3) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 497 Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983

FOR 497A Timbersale Administration (2) Practical aspects of the logistical, environmental, managerial, and regulatory oversight of active and retired timber sales.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

FOR 497A Forest Dynamics (3) Long and short-term trends in forest composition and structure as a result of climate, natural distrubances, and management.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 497B Programming Forestry Applications (2) This course teaches computer programming to produce forestry applications using Liberty Basic. Liberty Basic is available for about $50.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

FOR 497B Herbaceous Forest Plants of Pennsylvania: Identification and Ecology (3) Course will cover common herbaceous plant families and representative taxa occurring in Pennsylvania and the region.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 497D Operational GPS (1) This course introduces the principles of GPS technology. Students will use a consumer-grade GPA unit and various GIS software to build a powerful but cost-effective GPS/GIS solution. Class projects focus on using GPS for land navigation and data collection in relevant mapping and natural resource management applications.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

FOR 497D Chainsaw Safety, Maintenance, and Operation for Timber (2) This course will provide in-depth training on the safety aspects, maintenance techniques, and operational skills and techniques important to the safe, effective, and efficient use of the chainsaw in a wide range of timber harvesting and timber processing activities.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 497E Water & Watersheds (3) A first emphasis is hydrological processes, introducing factors that affect water budgets, flow paths, and runoff generation. A second emphasis is on water issues and management (e.g., water pollution, atmospheric deposition, land use change, climate variability). A portion of this course is offered via distance learning.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

FOR 497E Natural Resource Study Tour of South Africa (1) This course will meet a few times during the semester to discuss forestry and natural resource management issues in southern Africa, and will culminate with a 2 week study to South Africa, Mozambique and Sawziland.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010

FOR 497F Forest Weeds (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009

FOR 497F Invasive Forest Plants (3) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 2010 Ending: Fall 2010 Future: Fall 2010

FOR 499 (IL) Foreign Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005

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