Courses
The continuous destruction of our forest and other resources call for inspired education, research and extension programs in the field of renewable resources.
Forest Research Management
Natural Resources Conservation
Natural Science
Silviculture and Forest Influences
Forestry
Forest Research Management
Course Code | Description | Units | Sem Offered | Prerequisites |
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FRM 16. Fundamentals of Small-scale Forest-based Enterprises | Economic and business concepts as applied to the establishment of small-scale forest-based enterprises. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 2 | |
FRM 61. Forest Biometry | Measurements of standing and felled timber, tree growth, and of non-timber forest products; tree inventory methods. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | FBS 21 |
FRM 62. Forest Mensuration | Elements of forest mensuration; tree measurements; forest products measurements and volume determination; and basic computer applications. 8 hrs (2 class, 6 lab). | 4 | 1,2 | |
FRM 90. Elementary Forestry Cartography | Lettering, orthographic and auxiliary projection; sectioning and dimensioning methods; detailed working drawing; isometric and oblique representation; technical sketching. 3 hrs (lab). | 1 | 1,2 | |
FRM 92. Forest Engineering | Forest surveying and topographic mapping; direct and indirect leveling; elementary road engineering. 7 hrs (1 class, 6 lab). | 2 | 1,2 | |
FRM 93. Elementary Forest Surveying and Mapping | Basic surveying; methods of measurements and instrumentation; techniques and procedures in map-making. 8 hrs (2 class, 6 field). | 4 | 2 | FRM 62 and FRM 90 |
FRM 94. Forest Products Harvesting | Techniques and management of forest products harvesting. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FRM 93 |
FRM 100. Introduction to Forest Resources Management | General forest management; its relation to the forest products industries. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1,2 | |
FRM 102. Fundamentals of Environmental Forest Management (formerly FRM 110) | Structure and dynamics of forest ecosystems, principles, decision-making tools and strategies in environmental forest management. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 2 | FOR 1 and FBS 36 or COI |
FRM 120. Forestry Economics (formerly FRM 117) | Economics of production, distribution, and consumption of forest products and services. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1,2 | ECON 11 |
FRM 121. Accounting (formerly FRM 116) | Theory and practice of accounting. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | |
FRM 122. Forest Finance (formerly FRM 118) | Forest ecosystem services valuation and financing. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1 | FRM 117 |
FRM 119. Marketing of Forest Products (formerly FPPS 119) | Forest products marketing, the structure of forest products market, output and pricing policies and strategic trends. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | ECON 11 |
FRM 131. Forest-based Enterprise Development and Management (formerly FRM 171) | Entrepreneurship and business concepts as applied to the establishment and management of forest-based enterprises. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab) | 3 | 1,2 | FRM 120 or COI |
FRM 143. Sampling Methods in Forestry (formerly FRM 164) | Sampling problems with special reference to timber inventory of forest area. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FRM 61 |
FRM 144. Experimental Designs in Forestry Research (formerly FRM 167) | Principles of experimental designs; basic and other experimental designs and analysis applied in forestry research; treatment comparisons; regression and correlation. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | |
FRM 145. Tropical Forests and Climate Change | Climate change assessment methods, mitigation and adaptation in tropical forests. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FBS 36 or COI |
FRM 146. Production Planning and Control in Logging Operations (formerly FRM 194) | Preparation of production and cost standards; job analysis; production planning and control techniques; machine selection and replacement. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | |
FRM 165. Forest Surveys | echniques, instruments, procedures in planning and implementing forest surveys; analysis and presentation of data. 7 hrs (1 class, 6 field). | 3 | S | FBS 21 and FRM 93 |
FRM 170. Forest Range Management (formerly FRM 130) | Principles of range management, range condition, classification and analysis, range ecology, improvement and management planning; identification of range pasture and forage plants. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FRM 61 |
FRM 183. Timber Production Management | Theories and techniques in timber management and harvesting in natural and plantation forests. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | FRM 61 and FRM 117 |
FRM 184. Integrated Forest Resource Management | The biophysical and socio-economic aspects of FRM; forest land use management; forest management planning and plans. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | FRM 61, NRC 140, and SFI 142 |
FRM 190. Special Problems | May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the students program will not exceed 4 units. | 1-3 | 1,2 | COI |
FRM 191. Special Topics | May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the students program will not exceed 4 units. | 1-3 | 1,2 |
Natural Resources Conservation
Course Code | Description | Units | Sem Offered | Prerequisites |
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NRC 130. Nature-based Leisure and Outdoor Recreation | Principles, guidelines and conservation norms for different leisure activities outdoors and in wilderness areas. 3 hrs (3 class). | 3 | 1 | |
NRC 131. Fundamentals of Ecotourism | Principles, concepts and approaches in ecotourism. 3 hrs (3 class). | 3 | 2 | |
NRC 132. Conservation and Management of Protected Areas | Concepts, principles and practices in conserving and managing protected areas. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | COI |
NRC 140. Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (formerly FRM 104) | Principles and concepts of geographic information systems; GIS operation. 5hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | |
NRC 141. Introduction to Remote Sensing (formerly FRM 103) | Principles, concepts and types of remote sensing. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | |
NRC 142. Aerial Photogrammetry and Image Interpretation (formerly FRM 161) | Principles and techniques of acquiring, interpreting and using aerial photos and other images in mapping for natural resources management. (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FRM 61 |
NRC 143. Environmental Impact Assessment of Natural Resource Management Projects (formerly SFI 168) | Concepts of environmental impact assessment (EIA). Application of EIA in natural resource management projects with emphasis in forestry and upland development projects. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | SFI 121 and FRM 184 or COI |
NRC 170. Watershed Management (formerly FRM 153) | Regulation, use, conservation practices and treatment of the aggregate resources of a drainage basin for the production of water and the control of erosion, stream flow, and floods. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | SFI 100 or COI |
Natural Science
Course Code | Description | Units | Sem Offered | Prerequisites |
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NASC 10 (MST). Forests as Source of Life | The roles and importance of forests in sustaining life, environment, and society. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1,2,M | |
Silviculture and Forest Influences
Course Code | Description | Units | Sem Offered | Prerequisites |
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SFI 10. Elementary Forest Soil Conservation | Introduction to properties of soils and techniques in forest soil conservation. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | |
SFI 30. Forest Nurseries | Establishment and management of forest nurseries. 7 hrs (1 class, 6 field). | 3 | 1,2 | FBS 1 |
SFI 31. Elementary Silviculture | Regeneration and treatment of Philippine forests. 8 hrs (2 class, 6 field). | 4 | 1,2 | FBS 1 |
SFI 100. Geology and Forest Soils | Physical geology; formation and development of land forms; physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of forest soils. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | |
SFI 101. Forest Soils | Soil classification, organic matter, organisms, physical and chemical properties, and relation to forest management. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | SFI 100 or COI |
SFI 102. Forest Soil and Water Conservation | Principles, theories and research methodologies in forest soil and water conservation. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | SFI 100 or COI |
SFI 103. Fundamentals of Agroforestry (formerly SFI 123) | Principles and practices of agroforestry; managing agroforestry projects. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab) | 3 | 1,2 | COI |
SFI 104. Agroforestry Systems of the Philippines (formerly SFI 133) | Description and analysis of agroforestry system in the Philippines. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | SFI 123 or COI |
SFI 105. Silvics (formerly SFI 171) | Ecological foundation of silviculture; analysis of the interrelationships of trees, stand, and forests and environment. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FBS 36 |
SFI 106. Introduction to Forest Influences (formerly SFI 161) | Introductory analysis of the modifying effects of forests on the microclimate, soil and the biological aspects of the environment and the basic principles underlying their measurement. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | |
SFI 107. Fundamentals of Urban Forestry (formerly SFI 126) | Structure, composition, distribution and classification, planning, management of urban forests. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | SFI 122 or COI |
SFI 140. Tropical Silviculture (formerly SFI 120) | Silvicultural systems and their applications in natural tropical forests with emphasis on the restoration and rehabilitation of degraded Philippine forests. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | FBS 36 and SFI 100 |
SFI 142. Plantation Forestry (formerly SFI 122) | Artificial forest regeneration systems with emphasis on Philippine conditions. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | SFI 120 |
SFI 144. Silviculture of Non-Timber Plant Species (formerly SFI 124) | Classification, propagation and cultivation of economically important non-timber producing plant species. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | |
SFI 145. Silvicultural Approaches to Forest Protection (formerly SFI 131) | Causes and silvicultural control of forest destructive agents. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1 | SFI 121 or COI |
SFI 146. Forest Tree Improvement (formerly SFI 141) | Application of genetics to forestry; selection, hybridization, progeny testing and seed orchard establishment. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | FBS 172 or COI |
SFI 147. Agroforestry System Design and Development (formerly SFI 143) | Concepts and application of diagnosing and designing appropriate agroforestry system and technologies. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | SFI 123 or COI |
SFI 148. Forestation Techniques for Marginal and Degraded Areas (formerly SFI 182) | Concepts, principles and applications of forestation strategies or techniques for marginal and degraded upland areas. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | SFI 100 or COI |
SFI 149. Arboriculture and Landscape Gardening (formerly SFI 122) | Propagation and culture of important fruit and ornamental perennial plants; landscape gardening and ground improvement. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1 | COI |
SFI 152. Forest Tree Seeds | Production, anatomy, and composition of tree seeds, and their collection, extraction, testing, treatment, storage, germination, and certification. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | BOT 1 or COI |
SFI 172. Forest Fire Management | Basic principles and practices in forest fire management; fire behavior, fire danger rating and forest fire prevention and control. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | FBS 36 or COI |
Forestry
Course Code | Description | Units | Sem Offered | Prerequisites |
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FOR 1. Introduction to Forests and Forestry | Forests and forestry in relation to the environment and society; introduction to the science and technology of forestry. 3 hrs (class). | 3 | 1,2 | |
FOR 31. Elementary Forest Protection | Harmful effects of fire, insects and diseases on forests; preventive and remedial control measures. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | FBS 1 and FBS 9 |
FOR 110. Introduction to Protected Area Management | Principles and practices in the management of protected areas. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 2 | FRM 100 and FBS 21 |
FOR 195. Research Methods in Forestry and Natural Resources | Methods and approaches in conducting researches in forestry and natural resources including proposal preparation and communicating results. 5 hrs (2 class, 3 lab). | 3 | 1,2 | |
FOR 198. Internship | 3 | S | ||
FOR 199. Undergraduate Seminar | 1 | 1,2 | ||
FOR 200. Undergraduate Thesis | 6 | 1,2,S | ||
FOR 200a. Practicum | 6 | 1,2,S |