Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
This nonthesis plan prepares you for a career in forest management, in contrast to a career in research. It is appropriate if you desire advanced training in forestry, but not a research focus.
For this plan, you take the following 33 units, as well as any required remedial coursework, chosen with guidance from your faculty adviser. Please note that of these 33 units, at least 17 must be in FOR courses.
8-9 units of core courses, with one course from each of the following concentrations:
ecosystem science:
FOR 500, 504, 515, 520, 521, 544, 550, 551, 552, 553, 554, 560, 563, 579, 580, 582, 604, 611, 620, and 625 and MAT 542 and 543
forest management sciences:
FOR 500, 503, 524, 525, 530, 541, 542, 551, 565, 573, 590, 593, 603, and 633
forest social science:
FOR 515, 573, and 605; GGR 576; and POS 555, 658, and 659
Additionally, you can use FOR 506 and 695 as well as special topics courses offered by the School of Forestry or other departments in any of these concentrations with approval by your faculty adviser.
STA 570 or one 3-unit graduate course with significant content in statistics (3 units)
FOR 505 (1 unit)
FOR 692 (2 units)
FOR 689 (3 units)
(Please note that this requirement involves preparing a professional paper on a subject related to management as a capstone integrating experience. This paper meets NAU’s requirement for a written comprehensive exam.)
15-16 units of electives
For more program information, click here www.nau.edu/forestry.
Click here for information about Forestry graduate courses and faculty.