Course Work offerings for graduate degrees in Forest Science areas

Forestry
FW 3010 - Practice of Silviculture
FW 3012 - Survey of Silviculture
FW 3020 - Forest and Landscape Ecology
FW 3075 - Introduction to Biotechnology
FW 3098 - Wood Processing and Manufacture
FW 3110 - Natural Resource Policy
FW 3150 - Timber Harvesting
FW 3170 - Land Measurements and GPS
FW 3180 - Geomorphology, Landscapes and Ecosystems
FW 3190 - Multi-resource Assessment
FW 3300 - Introduction to Genomics
FW 3330 - Soil Science
FW 3376 - Forest & Environmental Resource Management (The FERM)
FW 3410 - Conservation Biology
FW 3540 - An Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Natural Resource  
                  Management
FW 3600 - Wildlife Habitat
FW 3610 - Ornithology
FW 3620 - Field Ornithology
FW 3630 - Wildlife Habitat, Diseases and Parasites
FW 3760 - Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
FW 3800 - Insect Ecology
FW 3840 - Forest Health
FW 4080 - Forest Economics and Finance
FW 4089 - Bioinformatics
FW 4110 - Tree Seedling Production and Greenhouse Management
FW 4120 - Tree Physiology and Genetics
FW 4140 - Vegetation Modeling
FW 4150 - Forest Resource Management
FW 4220 - Wetlands
FW 4240 - Mammalogy
FW 4300 - Introduction to Wildland Fire
FW 4400 - Urban Forestry
FW 4500 - Independent Study
FW 4540 - Remote Sensing of the Environment
FW 4610 - Wildlife Ecology
FW 4632 - Southwest Field Ecology Camp
FW 4750 - Forest Diseases and Fungal Ecology
FW 4810 - Integrated Resource Assessment
FW 4850 - Environmental Education Methods
FW 5020 - Identification & Biology of Forest Vegetation 
FW 5024 - Advanced Wood Preservation
FW 5030 - Forest Measurement & Assessment
FW 5050 - Current Topics in Forest Biotechnology
FW 5068 - Advanced Wood Composites
FW 5070 - Developmental and Ecological Genetics
FW 5080 - Gene Profiling Analysis
FW 5085 - Functional Genomics and Biotechnology
FW 5088 - Forest Finance & Economics
FW 5089 - Tools of Bioinformatics
FW 5100 - Advanced Terrestrial Ecology
FW 5110 - Advanced Natural Resource Policy
FW 5115 - Restoration Ecology
FW 5120 - Ecophysiology of Forest Productivity
FW 5130 - Forest Vegetation Dynamics
FW 5150 - Advanced Natural Resource Policy Analysis
FW 5160 - Operations Research in Natural Resource Management
FW 5221 - Advanced Wetland Science
FW 5350 - Soil Biology
FW 5376 - Advanced Forest and Environmental Resource Management
FW 5400 - Advanced Conservation Biology
FW 5410 - Analysis of Natural Resource Data
FW 5411 - Applied Regression Analysis
FW 5510 - Special Topics in Natural Resources
 FW 5550 - Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management
FW 5560 - Digital Image Processing: A Remote Sensing Perspective
FW 5600 - Advanced Insect Ecology
FW 5641 - Global Change Institute for Teachers
FW 5700 - Graduate Field Forestry
FW 5701 - Graduate Field Applied Ecology
FW 5710 - Trees in Agricultural Systems
 FW 5720 - International Forestry Seminar
FW 5730 - Field Work in International Forestry
FW 5740 - Overseas Research
FW 5760 - Graduate Tropical Forestry
FW 5770 - Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis
FW 5800 - Master's Graduate Seminar
FW 5810 - Research Methods in Natural Resources
FW 5850 - Effective Grantsmanship Workshop
FW 5998 - Forest Resources and International Forestry Master's Research
FW 5999 - Forest Resources and Environmental Science Master's Research
FW 6800 - Doctoral Graduate Seminar
FW 6980 - Graduate Teaching
FW 6999 - Forest Resources and Environmental Science Doctoral Research

Computer Science
CS4421 Database Systems

Biological Science
BL4010 Biochemistry I
BL4020 Biochemistry II
BL4140 Plant Physiology
BL4220 Applied and Industrial Microbiology
BL4430 Biological Simulation Techniques
BL4450 Limnology
BL4470 Analysis of Biological Data
BL4740 Introduction to Mycology
BL4810 Plant Taxonomy
BL4820 Biochemical Lab. Techniques I
BL5150 Advanced Plant Physiology
BL5160 Plant Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
BL5460 Advanced Ecology: Ecosystems
BL5750 Advanced Ecology: Communities

Civil Engineering
CE4502 Wastewater Treatment and Collection
CE3610 Hydrology
CE4630 Hydraulic Structures

Economics
EC3400 Economic Decision Analysis

Geology
GE4760 Eng. Evaluation of Mineral Deposits

Humanities
HU4625 Risk Communication
HU6060 Special Topics in Philosophy

Mathematics
MA4760 Mathematical Statistics I
MA4770 Mathematical Statistics II
MA5510 Ordinary Differential Equations
MA4710 Regression Analysis
MA4720 Design and Analysis of Experiments
MA4730 Non-parametric Statistics
MA4330 Linear Algebra I
MA2720 Statistical Methods I
 
Mechanical Engineering
ME4610 Advanced Machining Processes
ME4660 Data Based Modeling

Mining Engineering
MG4600 Geostatistics I

Course Work offerings for degrees in Forest Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology

Forestry
 FW 3075 - Introduction to Biotechnology
 FW 3300 - Introduction to Genomics
 FW 3410 - Conservation Biology
 FW 4087 - Molecular Genetics of Trees
 FW 4089 - Bioinformatics
 FW 4110 - Tree Seedling Production and Greenhouse Management
 FW 4120 - Tree Physiology and Genetics
 FW 4130 - Biometrics
 FW 5050 - Current Topics in Forest Biotechnology
 FW 5070 - Developmental and Ecological Genetics
 FW 5080 - Gene Profiling Analysis
 FW 5085 - Functional Genomics and Biotechnology
 FW 5089 - Tools of Bioinformatics
 FW 5800 - Master's Graduate Seminar
 FW 5850 - Effective Grantsmanship Workshop
 FW 5999 - Forest Resources and Environmental Science Master's Research
 FW 6800 - Doctoral Graduate Seminar
 FW 6980 - Graduate Teaching
 FW 6999 - Forest Resources and Environmental Science Doctoral Research

Mathematics
MA4550 Math Models in Biomathematics
MA4710 Regression Analysis
MA4720 Design/Analysis of Experiments
MA4760 Mathematical Statistics I
MA4770 Mathematical Statistics II
MA5405 Complex Variables
MA5504 Mathematical Modeling I
MA5505 Mathematical Modeling II
MA5524 Functional Analysis
MA5545 Applied Integral Equations
MA5701 Statistical Methods
MA5711 Mathematical Statistics I
MA5712 Mathematical Statistics II
MA5750 Statistical Genetics
MA5731 Linear Models
MA5741 Multivariate Statistical Methods
MA5791 Categorical Data Analysis
MA6701 Probability

Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
MY5200 Scanning Electron Microscopy

Chemistry
CH4212 Instrumental Analysis
CH4272 Process Analytical Chemistry
CH4412 Spectroscopy of Organic Chemistry
CH4430 Intermediate Organic Chemistry
CH 4710 - Biomolecular Chemistry I
CH 4720 - Biomolecular Chemistry II
CH 4790 - Current Topics in Biochemistry
CH5210 Analytical Separations
CH/CE5509 Env. Organic Chemistry
CH5520 Chemical Kinetics
CH5530 Molecular Spectroscopy
CH5570 Biophysical Chemistry

Computer Science
CS4321 Introduction to Algorithms
CS4421 Database Systems
CS4611 Introduction to Computer Graphics
CS5321 Advanced Algorithm

Biological Science
 BL 3190 - Evolution
 BL 3210 - General Microbiology
 BL 3240 - Cell Biology
 BL 3300 - Introduction to Genomics
 BL 3640 - General Immunology
 BL 4010 - Biochemistry I
 BL 4020 - Biochemistry II
 BL 4030 - Molecular Biology
 BL 4040 - Environmental Biochemistry
 BL 4140 - Plant Physiology
 BL 4220 - Applied and Industrial Microbiology
 BL 4470 - Analysis of Biological Data
 BL 4500 - Critical Discussions in Bioinformatics
 BL 4820 - Biochemical Laboratory Techniques I
 BL 4830 - Advanced Biochemical Techniques
 BL 4840 - Molecular Biology Techniques
 BL 5030 - Molecular Biology
 BL 5040 - Electron Optical Methods of Analysis I
 BL 5050 - Electron Optical Methods of Analysis II
 BL 5060 - Biological Ultrastructure 
 BL 5150 - Advanced Plant Physiology
 BL 5160 - Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
 BL 5170 - Plant Cell & Development
 BL 5431 - Population Ecology
 
Biomedical Engineering
BE 4440 - Introduction to Genetic Engg
BE5440 Genetic Eng. and Molecular Medicine

Business Administration
BA4590 Environmental Law

Civil and Environmental Engineering
CE4501 Environmental Engineering Chemical Processes
CE4506 Application of Environmental

Suggested Course work for Loret Miller Ruppe Peace Corps Master's International Program (Special requirements)

The Master's International Forestry Curriculum is a blend of traditional forestry courses, several ecology courses, and several courses and seminars specifically created for this program. All are applicable to your work as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
The sequence of courses is also designed to leave the student the option of developing a Master's Degree program as a thesis degree, a project degree, or a course-work only degree.
Graduate committees routinely substitute other appropriate courses for students who have completed any of the required courses during their undergraduate program.

Courses for Students Entering in Fall

Fall Semester

1. FW5700 Graduate Field Forestry - 8 cr. Two options areavailable for this course. Option A (Forestry Emphasis) covers Silviculture, Insects and Diseases of Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment, Global Positioning Systems, Timber Harvesting, and Wildlife Habitat. Option B (Ecology Emphasis) covers a Insects and Diseases of Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment, Global Positioning Systems, Insect Ecology, Wildlife Habitat, Vegetation and Geomorphology, and a survey of Silviculture.

2. FW5760 Graduate Tropical Forestry - 2 cr.

3. FW5740 Overseas Research - 1 cr.

Spring Semester

1.FW5710 Trees in Agricultural Systems - 2 cr.

2. FW5770 Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis - 2 cr.

3. FW3540 Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management - 4 cr. (Students are not required to take FW3540 during this semester but must take either FW3540 or FW 5550 - Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management when they return from Peace Corps service.)

• 4. CE5993 Civil & Environmental Engineering in the Developing World - 2 cr.
• MA2720 or equivalent. Principles of Statistics 4 cr. Required of students who do not have an undergraduate statistics course.
• 5. Three credits of electives.

Peace Corps Service

• FW5730 International Forestry Practicum 1 cr. per academic semester including the summer. (Tuition paid by Michigan Tech.)

Upon Return from Peace Corps Service

1. FW5999 Graduate Research in Forestry. variable credits.

2. FW5720 Seminar in International Forestry 1 cr.

3. FW5800 Graduate Seminar in Forestry 1 cr.

30 credits required to graduate. No more than 12 credits in 3000 and 4000 level courses.
This set of courses was designed cooperatively with the US Peace Corps. It will provide a set of skills for both forestry and environmental education placement in Peace Corps and work in forestry and environmental sciences in the United States.
The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Tech is one of 48 accredited forestry programs in the United States.

Suggested Course Work for Master of Forestry (MF) Professional degree only (Special requirements)

Master of Forestry (Plan B and Plan C)
The Master of Forestry (M.F.) degree program is Plans B and C only, and is intended for  students who want a course work-only professional degree or who may be interested in working on a small project with a report. This program is for students who lack a forestry background at the bachelors level, and wish to change their career to forestry. The structure of this program is significantly different from our other Master of Science Degree programs. In addition to a Bachelors degree, students applying for this program are expected to have had 1 semester of Chemistry, and 1 semester of Elementary Statistics. The curriculum for the M.F. is listed below. Students completing plan B may choose to take 2-6 research credits in addition to the required course work listed below, upon consultation with their advisor. Curriculum: 34 credits, depends on previous course work (at a minimum 30 credits)

Fall Semester (11 credits)
FW3020 Forest and Landscape Ecology (3 cr)
FW3330 Soil Science (4 cr)
FW5020 Identification and Biology of Forest Vegetation (2cr)
FW5030 Forest Measurement and Assessment (2 cr)
Spring Semester (13 credits)
FW3110 Natural Resource Policy (3 cr)
FW3540 Remote Sensing/GIS (4 cr)
FW4130 Biometrics (2 cr)
FW5080 Advanced Forest Economics and Finance (3 cr)
FW5800 Master's Graduate Seminar (1 cr)
Fall Semester (10 credits)
FW5700 Graduate Field Forestry (8 cr)
FW5760 Graduate Tropical Forestry (2 cr)

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Last updated: January 13, 2009