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Forest Operations/Research Management Science

Forest Operations Research/Management Science

This program is designed to provide a firm foundation for research and practice in the decision sciences as applied to forest management. Subject matter areas include harvest scheduling, economics of stand and forest management, economics of the firm, and related microeconomic fields. Basic coursework is drawn from economics, operations research and statistics.

Program Requirements
Educational Background Knowledge of the following areas based on pervious coursework or experience: linear algebra, single- and multi-variable calculus, mathematical statistics (satisfied by ST 521, 522 or equivalent), and intermediate microeconomics (ECON 311 and 312 or equivalent).
Course Requirements
	AREC 507			Introduction to Mathematical Economics	4
	AREC 512, 513			Microeconomic Theory I, II	4,4
	FE 640			Special Topics: Heuristic Techniques	3
	ST 543			Applied Stochastic Models	3
	ST 548			Operations Research Methods	3
	ST 581			Linear Programming	3
	ST 583			Nonlinear Optimization	3
	ST 551, 552, 553			Statistical Methods	4,4,4
or	ECON 523, 525, 526			Econometrics	4,4,4
or	Equivalent
Additional coursework drawn from the following list or as approved by the student’s committee:
		ECON 611		Math for Economics	4
		ECON 612, 613		Advanced Microeconomic Theory	4,4
		ECON 625		Advanced Econometrics	4
		ECON 627		Applied Micro-econometrics	4
		FOR 535		Markets and Prices in the Forest Sector	3
		IE 521, 522		Industrial Systems Optimization I, II	3,3
Plus Departmental requirements as listed above (thesis, seminar, forest policy and research methods).

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