This concentration is designed for students interested in studying forests at the stand, landscape, or global level. The program requires a strong background in methodologies of remote sensing, photogrammetry, statistics, field work, and computer mapping. Additional coursework in forest management and/or the biological sciences may be suggested.
Example Program Requirements |
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FOR 520 |
Advanced Aerial Photos/Remote Sensing |
3 |
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FOR 521 |
Advanced GIS Applications in Forestry |
3 |
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FS 553 |
Forest Wildlife Habitat Management |
4 |
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FW 536 |
Wildland Fire Science |
3 |
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FW 579 |
Wetlands and Riparian Ecology |
3 |
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GEO 546 |
Advanced Landscape Ecology |
3 |
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GEO 565 |
Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
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GEO 566 |
Digital Image Processing |
3 |
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RNG 550 |
Landscape Ecology and Analysis |
3 |
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ST 511, 512, 513 |
Methods of Data Analysis |
4,4,4 |
Additional coursework (in an area of specialization such as ecology, statistics, wildlife) |
5 |
Remote Sensing, GIS, and
Landscape Ecology