Master of Science in Forest Resources Assessment and Management
The aim of this programme is to equip students with innovative knowledge, skills and values in integrated forest resource assessment and management
in order to enhance understanding of the current forest resources management and environmental issues.
Semester 1
Core courses: Applied Statistics, Research Methods, Advanced Forest Resources Assessment, Perspectives in Forest Governance, Management of
Natural Resources in the Tropics,
Elective courses: Natural Resources and Environmental Management, Demography and Development, Entrepreneurship in Natural Resources, Natural
Resource Economics, Tropical Vegetation and Plant Taxonomy,
Semester 2
Core courses: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing: Applications in Forestry, Climate Change and Forestry,
Indigenous Knowledge, Genetic Resources and Intellectual Property, Forest Resource Management, Research proposal development
Elective Courses: Project Appraisal, Monitoring and Evaluation, Computer Applications in the Management of Natural Resources, Forestry in Rural
Development, Sustainable Utilization of Wildlife, Non -Timber Forest Products
Semesters 3 and 4
MSc. Research Proposal Development, MSc. Dissertation