The minimum qualification for entry to BSc Forestry at Far Western University is Intermediate (12 years of school education) in Science (with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and/or Mathematics) or Diploma inForestry stream with at least 50% or C+ grade.
Curricular Structure
First Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Introductory Forestry
3 (3+0)
Geology and Forest Soils
3 (2+1)
Wildlife Biology and Ecology
3 (2+1)
Forest and Climate Change
3 (3+0)
Plant Biochemistry
3 (2+1)
Field Study I: Vegetation Zoning
1 (0+1)
Second Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Forest Ecology and Tree Physiology
3 (3+0)
Forest Surveying and Engineering
3 (2+1)
Introductory Silviculture and Dendrology
3 (3+0)
Agroforestry
3 (3+0)
Introduction to NTFPs and Herbal Sciences
3 (2+1)
Field Study II: Forest Management Models
1 (0+1)
Third Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Forest Genetics and Breeding
3 (2+1)
Forest/NTFPs Nursery Management
3 (2+1)
Forest Resource Economics and Valuation
3 (3+0)
Forest Utilization and Wood Technology
3 (2+1)
Statistics and Research Methods
3 (2+1)
Fourth Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Principles and Practices of Silviculture
3 (2+1)
Forest Management
3 (3+0)
Forest Health and Protection
3 (2+1)
Forest Based Industry
3 (3+0)
Forest Mensuration and Biometrics
3 (2+1)
Field Study III: Forest Mensuration and Utilization
2 (0+2)
Fifth Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Forest & Wildlife Law and Policy
3 (3+0)
Principles and Practices of Herbal Cultivation
3 (2+1)
Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation and Management
3 (3+0)
Soil Conservation and Disaster Management
3 (3+0)
Watershed Management and Exosystem Services
3 (2+1)
Field Study IV: Watershed and Disaster Management
1 (0+1)
Sixth Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Forest Extension and Communication
3 (3+0)
Nature-Based Tourism and Recreation Management
3 (3+0)
Remote Sensing and GIS
3 (2+1)
Herbal Products Processing and Marketing
3 (2+1)
Community-Based Forestry
3 (3+0)
Field Study V: Wildlife and PA Management
1 (0+1)
Seventh Semester
Course Title
Credits (Th+Pr)
Project Management and Enterprise Development
3 (3+0)
Protected Area and Landscape Management
3 (3+0)
IT Application in Forestry and Wildlife Management
3 (2+1)
Forest Resource Assessment (IEE/EIA)
3 (2+1)
Field Study VI: Forest Management in Nepal and India
