BSc Forestry

 Tribhuvan University

 4 Years

Curricular Structure

B.Sc. Forestry Curriculum

1ST YEAR 1ST SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
BSH 301 Forest Botany and Genetics 50 2
BSH 302 Communication and Technical English 50 2
BSH 303 Forest Zoology & Mammalogy 50 2
BSH 304 Mathematics for Forestry 50 2
BSH 305 Economics 50 2
BSH 306 Wood Chemistry 50 2
PWM 307 Biodiversitv Conservation & Ecotourism 50 2
SFM 308 Forest Mensuration I 75 3
Total Credit Hours 17

1st Year 2nd Semester

Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
FPE 35 1 Forest Surveying 75 3
WME 352 Global Environment & Climate Change 50 2
PWM 353 Wildlife Biology 75 3
SFM 354 Forest Management I 50 2
SFM 355 Fores Etxtensio and Education 75 3
SFM 356 Gender & Social Inclusion (GESI) in NRM 50 2
BSH 357 Geophysics 50 2
SFB 358 Tree Physiology 50 2
SF’M3 59 Field Trip 24 1
  Total Credit Hours 20

2nd Year 1st Semester

Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
BSH 401 Forest Statistics 75 3
WME 402 Soil Science 75 3
PWM 403 Wildlife Conservation and Management 75 3
SFM 404 Forest Law and Policy 50 2
SFB 405 Agroforestry 50 2
SFB 406 Silviculture 50 2
WME 407 Environmental Science 50 2
WME 408 Geology for Forestry 75 3
Total Credit Hours 20

2nd Year 2nd Semester

Course Code

 

Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
WME 451 Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing 75 3
WME 452 Forest Hydrology 50 2
SFM 453 Forest Resource Economics 75 3
SFM 454 Forest Mensuration II 75 3
FPE 455 Forest Harvesting & Logging 50 2
SFB 456 Tree Improvement & Silviculture 50 2
SFB 457 Forest Ecology 50 2
PWM 458 Tourism and Recreation 75 3
  Total Credit Hours 20

3rd Year 1st Semester

Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
FPE 5O1 Forest Products Utilization 50 2
WME 502 Introductory GIS 50 2
WME 503 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering 50 2
SFM 504 REDD Forestry and Climate Change 50 2
SFM 505 Community Based Forest Management 50 2
SFM5 06 Experimental Design for Forestry 50 2
SFB5 07 Forest Protection 50 2
FPE 508 Forest Engineering 75 3
Total Credit Hours 17

3rd Year 2nd Semester

Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
FPE 551 Non Timber Forest Products 50 2
WME 552 Watershed Management 50 2
WME 553 Range Management 50 2
PWM 554 Conservation Biology 75 3
SFM 555 Forest Management II 75 3
SFM 556 Project Management 50 2
SFB 557 Advance Silviculture 50 2
SFM 558 Field Training 50 2
  Total Credit Hours 18
4TH YEAR 1ST SEMESTER
Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
WME 601 Mountain Environment and Development 50 2
PWM 602 Protected Area Management 75 3
SFM 603 Research Methodology 50 2
SFM 604 Community Forestry 75 3
SFM 605 Field Training 50 2
Sub Total 12
Select any two from the following Elective Subjects
WME 601 Biochemistry 75 3
FPE 607 Introduction to Computer Programming 75 3
FPE 608 Wood Science and Technology 75 3
FPE 609 Alternative Energy 75 3
WME 610 Remote Sensing and GIS Application in NRM 75 3
WME 611 Environmental Chemistry 75 3
PWM 612 Ornithology and Mammalogy 75 3
SFM 613 Urban Forestry 75 3
Total Credit Hours 18

4th Year 2nd Semester

Course Code Course Title Full Marks Credit Hours
SFM 651 Student Project/Internship Proposal Presentation 25 1
SFM 652 Project Paper /Internship* 200 8
SFM 653 Seminar 25 1
  Total Credit Hours 10
  Grand Total 3500 140