The MSc Forestry program will span two academic years, comprising a total of four semesters. The First semester focuses on the theoretical aspects of forest and natural resource management. The second semester emphasized on tools and techniques required for data collection and analysis. The Third semester focuses on forest ecology, silviculture, forest management and utilization. The Fourth semester is allocated for conducting research and sharing their findings.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
The candidate must hold a Bachelor of Science in Forestry degree, which should be a minimum of four years in duration, obtained from either Tribhuvan University or any institution acknowledged by Tribhuvan University.
Semester I
Course
Credit
SFM 501
Forest and Environment Policy
3
SFM 502
Nature and Society
3
WME 503
Water- Ener11:v-Food- Ecosystem Nexus
3
PWM 504
Landscape Management and Biodiversity
Conservation
3
SFM 505
Natural Resource Management in Changing Envirorunent
3
Semester II
WME 551
Geoinformatics for NRM
3
BSH 552
Research Design and Scientific Writing
3
BSH 553
Advanced Statistics
3
SFM 554
Natural Resource Economics
3
SFM 555
Forest Biometrics
3
Semester III
SFM 601
Advanced Forest Mana11:ement
3
SFB 602
Forest Growth and Silviculture
3
FPE 603
Forest Products and Wood En!!:ineering
3
SFB 604
Forest Ecolollv and Ecosystem Management
3
SFB 605
Forest Ecosystem Health (Optional)
3
SFM 606
Natural Resource Professional Ethics (Optional)
3
Semester IV
SFM 651
Proposal
2
SFM 652
Pre-defense
2
SFM 699
Dissertation
9
SFM 653
Manuscript of Research Work
2
Students have the option to take any of the courses as extra electives in addition to the required courses for their enrolled Master's degree program.
Grading System for M.Sc Program
Grade
GPA
Grading Scale (in %)
Performance
A
4.0
90-100
Outstanding
A-
3.7
80- less than 90
Excellent
B+
3.3
70-less than 80
Very good
B
3.0
60- less than 70
Good
B-
2.7
50 -less than 60
Satisfactory
F
0.0
Less than 50
Fail
In this system, a student has to receive a minimum of 2.7 GPA or letter “B-” grade to pass each course.
