Program Information
Director: Terrell “Red” Baker III
Graduate Coordinator: T.V. Stein
Since 1937 the School of Forest Resources & Conservation has prepared students for professional careers caring for natural resources. We emphasize the role of people in managing both terrestrial and aquatic systems, to produce the myriad of benefits and services they provide. Our faculty have a broad range of interests, including ecology, economics/policy, and recreation/education, and are united by an interest in environmental resources, rather than by traditional academic discipline. The School is composed of three programmatic areas: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Forest Resources and Conservation, and Geomatics. Combined, these programs offer seven different degree options (including two professional masters degrees), as well as concentrations and certificates in a diversity of specific areas.
The SFRC offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Forest Resources and Conservation (professional, non-thesis), Master of Science (thesis and non-thesis), and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Forest Resources and Conservation. The Master of Science non-thesis degree may be taken entirely online. Minimum requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
The School of Forest Resources and Conservation also offers an interdisciplinary concentration in Agroforestry. For more information, contact the Agroforestry Program Leader, 330 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Phone (352) 846-0880, Fax (352) 846-1277, Email pknair@ufl.edu.
The Forest Resources and Conservation program prepares students to work with the ecological, economic, and social aspects of natural resources, including the management of spatial information gathered through traditional surveying as well as remote sensing. Faculty have a wide variety of specializations, including fire ecology, land tenure, tree genetics, recreation management, environmental education, geographic information systems, silviculture, forest economics, and environmental policy. Further information, including specific degree options, faculty biographies, and information on the admissions process, is available at: http://sfrc.ufl.edu.
Degrees Offered with a Major in Forest Resources and Conservation
- Doctor of Philosophy
- without a concentration
- concentration in Agroforestry
- concentration in Ecological Restoration
- concentration in Geographic Information Systems
- concentration in Geomatics
- concentration in Hydrologic Sciences
- concentration in Natural Resource Policy and Administration
- concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
- concentration in Toxicology
- concentration in Wetland Sciences
- Master of Forest Resources and Conservation
- without a concentration
- concentration in Agroforestry
- concentration in Geographic Information Systems
- concentration in Geomatics
- concentration in Natural Resource Policy and Administration
- concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
- concentration in Wetland Sciences
- Master of Science
- without a concentration
- concentration in Agroforestry
- concentration in Ecological Restoration
- concentration in Geographic Information Systems
- concentration in Geomatics
- concentration in Hydrologic Sciences
- concentration in Natural Resource Policy and Administration
- concentration in Tropical Conservation and Development
- concentration in Wetland Sciences
Requirements for these degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog.
School of Forest Resources and Conservation Courses
Geomatics Concentration Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GIS 6103 | GIS Programming and Customization | 3 |
| GIS 6116 | Geographic Information Systems Analysis | 3 |
| SUR 5365 | Digital Mapping | 3 |
| SUR 5385 | Remote Sensing Applications | 3 |
| SUR 5386 | Image Processing for Remote Sensing | 3 |
| SUR 5525 | Least Squares Adjustment Computations | 3 |
| SUR 6395 | Topics in Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| SUR 6427 | Land Tenure and Administration | 3 |
| SUR 6535 | GPS-INS Integration | 3 |
| SUR 6905 | Special Problems in Geomatics | 1-6 |
| SUR 6934 | Topics in Geomatics | 1-4 |
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Program Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FAS 5015 | Aquaculture I | 3 |
| FAS 5203C | Biology of Fishes | 4 |
| FAS 5255C | Diseases of Warmwater Fish | 3 |
| FAS 5276C | Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms | 4 |
| FAS 5335C | Applied Fisheries Statistics | 4 |
| FAS 5407 | Biology of Fishery and Aquaculture Invertebrates | 3 |
| FAS 5901 | Scientific Thinking in Ecology | 2 |
| FAS 6154 | Marine Adaptations: Environmental Physiology | 3 |
| FAS 6165 | Fish and Crustacean Nutrition | 3 |
| FAS 6176 | Algae Biology and Ecology | 3 |
| FAS 6256 | Fish and Aquatic Invertebrate Histology | 3 |
| FAS 6272 | Marine Ecological Processes | 3 |
| FAS 6273 | Trophic Ecology of Fishes | 3 |
| FAS 6337C | Fish Population Dynamics | 4 |
| FAS 6339C | Advanced Quantitative Fisheries Assessment | 4 |
| FAS 6355C | Fisheries Management | 4 |
| FAS 6408 | Aquaculture II | 3 |
| FAS 6416 | Spatial Ecology and Modeling of Fish Populations | 2 |
| FAS 6905 | Individual Study | 1-6 |
| FAS 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| FAS 6932 | Special Topics in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | 1-4 |
| FAS 6933 | Graduate Symposium | 1 |
| FAS 6935 | Contemporary Problems in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | 2 |
| FAS 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| FAS 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| FAS 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| FAS 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
Forest Resources and Conservation Program Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FNR 5072C | Environmental Education Program Development | 3 |
| FNR 5335 | Agroforestry | 3 |
| FNR 5462 | Spatial Models and Decision Analysis | 3 |
| FNR 5608 | Research Planning | 3 |
| FNR 6061 | Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resources | 3 |
| FNR 6560 | Intro to Bayesian Statistics for Life Sciences | 3 |
| FNR 6564 | Ecohydrology | 3 |
| FOR 5157 | Ecosystem Restoration Principles and Practice | 3 |
| FOR 5159 | Ecology and Restoration of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems | 3 |
| FOR 5161 | Forest Productivity and Health | 3 |
| FOR 5435 | Forest Information Systems | 3 |
| FNR 6628 | Watershed Management and Restoration | 3 |
| FNR 6669 | Policy and Economics of Natural Resources | 3 |
| FOR 5756 | Non-Timber Forest Products | 3 |
| FOR 6005 | Conservation Behavior | 3 |
| FOR 6151 | Forest Ecosystem Health | 3 |
| FOR 6154 | Analysis of Forest Ecosystems | 3 |
| FOR 6156 | Simulation Analysis of Forest Ecosystems | 3 |
| FOR 6164 | Silviculture: Concepts and Application | 3 |
| FOR 6170 | Tropical Forestry | 3 |
| FOR 6215 | Fire Paradigms | 3 |
| FOR 6340 | Physiology of Forest Trees | 3 |
| FOR 6345C | Plant Water Relations Techniques | 2 |
| FOR 6543 | Natural Resource Economics and Valuation | 3 |
| FOR 6628 | Community Forest Management | 3 |
| FOR 6665 | Landscape Planning for Ecotourism | 3 |
| FOR 6905 | Research Problems in Forest Resources and Conservation | 1-6 |
| FOR 6910 | Supervised Research | 1-5 |
| FOR 6933 | Seminar | 1 |
| FOR 6934 | Topics in Forest Resources and Conservation | 1-4 |
| FOR 6940 | Supervised Teaching | 1-5 |
| FOR 6971 | Research for Master's Thesis | 1-15 |
| FOR 7979 | Advanced Research | 1-12 |
| FOR 7980 | Research for Doctoral Dissertation | 1-15 |
| PCB 5530 | Plant Molecular Biology and Genomics | 3 |
| PCB 6528 | Plant Cell and Developmental Biology | 3 |
| PCB 6555 | Introduction to Quantitative Genetics | 3 |
| SUR 6377 | Geospatial Application of UASs | 3 |
| SUR 6502C | Foundations of UAS Mapping | 3 |
| SUR 6940C | Practicum in UAS Mapping | 3 |
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ALS 5156 | Agricultural Ecology Principles and Applications | 3 |
| ALS 5905 | Individual Study | 1-4 |
| ALS 5932 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
| ALS 6046 | Grant Writing | 2 |
| ALS 6166 | Exotic Species and Biosecurity Issues | 3 |
| ALS 6921 | Colloquium on Plant Pests of Regulatory Significance | 1 |
| ALS 6925 | Integrated Plant Medicine | 4 |
| ALS 6931 | Plant Medicine Program Seminar | 1 |
| ALS 6935 | Topics in Biological Invasions | 3 |
| ALS 6942 | Principles of Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management | 3 |
| ALS 6943 | Internship in Plant Pest Risk Assessment and Management | 1-10 |
| ANS 6936 | Graduate Seminar in Animal Molecular and Cell Biology | 1-2 |
| BCH 5045 | Graduate Survey of Biochemistry | 4 |
| FYC 6422 | Policy Issues and Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations | 3 |
| STA 6093 | Introduction to Applied Statistics for Agricultural and Life Sciences | 3 |
| STA 6329 | Matrix Algebra and Statistical Computing | 3 |
Forest resources & Conservation (PHD)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Describes and explains theories and concepts in major-specific and related subject matter areas relevant to the individualized focus of the degree program
SLO 2 Skills
Critically evaluates literature, analyzes and synthesizes information, applies experimental and/or descriptive research methodologies, creates new knowledge through discovery, and effectively communicates information
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Displays honest, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior and practices in all scholarly activities including teaching, research, and outreach
Forest resources & Conservation (MFRC)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Describes and explains theories and concepts in major-specific and related subject matter areas relevant to the individualized focus of the degree program
SLO 2 Skills
Critically evaluates literature, analyzes and synthesizes information, applies experimental and/or descriptive research methodologies, creates new knowledge through discovery, and effectively communicates information
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Displays honest, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior and practices in all scholarly activities including teaching, research, and outreach
Forest Resources & Conservation (MS)
SLO 1 Knowledge
Describes and explains theories and concepts in major-specific and related subject matter areas relevant to the individualized focus of the degree program
SLO 2 Skills
Critically evaluates literature, analyzes and synthesizes information, applies experimental and/or descriptive research methodologies, creates new knowledge through discovery, and effectively communicates information
SLO 3 Professional Behavior
Displays honest, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior and practices in all scholarly activities including teaching, research, and outreach