MSc

Department of General Forestry MSc program

Students that qualify for the admission in the Forest Management and Utilization MSc program shall generally hold a bachelor degree in the specified areas with a cumulative GPA of 2.00. However, priority will be given for those with best academic performance during their undergraduate studies. Besides the entrance exams, work experience after graduation will also be considered as a plus for the selection of candidates.

 

  1. Applicants with BSc in Forestry:

 

Are directly academically qualified for admission to the MSc Programme.

 

 

  1. Applicants with BSc in Natural Resources Management:

 

Are admitted after an individual academic assessment to check the relevance of the course taken in their BSc study. To be academically qualified the applicants in this category need to take a minimum of 6-9 credit hours forestry courses during their BSc.

 

  1. Applicants with BSc or BA in related fields of studies

 

Are admitted after an individual academic assessment to check the relevance of the course taken in their BSc study. Depending on the decision of the admission committee, applicants in this category shall take 6-9 credit hours basic forestry courses from the BSc program as a requirement.

 

  1. Selection and prioritization of applicants

 

Eligible applications are assessed using the following selection criteria:

  1. Academic excellence
  2. Recommendations
  3. Relevant work experiences
  4. Personal motivation e)  
  5. Entrance exam (Oral)

The following weights on each criterion are used:

  1. Academic excellence (30%)
  2. Recommendations from employer and academics (5%)
  3. Work experiences (10%)
  4. Personal motivation (10%), and
  5. Entrance exam (45%)

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Forest ecology FoMU-511 3
Silviculture of plantations and natural forest FoMU-512 3
Remote Sensing and GIS NRM-616 2
Advanced forest Economics FoMU-513 2
Quantitative & qualitative methods in forestry FoMU-514 3
Management of trees on farm FoMU-515 2
Total 15

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Participatory forest management and policy FoMU-521 3
Forest Utilization and Value chain FoMU-522 3
Forest mensuration, growth and yield modelling NRM-523 3
Forest Management Planning FoMU-524 3
Bioenergy FoMU-525 2
Climate Change mitigation and adaptation FoMU-526 2
Graduate seminar FoMU-527 1
Total 15

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Research planning and scientific writing FoMU-517 2
Thesis FoMU-528 6
Total 8

Students that qualify for the admission in the Forest and Nature Conservation M.Sc   program shall generally hold a bachelor degree in the specified areas with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 and above. However, priority will be given for those with best academic performance during their undergraduate studies. Besides the entrance exams, work experience after graduation will also be considered as a plus for the selection of candidates.

  1. Applicants with BSc in Forestry, Natural Resources Management and wildlife management :

Are directly academically qualified for admission to the M.Sc Programme depending on the courses taken during their undergraduate programs. However, upon individual assessment of the candidates transcript, the respective DGC may decide if qualification brush-up courses are required.

  1. Applicants with BSc or BA in biology and other related fields of studies

Are admitted after an individual academic assessment to check the relevance of the course taken in their BSc study. Depending on the decision of the admission committee, applicants in this category shall take 6-9 credit hours basic forestry courses from the BSc program as a requirement. The bridging courses that should be taken by the candidates shall be decided by the DGC up on examination of the individual candidates‟ BSc transcripts.

  1. Selection and prioritization of applicants

Eligible applications are assessed using the following selection criteria and respective weights:

a) Academic excellence (30%)

b) Recommendations from employer and academics (5%)

c) Work experiences (10%)

d) Personal motivation (motivation letter to be submitted by the candidate shall be examined for the content, English language proficiency and writing skills) (10%), and

e) Entrance exam (45%)

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Forest ecology FoMU-511 Cr.hr 3(2+3)
Wildlife and protected area Management FoNC-612 Cr.hr 3 (2+3)
Remote Sensing and GIS NRM-616 Cr.hr 2 (1+3)
Ecotourism management and value chain FoNC-613 Cr.hr 2 (1+3)
Quantitative & qualitative methods in natural resources management FoNC-614 Cr.hr 3 (2+3)
Restoration ecology FoNC-615 Cr.hr 2 (1+3)
Total 15

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Community based natural resources conservation FoNC-621 Cr.hr 2 (1+3)
Natural resource policy and conflict management FoNC-622 Cr.hr 2 (2+0)
Research planning and scientific writing FoMU-523 Cr.hr 2 (1+3)
Forest and nature management planning FoNC-624 Cr.hr 3 (2+3)
 Climate Change mitigation and adaptation FoNC-625 Cr.hr 2 (2+0)
Forest and Environmental Goods and Services valuation FoNC-626 Cr.hr 3 (2+3)
Graduate seminar FoNC-627 Cr. hr 1
Total 15

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
Thesis FoNC-617 6
Total 6

Students that qualify for the admission in the Agroforestry MSc program shall generally hold a bachelor degree in the specified areas with a cumulative GPA of 2.00 and above. However, priority will be given for those with best academic performance during their undergraduate studies. Besides the entrance exams, work experience after graduation will also be considered as a plus for the selection of candidates.

1.      Applicants with BSc in Agroforestry, Forestry, Natural Resources Management, Plant Science, Horticulture and biology:

Are directly academically qualified for admission to the MSc Programme depending on the courses taken during their undergraduate programs. However, upon individual assessment of the candidates transcript, the respective DGC may decide if qualification brush-up courses are required.

2.      Applicants with BSc or BA in related fields of studies

Are admitted after an individual academic assessment to check the relevance of the course taken in their BSc study. Depending on the decision of the admission committee, applicants in this category shall  take  6-9  credit  hours  basic  Agroforestry and  forestry courses  from  the  BSc program as a requirement.

3.      Selection and prioritization of applicants

Eligible applications are assessed using the following selection criteria:

a) Academic excellence b) Recommendations

c) Relevant work experiences d) Personal motivation

e) Entrance exam (Oral)

The following weights on each criterion are used:

a) Academic excellence (30%)

b) Recommendations from employer and academics (5%)

c) Work experiences (10%)

d) Personal motivation (10%), and e) Entrance exam (45%)

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
  Agroforestry systems and Practices AGFR -511 Cr.hr 2(1+1)
Climate Smart Agriculture AGFR -512 Cr.hr 2(1+1)
Research Methods and Biometry AGFR -611 Cr.hr 3 (2+1)
 GIS and Remote Sensing for Agroforestry AGFR -513 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
 On-farm Tree management AGFR -514 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
 Crop and Livestock production in agroforestry AGFR -515 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
Socioeconomic and Extension in Agroforestry  AGFR -516 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
Total 15

Course Title Course Code Credit Hours
 Component interaction and management in Agroforestry  AGFR -521 Cr.hr 3(2+1)
Soil management in Agroforestry AGFR -522 Cr.hr 2(1+1)
Agroforestry products and Value chains AGFR -523 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
 Economics of Agroforestry AGFR -524 Cr.hr 3 (2+1)
Land use planning AGFR -525 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
 Integrated Watershed Management AGFR -526 Cr.hr 2 (1+1)
Graduate seminar  AGFR -527 Cr.hr 1 (0+1)
Total 15

Course TitleCourse Code Credit Hours
Thesis

AGFR -528

6
Total6