Program Overview Forestry Programs at VIU What Gets Taught & How Courses Homework Questions

Program Overview Programs 2 Year Diploma VIU Forestry Bridging Year VIU UBC Forestry - BSF (years 3 & 4) 2 Year Transfer VIU ABCFP RFT Forest Technologist RPF Professional Forester

Program Overview What Gets Taught Science of managing the forest We are an applied program - hands-on & practical Learning objectives set by: Advisory Committee (Gov’t, Industry, Consultants) CTAB – national accreditation ABCFP – professional accreditation Our own expertise 20-25% of our grads continue to a Bachelor’s degree (UBC, VIU, U of A, UNBC, UNB)

Program Overview How & Where Lectures – much like this Labs – in-class & take home assignments Where: right here (& next door) computer lab (Bull Room) Woodlot

Program Overview Fall First Year FRST 111 – Forest Surveying (5 hrs) FRST 121 – Spatial Data (6) FRST 131 – Forest Botany (5) FRST 143 – Forest Hydrology & Riparian Mgmt (4) FRST 151 – Forest Soils I (3) ENGL 115 – University Writing & Research (3) Total hours: 26

Program Overview Spring First Year FRST 112 – Forest Inventory (6 hrs) FRST 132 – Forest Ecology I (3) FRST 144 – Forest Administration (3) FRST 152 – Forest Soils II (3) FRST 162 – Fire Management (4) ENGL 225 – Technical Writing (3) MATH 181 – Statistics (5) FRST 173 – Field Skills (1 week) Total hours: 27

Program Overview Fall Second Year FRST 234 – Ecological Site Diagnosis (1 week) FRST 291 – Interior Trip (1 week) FRST 201 – Research & Communications (3 hrs) FRST 211 – Forest Biometrics (4) FRST 231 – Silviculture I (4) FRST 235 – Forest Ecology II (3) FRST 261 – Forest Harvesting Systems (4) FRST 271 – Road Planning & Design (4) FRST 328 – GIS for Natural Sciences (4) FRST 351 – Forest Pathology (4) Total hours: 30

Program Overview Spring Second Year FRST 212 – Silviculture Assessment (2 hrs) FRST 233 – Silviculture II (7) FRST 242 – Integrated Resource Mgmt (6) FRST 262 – Forest Harvest Planning (4) FRST 272 – Road Planning & Design(4) FRST 282 – Information Technology (2) FRST 352 – Forest Entomology(4) Total hours: 29

Program Overview Homework & Tests Expect ~8-10 hrs a week (labs & study time) Amounts to a “full time job” Tests: 1 or 2 midterms & a final Guidance on what to study & how to study Department meets regularly to plan student workload, due dates and test dates

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