PG Courses-Department of AgroForestry – Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam

M. Sc. (Forestry) Forest Biology and Tree Improvement

S. No.				Course Title	Credit Hours
I. MAJOR COURSES (20 Credits)
1			FBT 501	Applied Tree Improvement	2+1
2			FBT 502	Reproductive Biology of Forest Trees	2+1
3			FBT 503	Breeding Methods in Forest Trees	2+1
4			FBT 504	Quantitative Genetics in Tree Breeding	2+1
5			FBT 505	Clonal Forestry	1+1
6			FBT 506	Physiology of Woody Plants	2+1
7			FBT 507	Tree Seed Management	2+1
Total Credits					13+7=20
II. MINOR COURSES (9 Credits)
1		FBT 508		Biotechnology in Forestry	2+1
2		FSA 503		Plantation Forestry Techniques	2+1
3		FPU 501		Forest Products – Chemistry and Industries	2+1
4		BIC 501		Plant Biochemistry	2+1
Total Credits					9
III. SUPPORTING COURSES (5 Credits)
1	STA 501			Applied Statistical Methods	1+1
2	STA 502			Design of Experiments	1+1
3	STA 503			Computer Applications in Statistics	0+1
Total Credits					2+3=5
IV.	FBT 591			Master’s Seminar	1+0
V.	FBT 599			Master’s Research	0+20
				GRAND TOTAL (20+9+5+1+20)	55

S. No.				Course Title	Credit Hours
I. MAJOR COURSES (12 Credits)
1			FBT 501	Applied Tree Improvement	2+1
2			FBT 502	Reproductive Biology of Forest Trees	2+1
3			FBT 504	Quantitative Genetics in Tree Breeding	2+1
4			FBT 507	Tree Seed Management	2+1
Total Credits					8+4=12
II. MINOR COURSES (3 Credits)
1		BIC 501*		Plant Biochemistry	2+1
Total Credits					2+1=03
III. SUPPORTING COURSES (2 Credits)
1	STA 501			Applied Statistical Methods	1+1
Total Credits					1+1=02
IV. COMPULSORY NON-CREDIT COURSES (3 Credits)
1	PGS 501			Library and Information Services	0+1
2	PGS 502			Technical Writing and Communication Skills	0+1
3	PGS 506			Disaster Management	1+0
				Total Credits	1+2=03

* Compulsory

S. No.				Course Title	Credit Hours
I. MAJOR COURSES (08 Credits)
1			FBT 503	Breeding Methods in Forest Trees	2+1
2			FBT 505	Clonal Forestry	1+1
3			FBT 506	Physiology of Woody Plants	2+1
Total Credits					5+3=08
II. MINOR COURSES (6 Credits) (Any 2 Courses)
1		FBT 508		Biotechnology in Forestry	2+1
2		FSA 503		Plantation Forestry Techniques	2+1
3		FPU 501		Forest Products – Chemistry and Industries	2+1
Total Credits					4+2=06
III. SUPPORTING COURSES (5 Credits)
1	STA 502			Design of Experiments	1+1
2	STA 503			Computer Applications in Statistics	0+1
Total Credits					1+2=03
IV. COMPULSORY NON-CREDIT COURSES (3 Credits)
1	PGS 503			Intellectual Property and Its Management In Agriculture (e-course)	1+0
2	PGS 504			Basic Concepts In Laboratory Techniques	0+1
3	PGS 505			Agricultural Research, Research Ethics And Rural Development Programmes (e-course)	1+0
				Total Credits	2+1=03

S. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
I.	FBT 591	Master’s Seminar	1+0
II.	FBT 599	Master’s Research	0+12
		GRAND TOTAL (1+12)	13

S. No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours
I.	FBT 599	Master’s Research	0+8
		GRAND TOTAL (0+8)	8