PG Courses-Department of Forest Products and Wildlife

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University > Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam > PG Courses-Department of Forest Products and Wildlife

M.Sc (Forestry) in Silviculture and Agroforestry

I semester
S.No Course No. Course Title Credit Hrs
I. Major Courses (11 credits)
1 FPU 501 Non Wood Forest Products Management 2+1
2 FPU 502 Applied Wood Technology 1+1
3 FPU 503 Pulp and Paper Technology 1+1
4 FPU 504 Composite Wood Technology 1+1
5 FPU 505 Wood Identification 0+2
Total  credits 5 + 6 = 11
II. Minor courses  ( 3 credits compulsory)
1 BIC 501 Plant biochemistry 2+1
2 FPU 510 Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2+1
Total credits 4+2 =6
III. Supporting courses (2 credits)
1 STA 501 Applied Statistical Methods 1+1
Total credits 1 + 1= 2
IV. Compulsory non – credit courses
1 PGS 501 Library and Information Services 0+1
2 PGS 504 Technical Writing and Communication Skills 0+1
3 PGS 506 Disaster Management 1+0
Total Credits 1 + 2 =3
II  semester
S.No Course No. Course Title Credit Hrs
I. Major Courses (9 credits)
1 FPU 506 Chemistry of Forest Products and Industries 2+1
2 FPU 507 Wood Chemistry 1+1
3 FPU 508 Wood Physics 1+1
4 FPU 509 Applied Wood Seasoning and Preservation techniques 1+1
Total  credits  5 + 4 = 9
II. Minor courses  ( 6 credits compulsory)
1 FPU 606 Agro-techniques of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 2+1
2 FBT 506  Physiology of woody plants 2+1
3 BSS 501 Forest Resource Economics 1+1
Total credits 5+3 =8
III. Supporting courses ( 3 credits compulsory )
1 STA 502 Design of Experiments 1+1
2 STA 503 Computer Applications in Statistics 0+1
Total credits 1+2 =3
IV. Compulsory non – credit courses (3 credit compulsory)
1 PGS 503 Intellectual property and its management in Agriculture(e courses) 1+ 0
2 PGS 504 Basic Concepts in Laboratory Techniques 0+1
3 PGS 505 Agricultural Research, research ethics and rural development programmes (e courses) 1+0
Total Credits 2+1 = 3
Total 10+10 =20