Course Work
Students can earn either a Master of Science or a Master of Forestry through the Peace Corps Master's International Program. The Master of Forestry Program is a course work degree although independent study research is available through the program. The Master of Science can be earned as a thesis, research report or course work degree. Students in the Master of Science program have been awarded the Master of Science in Forestry or the Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management.
Master of Science (Forestry or Forest Ecology and Management)
The Master's International Forestry curriculum is a blend of traditional forestry courses, several ecology courses, and several courses and seminars specifically created for this program. All are applicable to your work as a Peace Corps Volunteer.
This set of courses was designed cooperatively with the U.S. Peace Corps. It will provide a set of skills for both forestry and environmental education placement in Peace Corps and work in forestry and environmental sciences in the United States.
The sequence of courses is also designed to leave the student the option of developing a Master's Degree program as a thesis degree, a project degree, or a course-work only degree.
30 credits are required to graduate. No more than 12 credits are in 3000 and 4000 level courses. Graduate committees routinely substitute other appropriate courses for students who have completed any of the required courses during their undergraduate program.
The School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science at Michigan Tech is one of 48 accredited forestry programs in the United States.
Courses for Students Entering in Fall 2007
Fall Semester
- FW5700: Graduate Field Forestry: 8 credits
Two options are availabe for this course.
- Option A (Forestry Emphasis): covers Silviculture, Insects and Diseases of Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment, Global Positioning Systems, Timber Harvesting, and Wildlife Habitat
- Option B (Ecology Emphasis): covers a Insects and Diseases of Forest Ecosystems, Multi-Resource Assessment, Global Positioning Systems, Insect Ecology, Wildlife Habitat, Vegetation and Geomorphology, and a survey of Silviculture
- FW5760: Graduate Tropical Forestry: 1 credit
- FW5740: Overseas Research: 1 credit
Spring Semester
- FW5710: Trees in Agricultural Systems: 2 credits
- FW5770: Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis: 2 credits
- FW3540: Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resource Management: 4 credits
Students are not required to take FW3540 during this semester but must take either FW3540 or FW 5550 - Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management when they return from Peace Corps service.
- CE5993: Civil & Environmental Engineering in the Developing World - 2 credits
- MA2720: or equivalent—Principles of Statistics: 4 credits
Required of students who do not have an undergraduate statistics course.
- 3 or more credits of electives
Peace Corps Service
- FW5730: International Forestry Practicum: 1 credit per academic semester including the summer
Tuition paid by Michigan Tech
Upon Return from Peace Corps Service
- FW5999: Graduate Research in Forestry: variable credits
- FW5720: Seminar in International Forestry: 1 credit
- FW5800: Graduate Seminar in Forestry: 1 credit
Master of Forestry
The Master of Forestry is professional degree with a greater focus on training students for careers with consulting firms, private industry, and public agencies in line, supervisory, and field forestry positions.
Fall Semester - First year.
- FW3020 Forest and Landscape Ecology: 3 cr.
- FW3330 Soil Science: 4 cr.
- FW5020 Identification and Biology of Forest Vegetation: 2 cr.
- FW5376 Advanced Forest and Environmental Resource Management: 2 cr.
- FW5800 Masters Graduate Seminar: 1 cr.
Spring Semester - First Year.
- FW3110 Natural Resource Policy: 3cr.
- FW3540 Remote Sensing / GIS: 4 cr.
- FW5032 Integrated Forest Inventory and Data Analysis: 3 cr.
- FW5088 Advanced Forest Economics and Finance: 3 cr.
- FW5770: Rural Community Development Planning and Analysis: 2 cr.
- FW5710: Trees in Agricultural Systems: 2 cr.
Fall Semester - Second Year
- FW5700: Graduate Field Forestry: 8 cr.
- FW5760: Graduate Tropical Forestry: 1 cr.
- FW5740: Overseas Research: 1 cr.
Peace Corps Service
- FW5730: International Forestry Practicum: 1 credit per academic semester including the summer
Tuition paid by Michigan Tech
In all degree programs we will evaluate a student's undergraduate transcript to determine if prior courses allow courses within the Peace Corps Master's International Program to be waived.
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