Master of Science (MSc) Forestry is a 2-year course by Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry.
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Candidates may apply for admission to master's level programs if they have earned at least 45% of the possible points in their Bachelor of Science in Forestry. Every student is chosen for admission based on their merit score after taking the entrance exam, which is given by the IOF's Examination Section. The admissions procedure will be heavily influenced by both academic performance and entrance exam results.
Semester I | Course | Credit |
SFM 501 | Forest and Environment Policy | 3 |
SFM 502 | Nature and Society | 3 |
WME 503 | Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystem Nexus | 3 |
PWM 504 | Landscape Management and Biodiversity | 3 |
SFM 505 | Natural Resource Management in Changing Environment | 3 |
Semester II | ||
WME 551 | Geoinformatics for NRM | 3 |
BSH 552 | Research Design and Scientific Writing | 3 |
BSH 553 | Advanced Statistics | 3 |
SFM 554 | Natural Resource Economics | 3 |
SFM 555 | Forest Biometrics | 3 |
Semester III | ||
SFM 601 | Advanced Forest Management | 3 |
SFB 602 | Forest Growth and Silviculture | 3 |
FPE 603 | Forest Products and Wood Engineering | 3 |
SFB 604 | Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Management | 3 |
SFB 605 | Forest Ecosystem Health (Optional) | 3 |
SFM 606 | Natural Resource Professional Ethics (Optional) | 3 |
Semester IV | ||
SFM 651 | Proposal | 2 |
SFM 652 | Pre-defense | 2 |
SFM 699 | Dissertation | 9 |
SFM 653 | Manuscript of Research Work | 2 |
Understand forest ecosystems and biodiversity
Manage forest resources sustainably
Study silviculture and agroforestry practices
Conduct forest inventory and mapping
Learn forest policy, law, and governance
Address climate change and conservation issues
Use GIS and remote sensing in forestry
Promote community-based forest management
Conduct research in forest science
Prepare for roles in conservation, research, and forest administration
The MSc Forestry program span into two academic years, comprising a total of four semesters. The first semester focuses on the theoretical aspects of forest and natural resource management. The second semester emphasized on tools and techniques required for data collection and analysis. The third semester focuses on forest ecology, silviculture, forest management and utilization. The fourth semester is allocated for conducting research and sharing their findings.
