Bachelor of Science Degree Program
in
Forest Management
Degree program of Bachelor Science (undergraduate program) in Forest Management has been offered since 1999/2000, which previously was one of three specialization subjects of Bachelor Science in Forestry at Faculty of Forestry of IPB-University. The degree program of Bachelor Science in Forestry itself had been offered since IPB-University was established in 1963.
Degree program of Bachelor Science in Forest Management was accredited A-grade (excellent) by Indonesia-National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN PT) since 2000, and then continuing receive A-grade accreditation in 2011, and 2016.
Learning objectives:
- Entry level professional foresters who are able to apply and integrate basic natural sciences, social, economics, and policy sciences; quantitative and qualitative methods; forest techniques and sciences, which are needed for planning, organizing, governing and evaluating ecosystem-based forest management, and to produce graduates who are able:
- to continue more advance education, to do researches,
- to be public administrator of forestry and
- to be activists in development and advocacy NGOs
- to work for other professions related to forest management and forestry.
Learning outcomes:
- Explain concepts and theories of forest management in general by using concepts and theories of biology, mathematics physic, ecology, silvic, wildlife behavior, forest-watershed hydrology, forest resources planning and utilization, socio-economics, policy and institution, and formulate procedural solving problems in forest management.
- Analyze forest management problems by using integrative approach of science and knowledge of biology, physic, hydrology, forest ecology, wildlife and socio-economy-politic.
- Analyze forest management problems and formulate alternatives solutions quantitatively by applying mathematics, linear programming, and statistic.
- Write and speaks to explain complexity and tradeoffs in forest management.
- Apply sciences, knowledge, technology and technics of forest measurement, geomatics, silviculture, forest-watershed hydrology, forest resources economic, utilization, and forestry policy to develop forest and to evaluate forest resources.
- Choose and decide the appropriate-effective models and technics to formulate and evaluate forest management plans to generate benefits of forest products and benefits at a landscape scale.
- Responsible for individual jobs and team/organization works.
- Discipline and behave in accordance to applicable norms and rule-regulations.
Courses Structure:
Syllabus or Course Design can been seen by clicking the Course Codes on Table.
| No | Course Code | Course Name | Course CSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Semester | 19 CSU | ||
| 1 | IPB100/104/IPB110 | Religion | 3(2-2) |
| 2 | IPB106 | Indonesian | 2(1-2) |
| 3 | IPB107 | Introduction to Agriculture | 2(2-0) |
| 4 | MAT100 | Introduction to Mathematics | 3(2-2) |
| 5 | KIM101 | Chemistry | 3(2-3) |
| 6 | BIO100 | Biology | 3(2-3) |
| 7 | EKO100 | General Economics | 3(2-3) |
| 2nd Semester | 19 CSU | ||
| 8 | IPB111 | Pancasila (Basic Indonesian Ideology) | 2(1-2) |
| 9 | IPB108 | English | 3(2-2) |
| 10 | IPB112 | Sport and Art*) | 1(0-3) |
| 11 | FIS100 | Physic | 3(2-3) |
| 12 | MAT103 | Calculus | 3(2-3) |
| 13 | KPM130 | General Sociology | 3(2-2) |
| 14 | AGB100 | Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 1(1-0) |
| 15 | KSH201 | Bio-resources Conservation | 2(2-0) |
| 16 | MNH201 | Introduction to Forestry Science and Environmental Ethic | 2(2-0) |
| 3rd Semester | 20 CSU | ||
| 17 | STK211 | Statistical Methods | 3(2-3) |
| 18 | SVK211 | Dendrology | 3(2-3) |
| 19 | TSL203 | Introduction to Soil Science | 3(3-0) |
| 20 | GFM221 | Climatology | 3(3-0) |
| 21 | KPM210 | Basic Communication | 3(2-3) |
| 22 | MNH211 | Geodesy and Cartography | 3(2-3) |
| 23 | MNH291 | Scientific Writing Methods | 2(1-2) |
| 4th Semester | 21 CSU | ||
| 24 | MAN101 | Introduction to Management | 3(3-0) |
| 25 | SVK212 | Forest Ecology | 3(2-3) |
| 26 | SVK232 | Forest Protection | 3(2-3) |
| 27 | HHT201 | Forest Products as Raw Materials | 2(2-0) |
| 28 | HHT202 | Forest Product Processing | 2(2-0) |
| 29 | MNH212 | Forest Resource Inventory | 3(2-3) |
| 30 | MNH322 | Forestry Policy and Legislation | 2(2-0) |
| 31 | FHT200 | Field Forestry Practices | 3 |
| 5th Semester | 18 CSU | ||
| 32 | SVK322 | Sylviculture | 3(2-3) |
| 33 | MNH313 | Forest Resources Inventory Techniques | 3(2-3) |
| 34 | MNH341 | Forest Hydrology | 3(2-3) |
| 35 | MNH316 | Forest Biometrics | 3(2-3) |
| 36 | MNH323 | Community Forestry | 3(2-3) |
| 37 | MNH331 | Forest Harvesting | 3(2-3) |
| 38 | Elective Lectures** | ||
| 6th Semester | 22 CSU | ||
| 39 | MNH315 | Remote Sensing and GIS for Forestry | 3(2-3) |
| 40 | MNH327 | Forest Management Economics | 3(3-0) |
| 41 | MNH324 | Forestry Business | 2(2-0) |
| 42 | MNH325 | Private Forest Management | 2(2-0) |
| 43 | MNH332 | Forest Opening | 3(2-3) |
| 44 | MNH317 | Integrated Watershed Management | 3(2-3) |
| 45 | MNH314 | Forest Management | 3(2-3) |
| 46 | MNH403 | Thematic Field Work | 3 |
| 7th Semester | 11 CSU | ||
| 47 | MNH425 | Forest Valuation | 3(2-3) |
| 48 | MNH426 | Forestry Policy Analysis | 2(2-0) |
| 49 | MNH433 | Forest Utilization Operation | 3(2-3) |
| 50 | MNH434 | Forest Management Cost Analysis | 3(2-3) |
| 51 | Elective Lectures** | ||
| 8th Semester | 7 CSU | ||
| MNH404 | Seminar | 1 | |
| MNH405 | Thesis | 6 |
Notes: *) CSU is not considered for GPA
**) Elective/supporting courses are chosen to fulfill the minimum CSU requirement (144 CSU)
Course codes MNHxxx: compulsory courses for student of BSc Program in Forest Management and called as Major Courses of BSc in Forest Management; HHTxxx, KSHxxx, and SVKxxx: compulsory courses not only for student of BSc Program in Forest Management, but also for Student of BSc Program of Faculty of Forestry and those are called as Inter-department Courses; Others Course Codes: compulsory Basic and General Courses for student of Program of BSc in Forest Management.
Elective Courses
| No | Code | Name | CSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | MNH221 | Forestry Tenure | 2(2-0) |
| 2. | MNH429 | Forestry Accounting | 3(2-3) |
| 3. | MNH333 | Forest Ergonomics | 3(2-3) |
| 4. | MNH428 | Forestry Investment Analysis | 3(2-3) |
| 5. | MNH418 | Forest Planning | 3(2-3) |
| 6. | MNH419 | Basic Modelling for Forestry and Landscape | 3(2-3) |
| 7. | SVK427 | Agroforestry | 3(2-3) |
| 8. | SVK333 | Forestry Pest | 3(2-3) |
| 9. | SVK335 | Forest Fire | 3(2-3) |
| 10. | SVK323 | Sylviculture for Natural Forest | 3(2-3) |
| 11. | Other lectures related to forest management offered by other Departments |
Note: CSU of 3(2-3) means, the credit unit semester is 3, consisit of 2 hour =100 minutes in-class lecures and 3 hour = 180 minutes off-class practical topic of lectures per week for 14 weeks.