FDSC 1133 — FUNDAMENTALS OF FOOD SCIENCE Food industry from producer to consumer and the current
U.S. and world food situation. (Cr. 3) Forestry FOREST 1103 FOREST BUSINESS METHODS Study of timber sale appraisals, contracts, prospectus, advertising, bidding procedure, and sale follow through. Complete logging chance appraisal from tree felling to sale of logs at the mill. General overview of forest taxation to include capital gains treatment. (Cr. 3) FOREST 1123 INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY A course introducing students to the various aspects of forestry to include an overview of other courses in the forestry curriculum, options (Timber Management technicians and the Bachelor of Science in Forestry), job opportunities and forestry operations in various regions of the United States. (Cr. 3) FOREST 1224 FOREST MEASUREMENT Measurement of land areas, wood products, determination of volume and growth of standing timber, and statistical analysis of mensuration data. (Class 2, Lab 4, Cr. 4) FOREST 2114 APPLIED SILVICULTURE A course covering the various harvesting methods, regeneration methods, thinning procedures, overview of forest tree nursery operations, site indicators, and other silvicultural methods leading to increased yield of the forest. (Class 3, Lab 2, Cr. 4) FOREST 2115 ADVANCED FOREST MEASUREMENTS (Prerequisite: FOREST 1224) Practical forest problems taught in a forest situation utilizing skills in timber tract location, boundary determination, cursing, volume determination, stand composition and density, growth determination, economic analysis and prescription writing