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Hello friends, can you please tell me about the syllabus of BSc(Forestry) Honours course which is available in Uttaranchal PG College of Bio-Medical Sciences and Hospital? Kindly tell me about the structure of this course. Thank you!

The course syllabus of BSc(Forestry) Honours in Uttaranchal PG College of Bio-Medical Sciences and Hospital is given below.

FIRST SEMESTER

=> Human Development, Professional Ethics & Personality Development

=> Principles and practices of Silviculture

=> Forest Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation

=> Cytology & Genetics

=> General Biochemistry

=> Elementary Mathematics (Deficiency-Bio)

=> Introduction to Tree Science (Deficiency-Maths)

=> Computer Application

SECOND SEMESTER

=> Forest Mensuration

=> Environmental Studies I

=> Introduction to Forest Soil Science & Geology

=> Dendrology

=> Principles of Forest Economics

=> Surveying and Levelling

=> Fundamentals of Extension Education & Community Development

THIRD SEMESTER

=> Forest Management & Working Plan

=> Silvicultural Systems

=> Forest Entomology and Pest management

=> Livestock Management

=> Fertility of Forest Soils & Nutrient Management

=> Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

=> Wood Anatomy

FOURTH SEMESTER

=> Environmental Studies II

=> Agroforestry & Social Forestry

=> Silviculture of Indian Trees

=> Fundamentals of Wildlife & Forest Tribes

=> Wood Science & Technology

=> Forest Soil Survey, Land Use & Remote Sensing

=> Nursery Management and Seedling Production

FIFTH SEMESTER

=> Wildlife Management & Biosphere

=> Tree Improvement

=> Wood Seasoning and Preservation

=> Tree Physiology

=> Forest Pathology & Disease Management

=> Commercial Forestry

=> Logging & Ergonomics

SIXTH SEMESTER

=> Forest Policy and legislation

=> Plantation Forestry

=> Forest Biotechnology

=> Forest Production Economics and Marketing

=> Forest soils and Watershed Management

=> Fruit Production & Plantation crops

=> Rangeland Management

SEVENTH SEMESTER

=> Soil Water Management

=> Climate Change

=> Bio-Energy

=> Eco-tourism

=> Environmental Impact Assessment

EIGHTH SEMESTER

=> Forest Project/Industrial Placement/Institutional Attachment

=> Study Tour

=> Forestry Work Experience

Uttaranchal PG College of Bio-Medical Sciences offers B.Sc. in Forestry course. Duration of this course is 4 years comprising 8 semesters. Semester wise course syllabus is mentioned below:
Semester - I
Fundamentals of Geology ad Soil Science
Plant Biochemistry ad Biotechnology
Introductory Botany
Basic Mathematics
Principles of Plant physiology
Structural Grammar and Spoken English (NC)
Agrometerology
Environmental Science
NCC/NSS

Semester -II
Principles of Cytology and Genetics
Principles of Hydrology, Soil and Water Conversation
Chemistry and Fertility of Forest Soils
Ethnobotany
Fundamentals of Horticulture
Fundamental of Extension Education
Elementary Statistic and Computer Application
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
NCC/NSS

Semester -III
Forest Engineering & Survey
Wood Anatomy
Logging and Ergonomics
Soil Survey, Remote Sensing & Watershed Development
Forest Mensuration
Introductory Forest Economics
Tree Physiology
Tree Seed Technology
NCC/NSS

Semester -IV
Principles and Practices of Silviculture
Wood Science and Technology
Wood Products & Utilization
Silviculture of Indian Trees
Nursery Management & Commercial Forestry
Fundamentals of Wild Life
Forest Pathology
Forest Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation
NCC/ SSS

Semester - V
Fundamental Forest Business Managements
Dendrology
Rangeland Management
Silvicultural Systems
Plantation Forestry
World Forestry Systems
Wild life Management
Experimental techniques in Forestry
Tribalogy and Anthropology

Semester - VI
Forest Management, Policy and Legislation
Principles and Methods of Tree Improvement
Utilization of Non-timber Forest Products
Agroforestry Systems and Management
Forest Entomology and Nematology
Entrepreneurship Development and Communication Skills
Marketing and Trade of Forest Produce
Principles of Forest Economics, Project Planning ad Evaluation

Semester - VII
Socio-economic surveys -village Attachment (28 working days)
Attachment with State Forest Department (70 working days)
Industrial Placement (28 working days)
Report Writing and Presentation of FWE (14 Working days)

Semester - VIII
Production and Marketing of Quality Planting Material
Cultivation and Processing of Medicinal Plants
Natural Resource Management