Program Description
The Forest Resource Management curriculum combines a broad education in the arts and sciences with applied forest sciences. This combination provides the necessary foundation for the scientific management of forest resources, products, and services.
Foresters are qualified for a broad spectrum of employment opportunities in the public and private sectors. They may be engaged as managers, administrators, or owners of forest lands or forest-based businesses; as technical specialists in the production of timber, usable water, wildlife, and aesthetic values, and in the recreational use of the forest; or as professionals in other areas where the conservation of natural resources is a concern. Foresters earning advanced degrees find employment in academic work and in research conducted by public and private agencies.
The curriculum, accredited by the Society of American Foresters, provides a strong program in the basic knowledge and skills required of a professional forester. Forest Resource Management majors will select a minor (see Minors ). The curriculum also provides the necessary prerequisites for graduate study.
For students interested in conservation biology, water, and natural resources, the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation also administers the Conservation Biology Concentration and the Natural Resources Management Concentration within the Environmental and Natural Resources degree program.
Second Semester
- FOR 2060 - Forestry Ecology 3 Credits
- Arts and Humanities (Non-Literature) Requirement 3 Credits 1
- Minor Requirement 6 Credits 4
- Social Science Requirement 3 Credits 1
Footnotes
1 See General Education Requirements . Three of these credit hours must also satisfy the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement. See the South Carolina REACH Act Requirement in the Academic Regulations section.
2 CH 1020 , PHYS 2000 , or one of the following combinations of higher level general physics courses: PHYS 2070 and PHYS 2090 ; or PHYS 2080 and PHYS 2100 .
3 AGRB 2020 , ECON 2000 , ECON 2110 , or ECON 2120 .
4 To be selected by the middle of the sophomore year. Three of these credits must also satisfy the Global Challenges General Education Requirement. See General Education Requirements .
5 FNR 4700 , FNR 4900 , or FOR 4190 .
6 ENGL 3040 , ENGL 3140 , or ENGL 3150
NOTE: A transfer course may not be used to satisfy the General Education Global Challenges Requirement. While a transfer course may fulfill other degree requirements, students must enroll in a Clemson course(s) on the Global Challenges list to fulfill the Global Challenges Requirement.
