Forestry

The main purposes of Diploma and BSc programmes in Forestry are to build human resources capacity in the management of natural resources, environment, and to contribute to rural development and poverty reduction initiatives. The proposed programmes are designed to develop a cadre of professionals with knowledge, skills, and competencies as forestry extension worker, environment manager, nature conservationist, natural resource manager, researcher, wildlife manager, social forestry manager, and forest nursery entrepreneurs. The four year programme is designed with double exit and double entry possibilities. The first two years of the programme is skill based, and prepares students to exit with a two year Diploma certificate. On completion of the first two years, those students capable of and wishing to pursue Bachelor programme will continue further for two more years and exit with Bachelor degree. Diploma graduates who have worked and gathered at least two years of field experience (in-service) and wishing to enhance their profession career have the possibility to enter at the beginning of year 3 to obtain a Bachelor degree.

The main aim of the Diploma and BSc in Forestry is to contribute to the socioeconomic development by creating a larger critical mass of qualified professionals in the field of forestry and to advance the country’s intellectual and academic environment. Graduates are equipped with knowledge and skills to enhance conservation of natural resources, environment, and wildlife that contribute to the sustainable socioeconomic development of a nation. 

The proposed four year BSc programme consists of 480 credits with 36 modules including field attachment and a research project in the 4th year. The mode of study will be full time.

Year	Semester	Module Title	Module Code	Credit
1	I	Dzongkha	DZG101	12
		Academic Skills	ACS101	12
		Forest Botany	BOT101	12
		Forest Survey	SVY101	12
		Fundamentals of Silviculture	SIL101	12
	II	Communication & Extension	EXT101	12
		Soil Science	SSC101	12
		Applied Silviculture	SIL102	12
		Introduction to Agro-Forestry & Watershed Management	NRM101	12
		Environmental Science	EVS101	12
2	I	Farm Economics & Marketing	ECN201	12
		Project Work I	PWK201	12
		Forest Mensuration	NRM202	12
		Forest Protection	PRT201	12
		Forest Resources Management	NRM203	12
	II	Project Work II	PWK202	12
		Field Attachment	ATT201	12
		Wildlife Science	CSC201	12
		Forest Law & Policy	PRT202	12
		Geographical Information System	GIS201	12
		Social Forestry	SOF201	12
3	I	Organizational Management & Leadership	MGT301	12
		Entrepreneurship Development	EDP101	12
		Geological Formation & Vegetation	GES301	12
		Forest Ecology	ECL301	12
		CBNRM & Non Timber Forest Products	NRM304	12
	II	Statistics	STS301	12
		Research Methods	RES301	12
		Systematic Botany & Ethnobotany	BOT302	12
		Forest Management and Planning	NRM305	12
		Integrated Watershed Management	NRM306	12
4	I	GIS & Remote Sensing	GIS402	12
		Wood Anatomy & Dendrochronology	DEN401	12
		Applied Conservation Science	CSC402	12
		Natural Resource Economics & Ecotourism	NRM407	12
		Wetland & Freshwater Ecology	ECL402	12
	II	Research Project	RES402	60