2005-2007 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello

Provides increased understanding of nonindustrial
private forests (NIPF), landowners, and
agencies working on NIPF management issues.
The course is reading and discussion intensive.
Guest speakers will present their perspectives
throughout the semester. Students may register
for one hour (Consulting Forestry), two hours
(Consulting Forestry + Government Agencies) or
three hours (Consulting Forestry + Government
Agencies + Non-government Agencies).
FOR 4113 Regional Silviculture
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Offered: On demand
Prerequisite: FOR 3434
Ecology and silviculture of various forest cover
types throughout the United States.
FOR 4362 Wood Structure and Forest
Products
2 credits: 1 hour lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: FOR 3434
Structure and properties (physical and mechanical) of
wood; identification and uses of different species; forest
products from wood, primary and secondary processing
as well as residue utilization.
FOR 4673 Forest Resource Economics
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: FOR 2022, MATH 1073, ECON 2213
or AGEC 2273, GB 3713
Applications of economic principles to the special
characteristics of forestry and wood products
production, an economic analysis of forest
resources and forest industry, economics of timber
and non-timber resources, timber supply and
harvest scheduling, principles of economic
efficiency, joint production, derived demand and
capital theory. Social and opportunity costs of
alternative forest uses are discussed.
FOR 4691 Seminar
1 credit: 1 hour lecture
Offered: Spring
Prerequisite: Senior Standing
Note: Same as WLF 4691
Emphasizes the planning, organizational, and
audio/visual computer skills necessary for
delivering professional presentations. Oral
presentations to students, staff and faculty.
FOR 4703 Cooperative Education in Forestry
3 credits
Offered: On demand
Practical training with a public agency or industrial
firm. Written report required for each work
experience. Requirements documented in
Cooperative Education Handbook.
FOR 4723 Natural Resource Management
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Offered: Fall
Prerequisites: FOR 2022, FOR 3434
Principles of resource management considering
timber and non-timber resources; forest growth
and yield models; principles of forest regulation;
risk assessment and decision analysis; investment
analysis and capital budgeting; forest and
landscape-level management planning; and
analytical techniques and computer applications in
forest management.
FOR 4733 Forest Pest Management
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Offered: Fall
Prerequisite: FOR 3434
Biology, ecology, and management of disease and
insect pests of southern forests. Laboratory work
includes adult insect and pest damage collections.
FOR 475V Advanced Topics
Variable credit
Offered: On demand
Prerequisites: Junior standing, consent of
instructor, and approval of School Dean.
Lectures and discussions in selected forestry topics.
FOR 4773 Hardwood Silviculture
3 credits: 2 hours lecture, 3 weekend field trips
Offered: On demand
Prerequisite: FOR 3434
Theory and practice of integrating silvicultural
treatments into functional silvicultural systems for
bottomland and upland hardwood forest ecosystems.
Emphasis on decision-making to satisfy both
consumptive and non-consumptive resource uses.
FOR 479V Independent Study in Forestry
Variable credit
Offered: On demand
Consult the Independent Study Courses
subheading in the Academic Regulations section
of this catalog for prerequisites and description.
FOR 4823 Integrated Resource Planning and
Management
3 hours: 9 hours laboratory
Offered: Spring
Prerequisites: FOR 4003, FOR 4673, FOR 4723,
FOR 4733, SIS 3814
NOTE: Same as WLF 4823
Integrated problem solving to apply biological,
ecological, quantitative, economic, social,
political, and administrative principles in solving
natural resource management problems.
FREN Courses
(French)
FREN 1003 Elementary French I
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Basic language skills C listening, speaking,
reading, and writing C with emphasis on
grammatical structures and aural-oral practice.
FREN 1013 Elementary French II
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prerequisite: FREN 1003
Continued study of basic language skills C
listening, speaking, reading, and writing C with
emphasis on grammatical structures and aural-oral
practice.
FREN 2203 Intermediate French I
3 credits: 3 hours lecture
Prereuisite: FREN 1013
Grammar, vocabulary, and basic idiomatic
expressions.
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