Analyze and interpret existing management plans, prescribe solutions for achieving specific forest management goals at multiple scales, use basic tools to evaluate the financial implications of such solutions, and create a forest management plan for a virtual forest. Offered entirely online. Students in any of the Forestry programs requiring FRST 423 (6 cr) in order to graduate will not be granted the 3 cr of FRST 425 toward degree completion.

This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and applications of project monitoring and evaluation (M and E). The world of international development faces many challenges, one of which is the failure of assistance interventions (aid projects and programmes). Students will develop a practical understanding of the logical processes by which projects are designed and implemented, including the need for external evaluation in order to assess the efficacy, outcomes, and sustainability of these interventions.

General and forestry-specific economic principles and concepts, including role of forests in sustainable development. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. Prerequisite: All of FOPE 509, FOPE 510.

Case studies of plantation forestry systems from around the world; advantages and challenges of intensively managed forests. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

Major contemporary global natural resources management issues emphasis on Forestry.