Courses in BSc degree in Forestry Program
Course image Senior Seminar
Forestry Program

As a prelude to independent seminar presentation, students will be introduced to organization and structure of presentations, discussion of  good presentation styles, proper development and use of Slides, overheads, power point, handouts and others necessary for good presentation.

Course image Entrepreneurship
Forestry Program

Application of business management principles to the formation and operation of small business enterprises. Considers the problems of organizing, financing and marketing by small firms. Projects and cases are assigned for problem analysis and solutions.

Course image Wood Structure & properties
Forestry Program

The course deal with basic anatomical features of wood for understanding hardwood & softwood species cell structure & function. The course equips students with the knowledge of wood anatomy ad identification. The course is designed to provide detail description about tree growth & structure, cell composition/structure, macroscopic characteristics, natural defects, hard/soft wood anatomy and major factors affecting structure of cells.

Course image Bioenergy Technology
Forestry Program

Bio-energy-environmental health –clean development; bio-energy sources: wood, animal manure, rubbish, woodchips, seaweed, corn stalks and other wastes; bio-energy plants: sugar cane, jatropha, short rotation forestry and other crop plants; species selection, species-site matching, planting, managing, harvesting; Bioconversion: briquetting, carbonization, fermentation and oil production, biogas production, bagasse as bio-energy; waste management and recycling for energy production, plant species and bio-energy production, bio-energy and food production controversies.

Course image Forest Management
Forestry Program

Definition of terms; Basic concepts and place of forest management in forestry; Objectives of forest management; factors to consider during forest management planning and its control means; principles of forest sustainability and Criteria and Indicators (C&I) of sustainability; principles of forest planning; elements and methods of forest management; approaches to forest management planning: Strategies for forest regulation, timber harvesting scheduling, and strategic forest planning for timber production; fundamentals of decision analysis to achieve ecological, economic, and social values: problem identification and decision analysis and application of mathematical departmentming.

Course image Forest Policy & Law
Forestry Program

The role of forest resources in economic development and environmental protection; forest, conflict, the role of the state and institution state of Ethiopia’s forest and sustainable forest management; forest policy tools (including forest property rights); defining forest policy; principles of forest policy; public (forest) policy making cycle, goals, approaches and models; forest policy implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Forest law: concept, purpose and its relation to forest policy; Ethiopia’s forest resource and associated problems.

Course image Agroforestry Systems & Technology
Forestry Program

The concept of system: agricultural systems, farming systems and agroforestry; Agroforestry system classification; silviculture of multipurpose trees: basic biophysical and socioeconomic attributes of agroforestry tree species, influencing factors, Diagnosis and Design method, major tree and shrub species and their silvicultural systems. Component interaction and management; major agroforestry practices and technologies; Socio-cultural and economic aspects of agroforestry; The role of agroforestry in climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Course image Forest Harvesting
Forestry Program

Scope of logging operations, Harvesting in forest production systems: definition, Terrain classification. Logging policy. Logging planning. Common logging tools, their use and maintenance requirements. Logging systems: Felling and conversion; log grading/scaling/measurements. Landing. Terrain transport operations: methods, techniques & equipment. Long distance transport systems. Loading and Unloading. The overall objective of the course is to expose the student to practical logging and log transport techniques.

Course image Forest Pathology
Forestry Program

The course introduces students to the principles and practices in forest pathology; in so doing, the concept and development of disease in plants, disease cycle, mechanisms of pathogenesis, the biology of disease-causing agents, disease symptoms and pathogen signs as well as disease management will be discussed. The major types of tree diseases and deterioration of wood and wood products will also be studied. Students of this course will be required to isolate culture and study disease-causing organisms in the laboratory and diagnose tree diseases in the field.