Urban Forestry Minor

Urban and community forestry is the fastest growing segment of the forestry profession, especially in the northeast, where the total expenditure of time and money on community forestry (nursery, planting, pruning, removals, and line clearance) exceeds that spent on woodlands. This certificate is designed to provide students with the necessary credentials for employment by providing the fundamental knowledge and expertise required for this field.

Our courses prepare students for environmental planning careers through lectures, praxis studios, hands-on labs, field experiences, and problem-based projects. Interdisciplinary first semester courses with landscape architecture students provide a mutual foundation for both majors and promote collaboration between disciplines. Course syllabi document the connections to the broader goals of the curriculum, ensuring content supports student learning outcomes.

Urban Forestry Learning Goals

Requirements (21 Credits)

Required Courses 12

• 11:776:413 Soil Quality or 11:776:440 Soil Fertility (3 cr)
• 11:573:202 Environmental Issues in the U.S. (3 cr)
• 11:550:233 Landscape Plants I (3 cr)
• 11:550:234 Landscape Plants II (3 cr)
  OR 11:216:272 Dendrology (4 cr)
• 11:573:232 Fundamental of Environmental Geomatics (3 cr)
• 11:573:233 Fundamental of Environmental Geomatics Lab (1 cr)

Plus 3 credits from

• 11:216:456 Trees and the Environment (3 cr)
• 11:216:403 Urban Forestry (3 cr)
• 11:216:365 Arboriculture (4 cr)

Plus 3 credits from

• 11:216:471 Silviculture (3 cr)
• 11:776:391 Diseases of Insects and Ornamental Plants (3 cr)
• 11:370:381 Insect Biology (4 cr)
• 11:550:234 Landscape Plants I (3 cr)

Plus 3 credits from

• 11:373:121 Principles and Applications of Microeconomics (3 cr)
• 11:373:231 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr)
• 1:373:492 Sustainability Decision Tools (3 cr)
• 11:216:472 Forest Finance and Management (3 cr)

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