DEPARTMENT OF forestry and wildlife management programme
100 LEVEL:First Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
General Study Courses
- GSS 101 Use of English I 1
2. GSS 105 Introduction to Philosophy and Logic (Humanity) 2
- GSS 107 Nigeria People and Culture 2
ANCILLARY COURSES
- BIO 101 General Biology I 3
- CSC 101 Introduction to Computer Programming I 3
- ICH 101 Basic Organic Chemistry I 2
7. GSS 108 Basic Igbo 1
TOTAL 14
Second Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
General Study Courses
1. ICH 111 Basic Inorganic Chemistry 2
- MAT 101 General Physics I 3
- PHY 107 Practical Physics 1
- GSS 102 Use of English II 1
- GSS 106 Social Sciences 2
- PHY 108 Practical Physics 1
- GSS 109 Basic Igbo 1
TOTAL 14
200 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- BIO 102 General Biology II 3
- CSC 102 Introduction to Computer Programming II 3
- ICH 102 Basic Physical Chemistry 2
- ICH 112 Practical Chemistry 1
- MAT 102 General Mathematics II 3
- PHY 102 General Physics II 3
TOTAL 15
SECOND Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
Core Courses
1. AEC 211 Principles of Agricultural Economics 3
- AGR 211 General Agriculture 3
- AST 211 Principle of Animal Production 2
- CSC 201 Application to Computer Sciences 3
- CSH 211 Crop Anatomy, Taxonomy and Physiology 2
- FWM 211 Introduction to Forest resource Mgt 2
TOTAL 15
300 LEVEL: FIRST Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- SSL 211 Agro- Climatology and Biogeography 2
- SSL 213 Principles of Soil Science 2
CORE COURSES
- AST 232 Principles of Animal Production 2
- CSH 222 Principles of Crop Production- Field Crop Prod. 2
- FST 221 Introduction to Food Science and Technology 2
- FWM 232 Forestry Ecology & Taxonomy 3
- FST 222 Agricultural Biochemistry 2
TOTAL 15
NOTE: In addition to regular semester courses, Direct entry students will take the following courses in the first year:
- GSS 107 Nigerian People and Culture
- CSC 101 introduction to Computer Programming I
- CSC 102 Introduction to Computer Programming II
300 LEVEL: FIRST Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
AGR 206 Agricultural Biotechnology 2
- STA 202 Statistics for Biological Sciences 2
- ENT 200 Introduction to Entrepreneurship Studies 2
- SIWES Long vocation Industrial Attachment SIWES 200 3 months
CORE COURSES
- AST 301 Introduction to Animal Health 2
- AEC 311 Introduction to Agric. Extn & Rural Sociology 3
- AEC 313 Introduction to Farm Mgt. & Production 2
- ENT 301 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2
TOTAL 15
Second Semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- AGR 311 Introduction to Farm Machinery 2
- AGR 321 Agricultural Genetics and Breeding 2
- FWM 311 Environmental Degradation and Reclamation 2
- FWM313 Principles of Silviculture 2
- FWM 321 Forest Inventory and Menstruation 2
- FWM323 Wildlife Taxonomy & Biology 2
- FWM307 Wood Formation anatomy & Properties 1
- AGR 301 Farm Planning and Structures 2
TOTAL 15
400 LEAVEL: FIRST semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
Core Courses
- FWM Forest Economics 2
- AEC 322 Extension Teaching, Learning Process & Methods 2
- AGR 322 Experiment Design and Analysis in Agriculture 2
- FWM 302 Forest Engineering 2
- FWM 304 Forest and Land Survey 2
- FWM 312 Forest and Wildlife Pests and Diseases 2
- FWM 322 Forest Operation I 1
- FWM324 Forest Ecology and Management 2
TOTAL 15
SECOND semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- FWM 308 Natural Ecosystems 2
- FWM314 Principle of Wildlife Nutrition and Mgt 2
- ENS 302 Business Creation Growth and Cooperate Governance 2
- AGR 308 Geographic Information systems in Agriculture 2
- SIWES 3 Months
- FWM 421 Urban Forestry 2
- FWM 401 Introduction to Land Use System 2
- FWM 423 Grand/Aerial Survey photo-grammetic 2 TOTAL 14
500 LEVEL: FIRST semester
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- AGR 424 Technical Report Writing 2
- FWM411 Silvicultural Techniques 2
- FWM 413 Remote Sensing and Cartography 2
- FWM414 Forest Protection and Log Control Techniques 2
- FWM 417 Zoo and Parks Management Techniques 2
- FWM419 Forestry/Wildlife Ecological Survey Techniques 2
- FWM425 Agro Forestry and Plantation Tech 2
TOTAL 14
SECOND SEMESTER
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- FWM 443 Harvesting, Processing & Wood Utilization 2
- FWM 444 Museum and Herbarum Management 2
- FWM 445 Training in Fire arms and Ballistics 2
- FWM 415 Forest Operation II 1
- FWM 502 Forest Pests, Diseases and Protection 2
- FWM 501 Seminar 1
- FWM 511 Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding 2
- FWM 513 Forest Economies and Management 2
TOTAL 14
600 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
- FWM 515 Forest & Wildlife Policy, Law and Administration 2
- FWM 517 Forestry and Wildlife Biometrics 2
- FWM 519 Multiple Land Use 2
- FWM 531 Game Production and Utilization 2
- FWM541 Forest Soils and Plant Nutrition 2
- FWM 507 Silviculture II 2
- FWM 505 Weeds and Weed Control 2
TOTAL 14
600 LEVEL (SIWES) SECOND SEMESTER
700 LEVEL: FIRST SEMESTER
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
AGR 509 Farming Systems in Tropics 2
FWM 504 Wood Production Technology 2
- FWM 522 Environmental Impact Assessment 2
15 FWM 512 Forest Industrial and Quality Control 2
16 FWM 532 Wildlife Management and Utilization 2
17 FWM 534 Wildlife Population Dynamics (Rural Comm. Dev) 2
18 FWM 536 Management of Game Birds (Ornithology) 2
TOTAL 14
SECOND SEMESTER
S/N COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE CREDITS UNIT
FWM 542 Forest Industries & Timber Quality Control 2
20 FWM 544 Pulp and Paper Technology 2
21 FWM 599 Project 4
22 AEC 504 Agric. Project Mgt. Evaluation 2
- AEX 510 Practice in Extension Methods & Audio Visual Aids 2
TOTAL 12
FWM 209: Principles of forestry resources & wildlife management (1,0,1)
Definition of forestry terms.
Differences between forest and forestry. Renewable natural resources, availability, distribution and potentials. Grazing, Land, Fallow lands, forests and game reserves, national parks and other conservation stands.
Components of Renewable Natural Resources
Plants, Wildlife, Water resources, forest soils etc.
Forest Exploitation and Utilization.
Logging and log transportation.
(skidding, and Haulage, Road and water transportation)
Sawmills and types, types of wood products.
World Distribution of tropical forests based on climate.
Different Nigerian vegetation (forests and savannah).
Nigerian wildlife species.
Sustained yield Management.
Forest management plan and its importance in forest management.
Introduction to forest ecosystem.
Stable and unstable ecosystem.
Difference between forest and agro-ecosystem.
FWM 303: RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MENSURATON (2,0,0)
Definition of menstruation. Measurement of single tree parameters: Cross-sectional, height, form or shape, bark log and tree bole volume. Instruments used for measuring trees and crops or stands.
Planning and execution of forest inventory
Statistical principles in forest inventory
Site assessment.
Tree growth methods
Forest and wildlife resource sampling and enumeration techniques.
FWM 232: FOREST ECOLOGY (2,0,0)
Ecology of the different vegetable types in Nigeria. Extent, structure and composition of the different vegetation types in Nigeria. Climatic characteristics of these vegetation zones (rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, evapo-transpiration, energy balance, albedo) etc. factors affecting the growth and productivity of trees, Leaf Area Index (LAI). Effects of human activities on the micro-climate of different forest types. Relationship between litter fall and nutrient/carbon cycling. Seasonality/biomass, litter decomposition, nutrient uptake and soil development.
Composition, structure and functions of forests and savannah. Species composition and phonology, tree/wildlife population dynamics. Girth classes of trees in different forest types. Effects of fire on vegetation and soils. Fire danger index, regeneration of trees and grosses, nutrient release in soils.
Various stages of savanna development through fire activities.
FWM 323: WILDLIFE TAXONOMY AND BIOLOGY (2,0,0)
Demographic characteristic of wildlife populations and techniques of estimating growth and regulation of wildlife population in forest and savannah ecosystems.
Study of various wildlife communities and their ecological framework Wildlife productivity in forest and savannah ecosystems. Disturbances in wildlife habitats and ecosystems. Gap dynamics and competition in wildlife ecosystem.
Modern concepts in wildlife ecology and ecological census. Taxonomy, construction of and use of taxonomic keys.
FWM 301: INTRODUCTION TO SILVICULTURE (2,0,1)
Definition of silviculture. Growth and development of trees. Analysis and study of problem of raising tree crop. Natural and artificial regeneration. Nursery techniques. Climatic and edaphic factors affecting tree growth, tropical regeneration methods. Application of silvicultural principles for establishment and maintenance of forests for various purposes. Taungya and other silvicultural practices.
AGR 302: FARM PRACTICE III (0,0,1)
Preparation of herbarium materials (plant pressing)
Key to plant taxonomy
Nursery practice
Soil mixture, potting and pre-treatment of seeds Nursery layout
FWM 302: FOREST ENGINEERING (1,0,1)
Design, construction and maintenance of forest roads (access and feeder roads), bridges, drains, dams and building, logging, tree felling, bucking for log, production, minor log transportation, different methods of log skidding, loading, off loading major transportation methods, such as log transportation on water surface, that is, rafting, transportation by truck and rail. Planning analysis and supervision of forest engineering operations.
FWM 304: FOREST AND LAND SURVEY (1,0,0)
Introduction to surveying; methods and purpose information on forest area from different kinds of survey methods.
Preparation of maps from aerial photographs, equipment and facilities used for aerial photography interpretation for aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
Land/ground survey equipment. Boundary and topography survey of selected project areas. Seribing, type, preparation and mapping of forest aerial and ground survey.
FWM 306: FOREST OPERATION 1 (1,0,1)
Planning in forestry. Different stages for forest road construction forest road policy, logistics (use of maps as a planning aid) Preliminary preparation for forest road construction (reconnaissance, design, costing, clearing, grubbing etc) forest road maintenance. Construction of bridge and culvert.
Construction of forest camp and the materials involved.
FWM 308: NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS 2,0,0)
Survey of the structure and function of the major vegetation types in Nigeria and globally. Types of natural ecosystems (forests, savanna, pastures, rangelands, deserts, mangroves, swamps etc) and their eco-zones. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of forest plant communities. Patterns, ordination and classification of natural forest ecosystems. Analysis of vegetation and environmental factor relationships. Management of forest ad savanna ecosystems. Analysis of competition in plant communities. Environmental degradation and remediation factors in natural forest ecosystem. Sustainable management techniques of natural forest ecosystems. Distribution, structure and dynamics of land and fresh water ecosystems. Distribution, structure and dynamics of land and fresh water ecosystems.
The flow of energy and materials through natural ecosystems. Tree species unique to different ecosystems.
FWM 312: PRINCIPLES OF WILDLIFE NUTRITION AND MANAGEMENT (1,0,1)
Principles of wildlife and forest food resources. Nutrient composition and nutrient values and forest food resources. Nutrient requirements for various wildlife physiological processes. Feed formation and ration preparation. The role of nutrition in the survival and population dynamics of wildlife in their natural habitat. Consideration would be given to the following species (artiodactyla, insectivore, lafamorphis, Elephantidae, Arthropoda). Storage, processing and preservation of fodder and wildlife food resources for domesticated wildlife.
FOR 322 Forest Aerial and Ground Survey
Ground Survey instruments. Boundary and topographic survey of selected project areas-practice in making boundary and topographic surveys, use of transit level, abney level, slop tape, forester’s compass; scribing, type preparation and mapping. Preparation of maps from aerial photographs, interpretation of aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
AGR 322 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS AND BIOMETRY
Concepts/Techniques of Scientific Methods
Principles of biological experimentation
Concepts of experimentation
Steps in scientific investigation
Measures of location/dispersion
Samples/sampling techniques in field survey
Means, media, mode, percentile, range, variance, standard deviation/error
Introduction to statistical inferences
Hypothesis formulation and testing
Types of tests: t, z, chi-square and F
Introduction to econometrics
Definition and applications of econometrics
Linear and curvi-linear models in agriculture
Correlation/analysis
Simple linear regression analysis
Multiple regression analysis
One- way and two-way experimental designs
Analysis of variance (ANOVA)/Test of significance for:
Completely Randomized Design (CRD)
Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD)
Applications and limitations for CRD and RCBD
Means separation (LSD/DMRT)
Factorial experiments
Split plot design
Data presentation: Appropriateness and use of tables, figures, charts, histograms, frequency distribution, percentages, etc.
FWM 413 Remote sensing and Mapping
Remote sensors, remote sensing system; application of remote sensing in natural resources management.
FWM 422 Training in Firearms and Ballistics
Types of guns, propellants, bullets, and practice on how to use them; shooting techniques, care and maintenance of ballistic equipment; importance of guns and projectiles in forestry and wildlife management; wound ballistics; safety and guides and use of firearms.
FWM 425 Aerial and Ground Survey
Use of survey equipment – Gunter’s and engineering chains, field tapes, prismatic compasses, etc; reconnaissance survey; traverse and open survey, mapping use of stereoscope; aerial photo interpretation.
FWM 413: WOOD PROCESSING, PRESERVATION & UTILIZATION (1,0,1)
Survey of different local and scientific methods of preservation and utilization of different wood products for different purposes. Felling of trees and processing wood in different wood-based industries and charcoal production.
FWM 401: INTRODUCTION TO LAND USE PLANNING (1,0,0)
Studies on the integrated use of land for forestry, wildlife, fisheries and agricultural purposes. Nigerian land resources. Attitudes and conflicts. Strategies for resolution of land conflicts. Formation of management policies for land areas. Decision making in the allocation of land for forestry, wildlife, fisheries and agriculture. Land capability classification. Legislations relating to land and environmental planning.
FWM 405: TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING (2,0,0)
The features of a report:
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods, including data collection, data analysis
- Results presentation
- Discussions
- Conclusion would be taught. Students would be exposed to the techniques/practice of report writing.
FWM 403: AGROFORESTRY TECHNOLOGY (1,0,1)
Definition and history. The importance of agroforestry including sustainable production of food and fibre, environmental protection, conservation and management. Major agroforestry systems including taungya system (traditional and departmental taungya), alley farming systems, home gardens, shelterbelt or windbreaks etc. components and classification of agroforestry systems. e.g. (a) two-component systems such as (i) trees and arable crops (agrisilviculture), (ii) trees and livestock (silvopastoral system) etc (b) three-component system such as (i) trees, arable crops and livestock (agrosilvopastoral system) etc. (c) Others such as agriculture with trees, arable crops and/or livestock. Socio-economic feasibilities and limitations.
FWM 405: GROUND/AERIAL SURVEY PHOTOGRAMMETRY (1,0,1)
Preparation of maps from aerial photographs, ground survey instruments. Boundary and topographic survey of selected project areas. Scribing, type preparation and mapping of aerial and ground survey. Practical use of some remote sensing equipment and techniques. Preparation of maps from information from remote sensing.
FWM 417: URBAN FORESTRY (1,1,0)
Urbanization trends and management policies in Nigeria. Urban environmental problems in Nigeria. Concept of urban forestry. Historical developments of urban forestry in the developed world. Types of urban forestry: trees in residential areas, greenbelt and greenways, roadside planting, urban agriculture, watershed management, riverside planting etc.
Role of urban forestry in environmental management. Basic requirements for development urban forestry programme. Legal framework, institutional feasibility, technical viability and environmental sustainability.
FWM 407: ZOO AND PARK MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (1,0,1)
Basic objectives of zoo and park planning. Field training in selected zoological gardens and national parks. Organization and administration of zoo and parks. Practical exercises in anti-poaching, boundary demarcation and road development. Development and design of zoo and park facilities. Care of wildlife in captivity. Amusement infrastructure. Zoo sanitation and control of zoo visitors. Feeding of zoo animals.
FWM 409: MUSEUM AND HERBARIUM MANAGEMENT (1,0,1)
Design of storage facilities for
- Precious materials usually preserved in museums
- Plant materials of research and industrial importance. Visit to selected museums and herbaria in Nigeria.
FWM 411: FORESTRY/WILDLIFE ECOLOGICAL SURVEY (1,0,1)
Management/care of trees and wildlife in their natural environment/habitat. Tree species’ distribution in relation to their environment. Wildlife distribution in relation to their environment and natural resources. Wildlife food preferences, behavioural patterns etc. Growing plants of importance to wildlife. Evaluation of man’s impact on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.
FWM 415: FOREST OPERATIONS II (0,0,2)
Forest concession: types, advantages and criteria for payment of concession in Nigeria. Plywood and timber hervesting: operations involved features and working principles, undercut and back-cut, sequence and methods of hervesting. Lambing and crosscutting specifications for high quality logs. Skidding (cable yarding and tractor skidding) advantages/disadvantages of ground skidding, pan skidding, arch unloading hervested products.
Methods and basic principles in hand loading, gravity loading, cross-haul loading, stationary loading. Haulage methods. Timber production management.
FWM 505: FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE POLICY, LAW AND ADMINISTRATION (1,0,1)
Nigeria forest, wildlife and conservation policies together with other related natural resources policies. Forest legislation and administration and their evolution from colonial days. Planning effective use of forest resources structure of wildlife administration. Problems of conserving forest and endangered species. Nigerian law in natural ecosystems Legislation for wildlife and other natural resources.
FWM 507: SILVICULTURE (1,0,1)
Silviculture for natural forests. Major forest types of the topics and silvicultural systems applied to them. Practices that enhance the regeneration of natural forest: climber cutting, enrichment planting, fire-tracing etc. Silviculture for forest plantations. Principles underlying choice of species and provenance (provenance trials); seed technology, with special reference to tree species.
FWM 509: FOREST SOILS AND PLANT NUTRITION (1,0,1)
The importance of forest soils in tropical agriculture. Soil formation, soil classification, forest oil physics, chemistry, microbiology, moisture movement etc. Soil dynamics. Influence of soil on forest composition and distribution.
FWM 511- FOREST GENETICS AND TREE BREEDING (1,0,1)
Concept of basic genetics. Chromosome structure and function. Genes, DNA etc. problems particular to forest genetics. Inventory, selection and conservation of forest genetic materials for mass production of improved strains. Theory/practice of methods and benefits of tree breeding and improvement principles underlying choice of species. Quantitative genetics of forest tree improvement. Economics of tree breeding programs. Principles, establishment and management of seed orchard.
FWM 513- FOREST PEST/DISEASES AND FOREST PROTECTION (1,0,1)
Taxonomy and biology of major pests and diseases of forest trees. Method of assessing tree condition. Forest decline. Principles underlying disease and pest control. Genetics and environmental control. Forest use and control. Protection against encroachment. Diseases and illegal felling.
FWM 515: WOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY (1,0,1)
Silvicutural techniques for high quality wood production. Wood quality of living trees, choices of species via provenance, site, genotype, rotation. Production of wood to meet the demands of different wood-based industries
Saw-milling, poles, wood-based panel, pulp and paper, fuel wood industries. Characteristics of species and the tending operations in the production of different tree/ shrub species for different end purposes.
FWM 517: RESEARCH PROJECT II (1,0,1)
Supervision and study of an identified problem, requiring both oral & written presentations. Student must participate in tutorial research technique and scientific writing as well as oral presentation relating to student’s projects in the school
FWM 514: PULP AND PAPER TECHNOLOGY (1,0,1)
Pulpwood species and their wood characteristics. Processing of logs prior to pulp production (backing to produce standard boles, debarking, chipping etc). pulping methods: mechanical, chemical and semi-chemical methods. Pulp preparation prior to paper production (screening, bleaching, machining, beating, gluing, preservation, coaching and filling, sizing, dyeing and finishing) paper products, paper grading.
FWM 504: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (1,0,1)
Definition, principles and procedures of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Environmental impact of human actions. Response of societies to environmental charge. Contents of EIA. Introduction to Rapid Appraisal Techniques Case studies/ practical examples.
FWM 506: FOREST AND WILDLIFE BIOMETRICS (2,0,0)
Advanced sampling methods in inventory. Volume estimation and volume table deconstruction. Growth increment determination. Construction of management table. Practical concept in the design and analysis of experiments on tree crops and wildlife problems. Processing of resource inventory and mensuration data for management purposes. Application of multivariate analysis to forestry and wildlife. Basic techniques in survey sampling and design.
FWM 510: FOREST INDUSTRY AND QUALITY CONTROL (2,0,0)
Forest based industries including furniture, saw mills, plymills, fibre board, clipboard and particle board while determination of timber quality and its control, inspection, sampling and grading, wood protection, minor forest brewed industries e.g. charcoal production, cellulose derivatives industry, marketing of forest resources, setting of forest industries.
FWM 512: WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION (2,0,0)
Principles of sustained yield in wildlife management systems approach to wildlife management. Management procedures: restrictive laws, natural and artificial production techniques, game laws. Introduction and habitat improvement of endangered wildlife species. Wildlife products and their uses.
FWM 500: STUDENT SEMINAR (0,0,1)
Preparation, presentation and discussion of the research topics based on the students project which should focus on forestry and wildlife technology.
FWM 502: MANAGEMENT OF GAME BIRDS (ORNITHOLOGY) (1,0,0)
Classification, structure, ecology and economic of birds and avifauna of Africa. Distribution and identification of game birds management techniques.