Department of Forestry and Natural
Resources
History and Mission
The Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in
the College of Agriculture at National Chiayi University (NCYU) started as a
high school program in “Chiayi Agriculture and Forestry Public School” in 1919,
and gradually developed as school transforming into an Agri-Vocational School,
a Junior Agriculture College and finally a National University. The department currently
offers both undergraduate and graduate programs for bachelor, master and Ph. D.
degrees.
The department is teaching and research oriented
and is currently composed of three full professors, two associate professors, five assistant professors
and one distinguished chair professor. To achieve a successful development in
the forest ecosystem and to upgrade the forest role in providing multifunctional
value to the community, the department offers a variety of multidisciplinary
courses in the field of forest management, silvicultural techniques and forest
ecology. The faculties all have outstanding teaching experience and academic
achievements. They provide both well-designed courses and fully prepared
teaching strategies in regular training activities for students to establish
their solid foundation in basic knowledge of forest science and to enhance
their capabilities of dealing with the issues in forest ecosystem management.
Thereafter, the graduates are supposed to be professional and highly expected
to be intermediate and senior managers in private and public sectors making
significant contribution to the sustainability of natural resources in the
world.
While
placing equal emphasis on theoretical study and practical training, the
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources encourages our students to be well
prepared for a better career development in the field of Forest Management,
Forest Conservation, Vegetation Survey, Wildlife Ecology and
Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation, Environmental Monitoring and
Planning, and Remote Sensing and Forest-Biogeoscience. Through better
understanding the importance derived from the Forest Ecosystem, we are
also making an effort to approach the reasonable application for
sustainable management of natural resources.