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Department of Forestry College of Agriculture Natural Resources National Chung Hsing University TAIWAN, ROC 250, Kuo Kuang Road, Taichung 402, TAIWAN, ROC Tel: 886-4 Fax: 886-4?Missions The Department of Forestry is aimed at providing the best scientific training programs for its undergraduate and graduate students, having students well prepared for pursuing advanced studies or careers in the natural resource management or forest products industries. The curricula for the undergraduate program are subdivided into two divisions: forest science and wood science. Each division provides further study options: students can choose major forest management or forest biology and conservation major in the forest science division, and wood chemistry or wood physics in the wood science division. Each division is characterized by a series of core and elective courses. Course loads are 138 credits for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in a 4-year program. The graduate program of the Department offers in-depth programs for pursuing the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. Course loads are 30 credits for M.S., and 36 credits for Ph.D. programs, respectively. Graduate students are required to conduct independent research and complete with a thesis (M.S.) or a dissertation (Ph.D.). Graduate training in the Department is characterized by the close attention and advice from assigned faculty supervisors. Through an individualized program of lectures in the class, tutoring and research in basic and applied topics, graduate students are prepared for pursuing the careers in academics or higher ranking governmental officials. In addition to research techniques, graduate students are also trained to make presentation about what they have learned, in both oral and written formats, every week. ?Research Highlights Forest policy and management. Forest economics and evaluation. Remote sensing and GIS. Taxonomy, forest ecology and biodive