Bachelor of Science in Wood Science and Technology

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Given the diversity in the ways forest products are used, it is no surprise that the employment prospects for wood scientists and technologists are just as numerous. Graduates will find that the education they receive in Wood Science and Technology is highly transportable to other fields because of the strength of the curriculum. Employment prospects are often in manufacturing, technical services and management training.

Our Wood Science and Technology graduates specialize in one of the two categories and thus jobs vary accordingly as follows;

Wood scientists: Wood scientists are those who graduate with a major in Wood based Materials and Structures. Equipped with knowledge of wood and its fundamental characteristics, graduates are able to develop more productive, efficient and sustainable ways of using wood and products of wood. they combine their technical knowledge of wood as an engineering material with knowledge of wood structures, in solving problems in building construction, in manufacturing and mining. some of our graduates work in research and development for industry, government or universities.
Wood technologists: This category includes those who graduate with a major in Wood Technology. These graduates work as timber & material procurement officers and as production managers in saw mills, particleboard and plywood factories. others work in mines as process supervisors. they also work as Quality assurance officers and as Process engineers for companies that manufacture furniture, cabinets, engineered wood products.

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Curriculum for BSc Wood Science and Technology*

FIRST YEAR			SECOND YEAR
CODE	COURSE	CONTACT HOURS	CODE	COURSE	CONTACT HOURS
BSP131	Engineering drawing	60	BSP232	Production & inventory control	120
CS110	Introduction to computing	120	FO200	Silviculture	120
FO100	Botany	120	FO210	Biometry	120
FO130	Chemistry	120	WS200	Wood chemistry	120
FO150	Communication skills	120	WS220	Wood degradation & protection	120
MA110	Mathematics	120	WS230	Wood anatomy, ultr-structure & properties	120
PH110	Physics	120	*Elective for majors ()**
			WS210	Wood fibre science*	120
			ES 220	Structures I*	120
THIRD YEAR			FOURTH YEAR
CODE	COURSE	CONTACT HOURS	CODE	COURSE	CONTACT HOURS
BSP330	Maintance & Engineering Services	120	WS411	Pulp & Paper Technology	60
FO330	Research Methodology & Seminar	120	WS420	World Timber Resources, Market & Trade	120
OR370	Operations Research	120	WS430	Special Projects	120
WS340	Industrial Organisation & OHS	120	WS440	Forest Industries Management Practices	120
Elective for majors			WS451	Wood Technology II	60
WST310	Wood Based Panel Technology	120	WS461	Industrial Attachment	60
WST300	Wood Harvesting & Sawmilling	120	WS470	Entreprenurship	120
WSM/ES320	Structures II	120	WS480	Wood Preservation	120
			WS490	Industrial Environmental Management	120

*Progression to majors

According to the restructured program, students are required to specialize when they reach third year in either Wood Technology or Wood Based Materials and Structures. Students who obtain a 'B' grade or better in Mathematics (MA 110) or Engineering Drawing (BSP 131) will proceed to do Structures I (ES 220) as an elective course in the second year while other students will proceed to do Wood Fibre Science (WS 210). Prerequisite conditions apply for progression to third year. Please Note: 120 Hours=Full Course and 60 Hours= Half Course

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