Undergraduate Courses
Core Courses
Specialized Courses
Core Courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Units | Semester Offered | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPPS 11 | Wood Structure and Identification | Gross and microscopic structure of wood; wood identification, natural defects and variations in structure | 3 | 1,2 | BOT 1 |
| FPPS 42 | Forest Products Utilization 1 | Log and lumber grading; lumber manufacture; utilization of non-timber forest products; seasoning and preservation of wood and non-timber products | 3 | 1,2 | FPPS 11 |
| FPPS 43 | Forest Products Utilization 2 | Veneer and plywood; pulp and paper; wood composition boards; and wood derivatives and other chemicals from wood and forest plants | 3 | 1,2 | FPPS 11 |
| FPPS 127 | Properties and Utilization of Forest Products | Physical, mechanical, and chemical properties of wood products; manufacturing processes and sustainable utilization technologies for wood products | 4 | 1,2 | FPPS 11 |
| FPPS 128 | Non-Timber Forest Products | Properties, processing and utilization of non-timber forest products. | 3 | 1,2 | FBS 21 and FPPS 127 or COI |
| FPPS 147 | Furniture and Handicraft Production | Designs and processes in the production of furniture and handicraft using forest products | 3 | 1,2 | FPPS 127 or COI |
| FOR 1 | Introduction to Forests and Forestry | Forests and forestry in relation to the environment and society; introduction to the science and technology of forestry | 3 | 1,2 | None |
| FOR 195 | Research Methods in Forestry and Natural Resources | Methods and approaches in conducting researches in forestry and natural resources including proposal preparation and communicating results | 3 | 1,2 | None |
| FOR 198 | Internship | Supervised forestry fieldwork to be executed in coordination with a host agency/institution which will be responsible to provide the necessary exposure to the students on forestry-related activities and processes | 3 | M | COI |
| FOR 199 | Undergraduate Seminar | 1 | 1,2 | COI | |
| FOR 200 | Undergraduate Thesis | 6 | 1,2,M | COI | |
| FOR 200a | Practicum | 6 | 1,2,M | COI |
Specialized Courses
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description | Units | Semester Offered | Pre-requisites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPPS 111 | Wood and Fiber Anatomy | Microscopic identification, variability and anatomical characteristics of wood and paper-making fibers. Wood and non-wood structure in relation to defects, properties and uses | 3 | 1,2 | None |
| FPPS 112 | Bark Structure and Properties | Structure and development, properties and uses of the barks of woody plants | 3 | 1 | COI |
| FPPS 119 (or FRM 119) | Marketing of Forest Products | Forest products marketing, the structure of forest products market, output and pricing policies and strategic trends | 3 | 1 | ECON 11 |
| FPPS 121 | Wood Physics 1 | Physical structure and properties of wood in relation to moisture, heat, sound, and electricity | 3 | 1 | None |
| FPPS 124 | Timber Mechanics | Elements of strength of materials; mechanical properties of wood | 3 | 2 | MATH 28 and ENSC 11a |
| FPPS 125 | Wooden Structures | Analysis and design of trusses, bridges and frames; bending, compression and tension members with emphasis on wood materials; timber fastenings | 3 | 1 | FPPS 124 |
| FPPS 131 | Wood Chemistry 1 | Chemistry of wood; pulping and paper-making principles; cellulose-derived products | 3 | 1,2 | CHEM 40 |
| FPPS 132 | Pulp and Paper Technology | Chemical and technological aspects of the manufacture of mechanical and chemical pulps, paper and paper products | 3 | 1 | COI |
| FPPS 132.1 | Pulp and Paper Laboratory | Laboratory experiments on the pulping wood; fiber technology, physical and chemical characteristics of pulp and paper | 2 | 1 | FPPS 132 or COI |
| FPPS 134 | Wood Finishing | Modern industrial methods and techniques in finishing wood products | 3 | 1 | COI |
| FPPS 136 | Chemical Properties and Processing of Forest Products | Chemical and technological aspect of the manufacture of pulp, paper, paperboard and fiber products and other cellulose-derived products; chemical processing of extractives and other forest products | 3 | 1 | CHEM 40 |
| FPPS 139 | Fundamentals of Wet-End Chemistry in Paper Making | The paper making fiber and its behavior during paper making; theories and principles of paper chemistry; additives used in paper making | 3 | 1 | FPPS 132 |
| FPPS 140 | Environmental Pollution in Forest Industries | Causes and control of pollution associated with the primary wood processing industries | 3 | 2 | COI |
| FPPS 141 | Lumber Manufacture and Grading | Sawmills, sawmilling practices and techniques; log and lumber grading | 3 | 1 | FPPS 11 |
| FPPS 144 | Machining of Forest Products | Analysis of wood-cutting processes, operation adjustment, and maintenance of machineries for woodworking processing of bamboo, rattan and other related materials | 3 | 2 | COI |
| FPPS 151 | Seasoning of Wood and Related Products | Theory and practice of kiln drying and other methods of seasoning wood and related products. | 3 | 2 | None |
| FPPS 161 | Preservation of Wood and Related Products | Common factors causing the destruction and decay of wood and related products; methods of preservation and control; fire proofing, and the economic aspects of preservation of wood and related products | 3 | 2 | COI |
| FPPS 171 | Adhesives and Gluing | Theory of adhesion and cohesion. Glues and synthetic resin adhesives. Principles in cold pressing, hot pressing, radio frequency heating, lamination and modified woods. Gluing defects and their causes | 3 | 1 | CHEM 40 |
| FPPS 172 | Glued Wood Products Technology | Manufacture of veneer, plywood, laminated wood and related products, principles of glued wood construction, properties, characteristics, and uses of glued products | 3 | 2 | COI |
| FPPS 181 | Quality Control | Principles of statistical quality control and organization of quality control programs in the manufacture of wood products | 3 | 1 | None |
| FPPS 182 | Production Planning and Control | Planning of production requirements, routing, scheduling, dispatching and inspection coordination; control of materials, methods, machines, tooling and operation times | 3 | 2 | COI |
| FPPS 183 | Engineering Economic Analysis | Economics of engineering decisions. Depreciation and cost estimating, analysis of existing and proposed plans, including materials, products design, and machine selection and replacement | 3 | 1,2 | COI |
| FPPS 190 | Special Problems | Open only to students who are candidates for graduation. May be taken twice provided that the total number of units to be credited to the student’s program will not exceed 4 units | 1-3 | 1,2 | COI |
| FPPS 191 | Special Topics | May be taken twice provided that total number of units to be credited to the student’s program will not exceed 4 units | 1-3 | 1,2 | None |
| PPT 170 | Instrumentation and Process Control for the Pulp and Paper Industry | Principles and methods of control system analysis and design as applied to the pulp and paper industry | 3 | 2 | EE 1, ENSC 21, and FPPS 132 |
| PPT 188 | Environmental Technology for the Pulp and Paper Industry | Causes and control of pollution for associated with the pulp and paper industry and methods for effluent treatment | 3 | 1 | FPPS 132 or COI |
| PPT 193 | Pulp and Paper Plant Design | Computations of material balances, energy balances, power requirement, equipment balancing, cost and profitability estimation | 3 | 2 | ChE 32 and ChE 192 |
| PPT 198 | Internship | 1 | 1,2,M | COI | |
| PPT 199 | Undergraduate Seminar in Pulp and Paper | 1 | 2 | Senior Standing | |
| PPT 200 | Undergraduate Thesis | 6 | 1,2,M | COI | |
| PPT 200b | Innovationeering | 6 | 1,2,M | COI | |
| PPT 200c | Engineering Industry Research | 6 | 1,2,M | COI | |
| NRC 150 formerly FPPS 152 (or SFFG 151) | Forest-Based Rural Industries | Nature, type, characteristics of forest resource-based rural industries; role in promoting social forestry; strategies to promote their development | 3 | 2 | FRM 117 or COI |
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