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Forest Business and Investment

Auburn University

Master's DegreeCIP: 03.0510

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Locations

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  • Auburn, Alabama

    211 W. Thach Avenue, Auburn, Alabama, 36849

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringTime ManagementWritingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationManagement of Personnel ResourcesInstructingLearning StrategiesActive LearningSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

English LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and ManagementBiologyLaw and GovernmentProduction and ProcessingMechanicalEducation and TrainingMathematicsComputers and ElectronicsPublic Safety and SecurityGeography

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityOral ExpressionNear VisionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingWritten ComprehensionSpeech RecognitionSpeech ClarityCategory FlexibilityWritten ExpressionFar VisionVisualization

Tasks

  • Assign tasks such as feeding and treatment of animals, and cleaning and maintenance of animal quarte
  • Record the numbers and types of fish or shellfish reared, harvested, released, sold, and shipped.
  • Monitor workers to ensure that safety regulations are followed, warning or disciplining those who vi
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics, such as forest resourc
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Monitor research program budgets.
  • Thin and space trees and control weeds and undergrowth, using manual tools and chemicals, or supervi
  • Train and lead forest and conservation workers in seasonal activities, such as planting tree seedlin
  • Provide information about, and enforce, regulations, such as those concerning environmental protecti
  • Develop contracts related to operations.
  • Monitor environmental conditions such as temperature or humidity.
  • Operate and manage drone technology for aerial surveys and mapping, wildlife monitoring, and forest health assessments.
  • Write reports on forestry or conservation activities.
  • Monitor contract compliance and results of forestry activities to assure adherence to government reg
  • Negotiate terms and conditions of agreements and contracts for forest harvesting, forest management
  • Plan and implement projects for conservation of wildlife habitats and soil and water quality.

Technology

Project management softwareData base user interface and query softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareInventory management softwareAccounting softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareWeb platform development softwareComputer based training softwareWord processing softwareMap creation softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareGeographic information systemMobile location based services softwareElectronic mail software

Tools

Adjustable hand wrenchesAdjustable widemouth pliersAeration pumpsAir compressorsAnimal injection syringesAnimal trailersAnimal vaccination syringesArtificial insemination syringesAutomated feed batch mixersAutomatic fish feedersAutomatic watering devicesAxesBackhoesBalling gunsBlast chillers100-foot measuring tapesBackpack fire pumpsBackpack spraying equipmentBroadcast seedersBrush axesCable tongsCant hooksCarousel slide projectorsChainsawsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersConference telephonesDesktop computers

Work Values

IndependenceSupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers45-1011.00
  • Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary25-1043.00
  • Forest and Conservation Technicians19-4071.00
  • Foresters19-1032.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: advanced (Level 4)(based on Master's Degree)

  • Farm-, ranch-, or forestry-operation general management — set direction across multiple sites, crops, or stands.
  • Capital plans and major-equipment purchases — author and defend with the owner or board.
  • Multi-state labor and contractor strategy — own with HR, legal, and agency partners.
  • Industry forums (commodity boards, Farm Bureau, processor councils) — represent the operation.
  • Land-use, water-rights, and conservation planning — lead with NRCS, irrigation districts, and counsel.
  • Workforce-development pipelines — build with community colleges and apprenticeship programs.
  • Major contracts (packers, processors, logging buyers) — negotiate at executive level.
  • Succession and family-business planning — facilitate with owners and advisors.
  • Disaster response (fire, flood, drought) — command across crews, equipment, and agencies.
  • Legacy mentorship of the next generation of supervisors — institutionalize across an operation.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
80%
Placement Rate
52%