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UPLB Centennial
Forest Products (FP)
Required Major Courses
| Course Code | Course Title and Description | Unit |
| CHEM 40 | Basic Organic Chemistry - Elementary organic structural theory and functional group chemistry; introduction to carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. | 4 |
| FPPS 136 | Chemical Properties and Processing of Forest Products | 3 |
| FPPS 128 | Non Timber Forest Products - Properties, processing and utilization of non-timber forest products. | 3 |
| FPPS 151 | Seasoning Of Wood and Related Products - Theory and practice of kiln drying and other methods of seasoning wood. | 3 |
| FPPS 140 | Environmental Pollution in Forest Industries - Causes and control of pollution associated with the primary wood processing industries. | 3 |
Other Major Courses (to be taken from the same cluster as listed below)
Wood Properties and Mechanics
| Course Code | Course Title and Description | Unit |
| FPPS 111 | Wood Anatomy - Microscopic identification, variability and anatomical characteristics of wood and paper-making fibers. Structure of wood in relation to defects, properties and uses. | 3 |
| FPPS 112 | Bark Structure and Properties - Structure and development, properties and uses of the barks of woody plants. | 3 |
| FPPS 121 | Wood Physics 1 - Physical structure and properties of wood in relation to moisture heat, sound, and electricity. | 3 |
| FPPS 124 | Timber Mechanics - Elements of strength of materials; mechanical properties of wood. | 3 |
| 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 |
| FPPS 131 | Wood Chemistry 1 - Chemistry of wood; pulping and paper-making principles; cellulose-derived products. | 3 |
Processing of Forest Products
| Course Code | Course Title and Description | Unit |
| FPPS 122 | Sawmilling - Types of sawmills and sawmill headrigs; sawmilling practices and techniques; factors affecting sawmill management. Includes field trips to sawmills. | 3 |
| FPPS 132 | Pulp and Paper Technology - Chemical and technological aspects of the manufacture of mechanical and chemical pulps, paper and paper products. | 3 |
| FPPS 132.1 | Pulp and Paper Laboratory - Laboratory experiments on the pulping wood; fiber technology, physical and chemical characteristics of pulp and paper. | 2 |
| FPPS 134 | Wood Finishing - Modern industrial methods and techniques in finishing wood products. | 3 |
| FPPS 141 | Lumber Manufacture and Grading - Sawmills, sawmilling practices and techniques; log and lumber grading. | 3 |
| FPPS 144 | Machining of Forest Products - Analysis of wood- cutting processes. Operation adjustment, and maintenance of wood working machinery. | 3 |
| FPPS 161 | Preservation of Wood and Related Products - Common factors causing the destruction and decay of wood; methods or preservation and control; fire proofing, and the economic aspects of wood preservation. | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Industrial Management/Marketing/Economics/Environmental Management
| Course Code | Course Title and Description | Unit |
| FPPS | Marketing of Forest Products - Forest products marketing, the structure of forest products market, output and pricing policies and strategic trends. | 3 |
| PPT 188 | Environmental Technology for the Pulp and Paper Industry | 3 |
| FPPS 152 | Forest-Based Rural Industries - Nature, type, characteristics of forest resource-based rural industries; role in promoting social forestry; strategies to promote their development. | 3 |
| FPPS 181 | Quality Control - Principles of statistical quality control and organization of quality control programs in the manufacture of wood products. | 3 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| FPPS 184 | Economics of Wood-Using Industries - Economics of wood using industries and their relation to national economy. | 3 |