Diploma in Agroforestry

The Diploma in Agroforestry is designed to train a cadre of well-rounded and highly motivated development workers that could facilitate promotion of agroforestry in community-based and people-oriented forestry projects. As a post-graduate degree program, the Diploma in Agroforestry focuses on agroforestry development and management, with emphasis on knowledge acquisition, skills development, and environmental value formation. It consists of 30 units of courses which can be completed in a year (2 semesters).

Curriculum

Course CodeDescriptionUnit
  First Semester
AGFOR AIntroduction of Agroforestry3
AGFOR BProduction and Management in Agroforestry Systems4
AGFOR CSupportive Technologies and Income-Generating Projects in Agroforestry4
AGFOR DCommunity Organizing and Development for Agroforestry4
 TOTAL UNITS15
 Second Semester
AGFOR EAgroforestry Systems Design and Development3
AGFOR FAgroforestry Farm Management4
AGFOR GAgroforestry Project Planning and Management4
AGFOR HSpecial Problem in Agroforestry3
AGFOR ISeminar in Agroforestry1
 TOTAL UNITS15

Admission

Interested applicants should hold a baccalaureate degree and have passed an aptitude test and/or interview. S/He must submit the following:

  1. A fully accomplished application form
  2. Certificate of English proficiency
  3. An original copy of official transcript of records
  4. Two letters of recommendation from former professor and/or supervisors
  5. A certificate of relevant work experiences of at least one year (applies to non-BS Agriculture, non-BS Forestry, and non-BS Agroforestry applicants)