Forest Science and Management

The Master of Forest Science and Management is a postgraduate qualification in plantation and natural forest management. Concerns about climate change, carbon sequestration and environment-friendly building materials have rekindled the demand for professional forest managers. Worldwide, forest management is becoming more intensive, with many forest products traded internationally as commodities. As a result, forest management agencies now require foresters with enhanced skills in strategic planning and management, which are both features of this course.

The course structure is flexible to accommodate students who are interested in operational forestry or those who wish to pursue a research career.

Forestry units involve fieldwork in eucalypt forests, rainforests, plantations and on farms. The course provides targeted forest science and management education and training. It includes studies in natural resource management, measuring trees and forests, fire ecology and management, plant physiology and ecology, wood science, forest operations, silviculture, forest health and pest management.

Students enrolled in the Masters course can also select to undertake a minor thesis, research project, or pilot study, and choose from a range of elective units including financial, strategic and project management.

Core

• Measuring Trees and Forests
• Native Forests Silviculture
• Fire Ecology and Management
• Plantation Silviculture

Electives

• Extension and Professional Practice in Natural Resource Management
• Forest Modelling and Management
• Forest Operations
• Plant Physiology and Ecology
• Forest Health: Pest and Disease Management
• Wood Science and Utilisation
• Agroforestry and Farm Forestry
• Natural Resources Policy
• Product Development and Marketing
• Protected Area Management

Electives

• Accounting for Managers
• Minor Thesis (Part 1 of 2)
• Minor Thesis (Part 2 of 2)
• Postgraduate Independent Study - Science I
• Entrepreneurship and Marketing
• Project Management
• Organisational Behaviour
• Strategic Knowledge Management
• Leading and Managing People
• Corporate Governance
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Land Degradation and Rehabilitation
• Environment and Development
• Environmental Governance
• Wildlife Conservation
• Geographical Information Systems
• Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis
• Postgraduate Independent Study - Science I
• Postgraduate Independent Study - Science II
• Postgraduate Independent Study - Science III
• Postgraduate Independent Study - Science IV

Requirements

1. Qualification equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree. 
2. All applicants must have an assessable entry qualification from a country where English is the main language and where the medium of instruction for that qualification was English, or demonstrate proficiency of English by an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no less than 5.5 across each of the bands of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
3. Applicants from Russia and CIS  need to go through an Education Agent.
4. Certified copy of academic transcripts (including grading system).

Scholarships

• International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)