Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
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Location
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Placements
NA
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ATAR
NA
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Inherent Requirements
NA
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
GradDipForSc&Mgt
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Course code
1107060
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Credit points
96
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Equivalent units
8
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Indicative Fee
Overview
The Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management opens up a range of career opportunities in forest work. The course is suited to graduates with a background in general or environmental sciences who wish to seek careers in forest management.
The plantation estate in the country is twice what it was a decade ago. Large areas of native forest in Australia require management, albeit not exclusively for wood but for biodiversity conservation, catchment protection, fire management, carbon storage and other purposes.
Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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Intellectual rigour | To be entered by school |
Creativity | To be entered by school |
Ethical practice | To be entered by school |
Knowledge of a discipline | To be entered by school |
Lifelong learning | To be entered by school |
Communication and social skills | To be entered by school |
Cultural competence | To be entered by school |
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.
Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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Lismore | Session 1 , Session 2 | N/A | N/A |
Career Outcomes
Graduates of this degree are eligible for associate membership with the Institute of Foresters of Australia.
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Course requirements
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To be eligible for the award of Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management a candidate shall successfully complete not less than eight (8) units (96 credit points) comprising:
- all units in Part A; and
- four (4) units from Part B
- A candidate who while enrolled for a Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management has successfully completed four (4) units comprising at least two (2) units from Part A and up to two (2) units from Part B may elect to be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Forest Science and Management following withdrawal from candidature for the Graduate Diploma Degree.
Entry requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
Language requirements
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To be eligible for the award of Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management a candidate shall successfully complete not less than eight (8) units (96 credit points) comprising:
- all units in Part A; and
- four (4) units from Part B
- A candidate who while enrolled for a Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management has successfully completed four (4) units comprising at least two (2) units from Part A and up to two (2) units from Part B may elect to be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Forest Science and Management following withdrawal from candidature for the Graduate Diploma Degree.
Course structure
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Part A |
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FOR03105 | Fire Ecology and Management | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOR03083 | Measuring Trees and Forests | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOR03107 | Plantation Silviculture | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FOR03085 | Native Forests Silviculture | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part B |
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