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Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management

Graduate Diploma

Course snapshot

Domestic snapshot

  • Course abbreviation

    GradDipForSc&Mgt

  • Course code

    1107060

  • Credit points

    96

  • Equivalent units

    8

  • Indicative Fee

    Fee paying

Overview

Our forests are the lungs of the Earth. They are also an invaluable resource for industry and society. The size of Australia's plantation estate is twice what it was a decade ago, requiring large areas of native forest to be under management - not just for wood, but also for biodiversity conservation, catchment protection, fire management, carbon storage and other purposes.

This degree takes your foundational scientific skills up several notches, preparing you with the knowledge to consider and address resource management across agribusiness and native forests.

As you explore forest biodiversity, conservation, plantation management, catchment protection, agribusiness and native forestry, this breadth of study will prepare you for a career in a vital and varied industry.

Graduates can consider options in park management, land rehabilitation, plantation forestry and other areas of forest work. This degree is also a pathway to further study in the Master of Forest Science and Management.

Course Learning Outcome

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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. You will undertake fieldwork in eucalypt forests, rainforests, plantation forests and on farms. 

Location Teaching period UAC code QTAC code
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.

Entry requirements

Applicants for admission to candidature in the Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management shall be admitted if they:

  1. have satisfied the requirements of Rule 2 Section 3 of the University’s Rules Relating to Awards; and
  2. have completed at least sixteen (16) weeks work experience in the forest industry; or
  3. hold qualifications, professional or otherwise, that in the opinion of the Head of School are equivalent to (a) and/or (b) above.

Credit for prior learning

Advanced standing is not granted in this course. Where a candidate’s record demonstrates competence in one or more units in the course by virtue of undergraduate study, an approved alternate program of study will be negotiated with the Head of School.

Course requirements

  1. 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:
    1. all units in Part A; and
    2. four (4) units from Part B
  2. 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

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes

Part A
FOR03105 Fire Ecology and Management Advanced
FOR03083 Measuring Trees and Forests Advanced
FOR03107 Plantation Silviculture Advanced
FOR03085 Native Forests Silviculture Advanced

Part B

Unit Code Unit Title Level of learning Notes
FOR03106 Plant Physiology and Ecology Intermediate
FOR03084 Forest Operations Advanced
FOR03108 Wood Science and Utilisation Introductory
FOR03081 Forest Health: Pest and Disease Management Intermediate
FOR03110 Agroforestry and Farm Forestry Advanced
FOR03019 Extension and Professional Practice in Natural Resource Management Advanced
FOR03082 Forest Modelling and Management Advanced
FOR03111 Natural Resources Policy Intermediate
FOR03198 Product Development and Marketing Intermediate