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Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
2 years full-time; 4 years part-time
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Location
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Placements
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ATAR
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Inherent Requirements
NA
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
MForSc&Mgt
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Course code
1207249
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Credit points
192
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Equivalent units
16
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Indicative Fee
Overview
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 Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management is also available as an entry point and is suited to graduates with a background in general or environmental sciences who wish to seek careers in government forest services, management of native forests, fire fighting, land use and parks management, mine site rehabilitation, plantation management and forestry restoration.
| Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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| Intellectual rigour | Demonstrate skills of critical analysis and application of scientific methods in forest science and management. Make decisions and exercise informed judgement in relation to native forest, plantation and agroforestry science and management. |
| Creativity | Demonstrate imagination, initiative and enterprise in problem-solving. Respond creatively to intellectual, professional, environmental and social challenges. |
| Ethical practice | Evaluate issues with reference to sound ethical frameworks and sustainability. Demonstrate well-developed judgement on principles of social justice and professional standards. |
| Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of forest science and management. Apply disciplinary knowledge and skills in professional and community settings. Demonstrate knowledge in several sub-disciplines. |
| Lifelong learning | Demonstrate cognitive and technical skills in self-managed learning. Critically reflect on practice. Demonstrate information literacy skills. |
| Communication and social skills | Communicate clearly and coherently knowledge and ideas in forest science and management contexts. Collaborate effectively with academic, operational and technical workers. |
| Cultural competence | Demonstrate awareness and respect for cultural diversity and the relationship between people and the environment. |
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.
| Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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| Lismore | Session 1, Session 2 | N/A | N/A |
Career Outcomes
Masters graduates qualify for automatic full membership of 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
Credit for prior learning
Candidates for the Master of Forest Science and Management who have completed all the requirements for a relevant four (4) year undergraduate award in forestry or natural resource management may be granted advanced standing for up to eight (8) units.
Course requirements
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To be eligible for the award of Master of Forest Science and Management a candidate shall successfully complete not less than sixteen (16) units comprising:
- all units listed in Part A of the Schedule of Units attached to these Rules;
- at least five (5) units from Part B of the Schedule
- remaining units from Part C of the Schedule.
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A candidate who while enrolled for a Master of Forest Science and Management:
- has successfully completed four (4) units comprising two (2) units from Part A and two (2) units from Part B of the Schedule of units may elect to be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Forest Science and Management following withdrawal from candidature for the Master Degree; or
- has successfully completed eight (8) units comprising four (4) units from Part A and four (4) units from Part B of the schedule may elect to be awarded the Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management following withdrawal from candidature for the Master Degree
Course structure
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| FOR03083 | Measuring Trees and Forests | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FOR03085 | Native Forests Silviculture | Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FOR03105 | Fire Ecology and Management | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FOR03107 | Plantation Silviculture | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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