Study guide
Study guide
Study guide
2022
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The main goal of the education for Bachelor of Natural Resources is to train skilled resource persons for the management and versatile use of forests. Ecology, economics, sustainability principles and UN's global goals according to Agenda 2030 form an important basis for the curriculum.
The education provides knowledge and skills for sustainable forest management, considering the versatile use of our most important natural resource. Forest mensuration, forest management, wood procurement, wood processing, forest planning and GIS are included in the training. Theory classes are interspersed with projects and planning work in the field. Large forest areas are utilized for field studies during the studies.
A graduated Forestry Engineer is able to/can:
- assess the forest's production capacity.
- make decisions and make proposals on forest management at stand level, ecological and
economic factors considered.
- consider nature conservation, landscape conservation and the impact on recreation use in forest management planning.
- plan and organize timber procurement considering environmental, economic and quality aspects.
- establish harvest plans and monitor their implementation.
- use geographic information systems for planning and follow-up.
- prepare forest plans according to the forest owner's objectives.
- utilize forest plans in forest management.
- market his/her know-how and his/her organization's services.
- find profitable and cost-effective solutions for silviculture, wood procurement entrepreneurship, etc.