Institute of Land and Food Resources : Guide to courses

15. Bachelor of Forest Science/Bachelor of Commerce

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 15. Bachelor of Forest Science/Bachelor of Commerce

The combined Bachelor of Forest Science/Bachelor of Commerce course is intended to offer an increased choice of subjects and an increased opportunity for students to specialise in areas of interest to them or to diversify their education. Students will be able to pursue any commerce stream for which they have the prerequisites. The course will be a useful preparation for careers in commercial forestry and the forest industries. Students must obtain 500 study points to complete this combined course. Of these, 300 must be from Forest Science and 200 from Commerce.

Forest Science points must include:

• all first year subjects for the BForSc degree (except for the first-year elective and 620-160 Experimental Design and Data Analysis). The latter is replaced by 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1.

• all second and third year subjectsfor the BForSc degree, except 211-257 Economics and Financial Management;

• 211-448 Environmental Management Systems and Policy;

• 211-442 Forestry Work Experience (16 weeks of compulsory work experience - no points).

Commerce points must include:

• at least 50 points from 100-level subjects;

• at least 50 points from 300-level subjects;

• compulsory subjects: 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics, 316-102 Introductory Microeconomics, and two quantitative methods subjects (or approved equivalent subjects in mathematics/statistics).

 15.1. Course objectives

The Bachelor of Forest Science/Bachelor of Commerce course has as its objectives that graduates:

• understand the basic concepts, institutional and regulatory arrangements operating in the Australian economy and the Australian forest industries, including the principal factors that determine location, environmental impact, sustainability, profitability and international cost-competitiveness in the forest industries;

• are able to communicate effectively on matters of commerce and forestry and have a capacity for commercial advice and technology transfer;

• have developed skills in applying basic quantitative methods and scientific knowledge to the study of the economy, commerce and forestry;

• have acquired skills in analysing and solving problems and in the acquisition and interpretation of data in commerce and forestry;

• have a critical understanding of the economy and business and of the need to manage the economy for the benefit of all groups in society;

• understand principles of sound practice in relation to health, safety, animal welfare and the environment in forestry and the forest industries;

• have a capacity and motivation for continued learning;

• understand the rights, privileges and responsibilities conferred with the combined degree and membership of relevant professional associations and learned societies.

 15.2. A typical combined degree course

 15.2.1. First year

• Biology (both semesters)

• Chemistry (both semesters)

• Forestry

• Introductory Microeconomics

• Introductory Macroeconomics

• Quantitative Methods 1

 15.2.2. Second year

• Biology of Australian Flora and Fauna

• Introductory Econometrics

• Intermediate Microeconomics

• Five commerce electives

 15.2.3. Third year

• As for second year BForSc excluding Economics and Financial Management

 15.2.4. Fourth year

• As for third year BForSc

 15.2.5. Fifth year

• Environmental Management Systems & Policy

• Forestry Work Experience

• One other subject from 212-416, 211-441, 211-440, 211-401 or 211-444

• Six commerce electives

 15.2.6. Honours

• BCom(Hons) requires a sixth year (refer to Handbook Volume 3)

• BForSc(Hons) based on results in 300 and 400-level subjects

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