Institute of Land and Food Resources : Guide to courses

15. Bachelor of Forestry

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 15. Bachelor of Forestry

The first and fourth years of this course are offered at the Parkville campus, and the second and third years are at the Creswick campus. The course takes four years of full-time study to complete.

The Bachelor of Forestry degree covers every aspect of forestry, from commercial forest management and conservation to soils and tree physiology. Students study the science of growing and managing forests to maintain a permanent supply of wood and to sustain and manage water, wildlife, recreational opportunities and forest products for the community.

 15.1. Course objectives

Students who have completed this course should have acquired:

• an understanding of the structures of Australian forest industries and the principal factors that determine location, environmental impact, sustainability, profitability and international cost-competitiveness;

• the essential factual knowledge and an understanding of the principles appropriate to each stage of the educational process;

• the capacity to apply scientific knowledge to the definition, analysis and solution of forestry, forest industry and related environmental problems;

• an ability to design and conduct scientific enquiries;

• essential skills in the acquisition and interpretation of forestry data;

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

• a capacity for the exchange, acquisition and dissemination of scientific and industry information and for technology transfer.

 15.2. Career opportunities

Graduates are well suited to a wide range of occupations, in particular relating to the management of forest resources and the environment. Most forest estates cover several hundred thousand hectares and the management of such large scale enterprises draws continually on training in forest biology (including ecology, genetics and physiology), hydrology, engineering, remote sensing and economics. Many forestry graduates are employed by government authorities, principally with the state forest services but also with land care, national parks, wildlife, water supply and country fire authorities as well as environmental management and planning agencies. There are also opportunities for employment in private forestry, mainly with the pulp and paper companies, and in the larger firms in the wood-based industry, especially in resource planning, timber and harvesting management, reforestation and wood technology.

Graduates of the BFor course and combined degrees are eligible to become members of the Institute of Foresters of Australia.

 15.3. Course outline

First year (Parkville)
Semester 1		Points
	202-101 Chemistry for Land and Food Resources	12.5
	202-103 Biology for Land and Food Resources	12.5
	202-106 Land Resources	12.5
	211-101 Conservation of Australian Forests	12.5
Semester 2
	209-101 Economics of Resource Use	12.5
	600-111 Biology of Australian Flora & Fauna	12.5
	600-142 Genetics & The Evolution of Life	12.5
	610-142 Chemistry	12.5
	Sub total	100.0

Second year (Creswick)
Semester 1		Points
	202-201 Plant Function	12.5
	202-202 Experimental Design/Statistical Methods	12.5
	211-262 Forest Mensuration and Surveying	12.5
Semester 2
	202-203 Soil and Water Resources	12.5
	211-261 Wood Science	12.5
	211-265 Forest Inventory and GIS	12.5
Year long subjects
	211-263 Forest Ecology	12.5
	211-264 Field Studies and Dendrology	12.5
	Sub total	100.0

Third year (Creswick)
Semester 1		Points
	211-305 Fire Ecology and Management	12.5
	211-323 Native Forest Silviculture	12.5
	211-322 Forest Products	12.5
Semester 2
	211-321 Timber Management and Harvesting	12.5
	211-326 Forest Entomology and Pathology	12.5
	211-324 Plantation Silviculture	12.5
Year long subjects
	211-325 Field Studies II	12.5
	211-364 Forestry Elective	12.5
	Sub total	100.0

Fourth year (Parkville)
Semester 1		Points
	202-302 Human Resource Management	12.5
Semester 2
	211-406 Environmental Management Systems&Policy	12.5
Year long subjects
	202-401 Industry/Research Project	50
	202-001 Work Experience	0
	Two electives*	25
	Sub total	100.0

*Electives can be selected from the following list or from approved subjects from other courses:

 15.4. Elective subjects

Insufficient enrolments may lead to an elective subject being suspended.

Fourth year
	211-405 Fire Ecology and Management	12.5
	211-407 Parks and Recreation	12.5
	211-409 Industrial Forestry	12.5
	211-410 Agroforestry	12.5
	211-411 Processes in Forest Ecosystems	12.5
	211-412 Advanced Topics in Genetics & Breeding	12.5
	211-413 Community Mgt of Land & Natural Resource	12.5
	654-308 Conservation Biology	12.5

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