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16. Bachelor of Forestry/Bachelor of Commerce
    16.1. Course objectives
    16.2. Career opportunities
    16.3. Course outline

16. Bachelor of Forestry/Bachelor of Commerce

This combined course is offered at the Parkville and Creswick campuses of the University. It takes five years of full-time study to complete.

The course provides students with the opportunity to combine more specialist training in economics and commerce with their Bachelor of Forestry degree. Students can choose a combination of economics, business information systems, econometrics, accounting, finance and management subjects in order to design a course which fits an intended career path.

16.1. Course objectives

Students who have completed this course should have acquired:

• an understanding of forest biology, diversity and ecosystems;

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

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

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

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

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

• an understanding of principles of sound practice in relation to health, safety, ethical issues, 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;

• have a capacity and motivation for continuing independent learning;

• and an understanding of the rights, privileges and responsibilities conferred with the degree and with membership of professional associations and learned societies.

16.2. Career opportunities

Career opportunities exist for those graduates who wish to specialise in the commerce and business aspects of forestry and wood-based industries. Graduates could expect to find employment in international aid programs, industrial forestry and pulp and paper companies, and within land management agencies.

16.3. Course outline

To be eligible to graduate students must obtain 500 credit points. Of these, 300 must be from Bachelor of Forestry and 200 from the Bachelor of Commerce. Typically students will spend third and fourth year at Creswick, but it is possible to spend second and third year at Creswick instead.

Forestry points must include:

• 22 institute subjects as below.

• 25 credit point 202-301 Industry Project.

• 12 weeks of compulsory work experience - 202-001 Industry Placement.

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, 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1 and 316-205 Introductory Econometrics or 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2 (or approved equivalent subjects in mathematics/statistics).

A typical combined degree structure is as follows:

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