Master of Forestry (Advanced)

at Australian National University

Program Structure:

The Master of Forestry (Advanced) requires the completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
 

48 units from completion of the following coursework component:
 

24 units from completion of courses from three of the following lists:

Policy

• ENVS6021 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
• ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
• ENVS6528 Environmental Policy
• ENVS8003 Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation
   

Management

• ENVS6026 Managing Forested Landscapes
• ENVS6304 Land and Catchment Management
• ENVS6514 Ecological Assessment and Management
• ENVS6555 Water Management
   

Science

• ENVS6024 Biodiversity Conservation
• ENVS6201 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology
• ENVS6218 Environmental Science Field School
• ENVS6308 Fire in the Environment
   

Methods

• ENVS6015 GIS and Spatial Analysis
• ENVS6025 Complex Environmental Problems in Action
• ENVS6103 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
• ENVS6202 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring

AND

Either:

• Forest Policy and Management
   

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

• ENVS6026 Managing Forested Landscapes
• ENVS6528 Environmental Policy
   

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

• ANTH8047 Land Rights and Resource Development
• EMDV8002 Methods for Environmental Decision-Making
• EMDV8009 Asia Pacific Environmental Conflicts: Causes and Solutions
• EMDV8078 Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics
• ENVS6013 Society and Environmental Change
• ENVS6020 Human Ecology
• ENVS6021 Participatory Resource Management: Working with Communities and Stakeholders
• ENVS6033 International Environmental Policy
• ENVS6108 Sustainable Development
• ENVS6223 Sustainable Agricultural Systems
• ENVS6307 Climate Change Science & Policy
• ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
• ENVS6555 Water Management
• ENVS8016 Contemporary Perspectives in Environment-Society Interaction
• ENVS8048 Topics in Environment & Society
• LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental Law
• LAWS8280 Biodiversity Law and Policy

Or:

• Forest Science and Methods
   

12 units from completion of courses from the following list:

• ENVS6202 Environmental Measurement, Modelling and Monitoring
• ENVS6514 Ecological Assessment and Management
   

A minimum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

• ENVS6024 Biodiversity Conservation
• ENVS6026 Managing Forested Landscapes
• ENVS6201 Biodiversity Science: Wildlife, Vegetation and Landscape Ecology
• ENVS6308 Fire in the Environment
   

A maximum of 6 units from completion of courses from the following list:

• BIOL6003 Plant Physiological Ecology
• ENVS6014 Qualitative Research Methods for Sustainability
• ENVS6015 GIS and Spatial Analysis
• ENVS6022 Water Science
• ENVS6025 Complex Environmental Problems in Action
• ENVS6103 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
• ENVS6204 Weather, Climate and Fire
• ENVS6218 Environmental Science Field School
• ENVS6223 Sustainable Agricultural Systems
• ENVS6304 Land and Catchment Management
• ENVS6311 Severe Weather
• ENVS6315 Essentials of Environmental Law
• ENVS8015 Contemporary Perspectives in Environmental Science
• ENVS8048 Topics in Environment & Society
   

48 units from completion of the following research component:
 

48 units from completion of ENVS8000 Masters Dissertation, as 12 or 24 units in sequential semesters
 

A course used to satisfy the requirements of one list may not be double counted towards satisfying the requirements of another list.
 

Students must achieve a minimum 70% average mark in the first 48 units of coursework and have the approval of the supervisor for the research project/dissertation.
 

Students who do not achieve a minimum 70% average mark in the first 48 units of coursework or have the approval of the supervisor for the research project/dissertation will be transferred to the Master of Forestry.

Admission Requirements

At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic requirements, and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is on a competitive basis. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry. 
 

Applicants must present a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.5/7.0.
 

Cognate Disciplines

Ecology, Environmental Policy, Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Natural Resource Economics, Natural Resource Management, Resource Management
 

In line with the university's admissions policy and strategic plan, an assessment for admission may include competitively ranking applicants on the basis of specific academic achievement, English language proficiency and diversity factors. 
 

Academic achievement & English language proficiency

The minimum academic requirement for full entry and enrolment is a Bachelor degree or international equivalent with a minimum GPA of 5.5/7.0. 
 

However, applicants will first be ranked on a GPA ('GPA1') that is calculated using all but the last semester (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes. 
 

If required, ranking may further be confirmed on the basis of: 

• a GPA ('GPA2') calculated on the penultimate and antepenultimate semesters (or equivalent) of the Bachelor degree used for admission purposes; and/or

• demonstrating higher-level English language proficiency. 
 

Prior to enrolment in this ANU program, all students who gain entry will have their Bachelor degree reassessed, to confirm minimum requirements were met.

The annual indicative fee provides an estimate of the program tuition fees for international students and domestic students (where applicable). The annual indicative fee for a program is based on the standard full-time enrolment load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units). Fees for courses vary by discipline meaning that the fees for a program can vary depending on the courses selected. Course fees are reviewed on an annual basis and typically will increase from year to year. The tuition fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and the courses selected and are subject to increase during the period of study.
 

Annual indicative fee for international students

$48,802.00