On this Forestry degree you will study through a range of lectures, tutorials, seminars and fieldwork. Our courses are modular and optional modules allow you to expand your studies into new areas or develop specialisms that interest you.
What will you study on this course?
Years 1 and 2
The first year will provide you with an introduction to the ecological, economic and environmental principles on which forestry is based. In the second year you will develop your understanding of these principles and apply them to forestry practice. Subjects studied during the first two years include tree identification, site assessment, tree measurement, silviculture and inventory, forest health, forest management, data analysis and geographical information systems. By the end of the second year you will have acquired the knowledge and understanding needed for a sandwich placement year, should you wish to do one.
Year 3
In the third year, you will integrate the knowledge that you have acquired in the first two years to write a management plan for a landscape featuring significant areas of woodland, forest and other habitats. If this is your final year, you will undertake an independent research project (Honours Project) on a topic that interests you, under the supervision of academic staff. There are modules in forest ecology, forest ecosystems, environmental issues, environmental policy, renewable energy, and advanced GIS and remote sensing. You can also choose to go on a week-long field course in Tenerife.
