Forest Science Major

Offered By	ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU College of Business and Economics, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, and ANU College of Law
Academic Contact	Professor Peter Kanowski
Areas of Interest	Forestry

Forest science generates knowledge about natural and manmade forests, and enhances our capacity to manage these forests sustainably for conservation, environmental services, and production. The Forest Science major provides students with a sound foundation in forest science and its application to a diversity of forests. The major offers many opportunities for experiential and field-based learning, and its completion at the appropriate level is good preparation for Honours in Forestry (see the relevant section of the Undergraduate Handbook).

The Forest Science major is based on knowledge of the physical and biological sciences relevant to forest ecosystems, of the applied sciences and technologies which support forest conservation and sustainable management, and of their application in the context of the political, economic and social dimensions of resource use. It begins with introductions to issues in resources and environment and in Australia's forests, to ecology and zoology, and to ecological measurement. Later year courses address the fundamentals of the terrestrial environmental sciences and develop their applications in forest management. It is possible to structure the major to focus on particular aspects of forest science, and should seek advice on constructing a coherent progression of courses within the major.

Requirements

This major will consist of a minimum of 42 units of courses listed in (a), (b) and (c) and including:

(a) ENVS1004 Australia's Environment*

(b) ENVS2009 Ecological Measurement and Modelling, ENVS2010 Australia's Forests, and ENVS2019 Vegetation Ecology: Landscape Systems 1**

ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment
ENVS3014 Ecological Restoration & Management
any ENVS 4-series non-Honours courses.

Note:

*may include one BIOL course with written approval of the Director of the Fenner School of Environment and Society

**may include two BIOL courses with written approval of the Director of the Fenner School of Environment and Society

First Year course advice

Students should take ENVS1004.

Notes: Students who commenced in 2006 or before should consult the Colleges of Science Sub Deans on acceptable courses for their major.

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