Program Requirements

The program consists of 48 units comprising:

• 36 units of courses with EMSC, ENVS or BIOL prefixes approved as relevant to Forestry or Forest Sciences
• a  further 12 units approved as relevant to Forestry or Forest Sciences

At least 12 units must be taken from 8000 coded courses. 

Students who maintain an average of at least 70% in 36 of the 48 units in the program may choose to continue in the Master of Forestry (Research) which requires a further 24 units of research in ENVS8000F or ENVS8000P Masters Dissertation. 

Students who commenced the program prior to 2011 may opt to take up the new rules above or complete the degree under the pre-existing rules outlined below:

The program may be completed in one of the following two ways:

(a)  The Master of Forestry with Major Research Essay option (25%) and consisting of a total of 48 units, and comprising:

• a Research Methods course (6 units); in some cases this course may have a ENVS prefix, (e.g. Independent Research Project ENVS8049);
• Major Research Essay (12 units) with an ENVS prefix - maximum length 15,000 words, on an agreed topic; the work must show wide reading and understanding as well as evidence of critical analysis and/or appropriate use of advanced techniques.

OR

(b)  The Master of Forestry with sub-thesis option (50%) consisting of a total of 48 units, and comprising:

• a Research Methods course (6 units); in some cases this course may have a ENVS prefix, (e.g. Independent Research Project ENVS8049);
• Sub-thesis (with a ENVS prefix and worth a total of 24 units) - length 20,000-25,000 words on an agreed topic; the work must show wide reading and understanding as well as evidence of critical analysis and/or appropriate use of advanced techniques, at a higher level of development than the Major Research Essay.

Admission to the 50% thesis option requires evidence of Distinction-level performance in 2 courses, or equivalent, relevant to the proposed field of research. The choice of research topic under either option is dependent on the availability and agreement of a supervisor. These issues should be the subject of discussion with the Graduate Studies Advisor at an early stage. All students must attend relevant seminars and present at least one seminar and comply with any other prescribed conditions.

The information published on the Study at ANU 2013 website applies to the 2013 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2012 website.