Degree Schedule for Bachelor of Forestry Science (BForSc)
1st Year (Canterbury)
- BIOL 112 Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
- BIOL 113 Diversity of Life
- Chemistry 15 Points at the 100 level (CHEM114 recommended)
- FORE 111 Trees, Forests and Environment
- FORE 131 Trees in the Landscape
- FORE 141 Forest Growth and Measurement
- FORE 151 Commercial Aspects of Forestry
- STAT 101 Statistics 1
2nd Year
- FORE 205 Forest Engineering
- FORE 215 Introduction to Forest Economics
- FORE 218 Forest Health and Dendrology
- FORE 219 Introduction to Silviculture
- FORE 222 Biometry 1A
- FORE 224 Biometry 1B
- SOIL 203 Soil Fertility
3rd Year
- FORE 307 Plantation Silviculture
- FORE 316 Forest Management
- FORE 327 Wood Science
- FORE 342 Geospatial Technologies in Forestry
- and one further subjects from the Option Schedule *
4th Year
- FORE 419 Management Case Study
- FORE 444 Sustaining Biodiversity on Private Land
- FORE 445 Environmental Forestry
- and four further subjects from the Option Schedule *
* Option Schedule
- FORE 414 Dissertation (Only available in Year 4 to Honours students)
- FORE 422 Forest Harvest Planning
- FORE 423 Forest Transportation Planning
- FORE 426 Marketing and International Trade in Forest Products
- FORE 435 Forest Finance
- FORE 436 Forest Tree Breeding and Genetics
- FORE 441 Engineered Wood Products (Not available in 2012)
- FORE 442 Application of Information Technology in Forestry
- FORE 443 Biosecurity Management
- 15 points from another Faculty (one available across Years 3 and 4)
Note:
- In Year 3 the 15 points must be taken at 200 or 300 level in consultation with the Chairman, Forestry Board of Studies.
- In Year 4 the 15 points must be taken at 300 level or higher in consultation with the Chairman, Forestry Board of Studies.
- Students who are invited to do Honours must enrol in Fore 414 Dissertation in addition to the seven Year 4 courses.
- Assessment details are provided by course coordinators at the commencement of lectures.