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Forestry graduates work in an enormous diversity of roles related to forest science, conservation and management. They work in government agencies, private enterprises, community organisations and conservation groups, nationally and internationally. Their careers reflect the wide scope of forestry as well as their diverse individual interests.

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Forestry -- typical degree pattern of a full-time student*<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="5" bgcolor="transparent">Year 1</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 1</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS1001 Resources, Environment and Society</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS1004 Australia's Environment</td><td bgcolor="transparent">BIOL1003 or BIOL1009 (offered in S2)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">First year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 2</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS1003 Environment and Society Research Methods</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2010 Australia's Forests</td><td bgcolor="transparent">First year course (6 units)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">First year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" bgcolor="transparent">Year 2</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 1</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2016 Landforms & Soils</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2019 Vegetation Ecology</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2007 Economics for the Environment</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Second year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 2</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2009 Ecological Measurement & Modelling</td><td bgcolor="transparent">BIOL2121 Plant Structure and Function</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2015 Introduction to Remote Sensing & GIS</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS2004 Weather, Climate and Fire</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" bgcolor="transparent">Year 3</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 1</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS3008 Fire in the Environment</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS3014 Ecological Restoration & Management</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS3028 Environmental Policy and Planning</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Later year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 2</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS4008 Forest Products</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS4009 Forest Operations</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Later year course (6 units)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Later year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" bgcolor="transparent">Year 4</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 1</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS4006 Forest Policies & Practices</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Honours 1 or later year course (6 units)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Later year course (6 units)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Later year course (6 units)</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="transparent">Semester 2</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS4002 Sustainable Forest Management</td><td bgcolor="transparent">ENVS4003 Sustainable Forest Planning</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Honours 2 or later year course (6 units)</td><td bgcolor="transparent">Honours 2 or later year course (6 units)</td></tr></tbody></table>*See degree program requirements for particular courses which must be included in years 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Both concurrent and fifth year Honours are available in the course for the degree of Bachelor of Science (Forestry). For concurrent Honours, students must have completed all first-year courses; maintained at least a credit average in Group B and C courses; demonstrated superior achievement (D, HD) in subjects relevant to the topic in which they propose to undertake Honours; be in the fourth year of the BSc(Forestry) degree and maintain a full-time load; and have the approval of the Head of Fenner School. For fifth year Forestry Honours, the entry requirements are those specified for the <a href="/programs/3600XBSCI;honours.html">Bachelor of Science with Honours</a>.

2847 The 4-year BSc(Forestry) degree offers students a challenging education in forest science and forest resource management, with wide application in environmental science and resource management in Australia and abroad. The curriculum is based on knowledge of the basic physical and biological sciences relevant to forest ecosystems, of the applied sciences and technologies which support sustainable forest management, and of their application in the context of the political, economic and social dimensions of resource use. Consequently, the degree emphasises field-based learning, and combines a broadly based education with specific professional development and opportunities for specialisation. Like the BSc, the BSc(Forestry) also provides training in analytical and communication skills. The degree is directed primarily to educating forest scientists and professional foresters, but its graduates are also attractive to a wide range of employers in environmental science and resource management. Students who have completed satisfactorily one year of an approved program at another university may apply through UAC to transfer to this University for the final three years of the forestry degree. It should be noted that the content of some first-year courses at ANU is particularly suitable for forestry students and that there is some benefit in undertaking the full degree program at this University. Details of the Forestry program, and the normal sequence of courses for the degree, are presented in the Fenner School Handbook, available free on request from The Fenner School of Environment and Society.

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Bachelor of Science (Forestry)

There are no formal program prerequisites although students are advised to complete an ACT major in mathematics or NSW 2 unit mathematics and have at least some biology and chemistry.

The degree requires completion of 192 units comprising:(a) 114 units consisting of:• 24 units of 1000-series courses comprising BIOL1003 or BIOL1009, ENVS1001, ENVS1003 and ENVS1004;• 36 units of 2000-series courses comprising ENVS2016, ENVS2004, ENVS2007, ENVS2009, ENVS2010 and ENVS2019;• 18 units of 3000-series courses comprising ENVS3008, ENVS3014, and ENVS3028;• 30 units of 4000-series courses comprising ENVS4002, ENVS4003, ENVS4006, ENVS4008 and ENVS4009(b) 18 units consisting of: either ENVS4035 (Forestry Honours 1) and ENVS4045 (Forestry Honours 2); or BIOL2121, ENVS2015 and 6 units of later year ENVS courses.  Enrolment in Forestry Honours 1 and 2 is by invitation only.(c) 18 units of Group A, B or C courses offered by a science-related department (i.e. Department or School in the Colleges of Science and the Department of Computer Science or the School of Finance and Applied Statistics).(d) 48 units of courses offered by any College.The degree program may not include:• more than 60 units of 1000-series courses;• more than 24 units of first year courses offered by a College other than the Colleges of Science and not defined as Group A.The maximum period for completion of the degree is 10 years from the date of first enrolment in the degree program; the 10 years includes periods of suspension.

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