Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management

Our forests are the lungs of the Earth.

They are also an invaluable resource for industry and society.

The size of Australia's plantation estate is twice what it was a decade ago, requiring large areas of native forest to be under management - not just for wood, but also for biodiversity conservation, catchment protection, fire management, carbon storage and other purposes.This degree takes your foundational scientific skills up several notches, preparing you with the knowledge to consider and address resource management across agribusiness and native forests.As you explore forest biodiversity, conservation, plantation management, catchment protection, agribusiness and native forestry, this breadth of study will prepare you for a career in a vital and varied industry.Graduates can consider options in park management, land rehabilitation, plantation forestry and other areas of forest work.

This degree is also a pathway to further study in the Master of Forest Science and Management.

Part A

Part B

Applicants for admission to candidature in the Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management shall be admitted if they:

1. have satisfied the requirements of Rule 2 Section 3 of the University’s Rules Relating to Awards; and
2. have completed at least sixteen (16) weeks work experience in the forest industry; or
3. hold qualifications, professional or otherwise, that in the opinion of the Head of School are equivalent to (a) and/or (b) above.

1. To be eligible for the award of Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management a candidate shall successfully complete not less than eight (8) units (96 credit points) comprising:
2. all units in Part A; and
3. four (4) units from Part B
4. A candidate who while enrolled for a Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management has successfully completed four (4) units comprising at least two (2) units from Part A and up to two (2) units from Part B may elect to be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Forest Science and Management following withdrawal from candidature for the Graduate Diploma Degree.

Advanced standing is not granted in this course. Where a candidate’s record demonstrates competence in one or more units in the course by virtue of undergraduate study, an approved alternate program of study will be negotiated with the Head of School.

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