MSc in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management

First year at Bangor University

The aim of the first study year is to provide a thorough and broad introduction to sustainable forest and nature management. There is thus only one common first year programme specification the learning outcomes are similar for the three first year institutions and will allow students to choose freely among the five specialisation options in the second year.

Bangor University offers the following first year modules (study start 2012):

Module no.	Module title	ECTS
1	Silviculture	10
2	Natural Resource Management	10
3	Forest Resources and Assessment	10
4	Optional module	10
5	Contemporary temperate forest and nature management: climate change and management strategies*	5.0
6	Location specific knowledge and fieldwork in temporary forest and nature management*	7.5
7	Joint Summer Module*	7.5
	Total	60

* joint modules