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Structure

The Master´s Degree Programme in Forest Sciences and Business (MScFB, 120 ECTS credits) consists of two major subjects (from August 1, 2011 onwards): Forest Ecology and Management, and Forest Economics and Marketing. The structure of the studies are as follows: general studies (16 ECTS credits), major subject studies (70-74 CTS), other studies (25 ECTS) and elective studies (5-9 ECTS).

Studying in MScFB is based on student's personal study plan. Major subject studies according to the selected study line and the thesis work form the core of the programme.

Within the specialized studies (other studies), students choose between either Science-based specialized studies consisting of theoretical and methodological studies, or Theme-based multidisciplinary studies. In science-based studies students strengthen their scientific aptitude in their study line, whereas in theme-based multidisciplinary studies students broaden their knowledge of ecological, economical, social and technical aspects of the forest sector. Students choose from four different themes: I) Environmental change, II) Multiple use of of forests and forest conservation, III) International forestry and forest policy, and IV) Bioenergy.

See the following table for the preliminary structural breakdown of the programme:

MASTER'S DEGREE 120 ECTS
GENERAL STUDIES	Introduction course Leadership and management Internship Academic writing Statistics	16 ECTS
MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES	Study lines: Tropical forestry Forest and peatland ecosystems Forest protection and wildlife management Forest resource management Forest technology and logistics Business economics and forestry Forest resource and environmental economics Forest products marketing and management	70-74 ECTS
OTHER STUDIES	Specialized studies: 1) Sciences-based specialized studies, or 2) Theme-based multidisciplinary specialized studies	25 ECTS
ELECTIVES	Studies free of choice. Recommended to take language studies.	5-9 ECTS

Majors and study lines from August 1, 2011 onwards

Forest Ecology and Management

Tropical forestry
Forest and peatland ecosystems
Forest protection and wildlife management
Forest resource management
Forest technology and logistics

Forest Economics and Marketing

Business economics and forestry
Forest resource and environmental economics
Forest products marketing and management

Biotechnology

Study lines: Bioinformatics and Systems, Biology Biotechnology of Natural Resources, Cellular Biotechnology and Developmental and Structural Biology, Food Biotechnology and Health Biotechnology and Neuroscience

Structure

Majors and study lines from August 1, 2011 onwards

Majors until July 1, 2011