Syllabus structure and course plans

New Syllabus 2024

Name of study: Master's in Forest Engineering
Branch of Knowledge: Engineering and Architecture
Field of Knowledge: Chemical engineering, materials engineering and natural environment engineering
Duration: 1 and 1/2 academic years
ECTS Credits: 90
University title: Master's in Forest Engineering
Official Publication BOE 18/05/2022
Syllabus Official Publication BOE 28/04/2023

STRUCTURE
Compulsory courses (B)	78
Master's Thesis (TFM)	12
TOTAL CREDIT LOAD	90

FIRST YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER (October-December)
CODI	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103031	WOOD INDUSTRIES	8
103032	NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS	6
103033	FOREST BIOMASS	6

SECOND TRIMESTER (January-March)
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103034	FOREST BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	8
103044	STATISTICAL METHODS IN FORESTRY	6
103047	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES I: BASIN, LANDSCAPE	6

THIRD TRIMESTER (April-June).
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103043	BIOECONOMY AND VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES	6
103048	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES II: TREE, STAND	6
103039	RISK MANAGEMENT IN FOREST PLANNING	4
103041	CONSERVATION AND BREEDING OF FOREST TREE SPECIES	4

SECOND YEAR
FIRST TRIMESTER (September-December).
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103045	FOREST SOCIOLOGY	6
103046	MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF FOREST SYSTEMS	4
103040	PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS	4
103049	FOREST MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES	4
103042	MASTER'S THESIS	12

Syllabus 2021

The Master's degree in Forest Engineering consists of 72 ECTS credit (One academic year).

An ECTS credit consists of 25 hours of student work, of which 10 are taught activites.

All credits are COMPULSORY, and distributed in two groups:

Courses with specific content (60 ECTS)
Master's Thesis (12 ECTS)

FIRST TRIMESTER (October-December). MODULE FOREST INDUSTRIES AND ENERGIES
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103031	WOOD INDUSTRIES	8
103032	NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS	6
103033	FOREST BIOMASS	6

SECOND TRIMESTER (January-April). MODULE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION AND FOREST ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103034	FOREST BUSINESS MANAGEMENT	8
103035	BIOECONOMY AND VALUATION OF ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES	4
103036	ECONOMETRICS AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN FORESTRY	4
103037	FOREST SOCIOLOGY	4

THIRD TRIMESTER (April-July). MODULE FOREST PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
CODE	COURSE NAME	ECTS
103038	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR FOREST PLANNING	8
103039	RISK MANAGEMENT IN FOREST PLANNING	4
103040	PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED NATURAL AREAS	4
103041	CONSERVATION AND BREEDING OF FOREST TREE SPECIES	4
103042	MASTER'S THESIS	12

Adaptation table
Master's in Forest Engineering (72 ECTS)			Master's in Forest Engineering (90ECTS)
Wood industries	OB	8	Wood industries	OB	8
Non-wood forest products	OB	6	Non-wood forest products	OB	6
Forest biomass	OB	6	Forest biomass	OB	6
Forest business management	OB	8	Forest business management	OB	8
Bioeconomy and valuation of ecosystem goods and services	OB	4	Bioeconomy and valuation of ecosystem goods and services	OB	6
Econometrics and statistical methods in forestry	OB	4	Statistical methods in forestry	OB	6
Forest sociology	OB	4	Forest sociology	OB	6
			Multidimensional analysis of forest systems	OB	4
Digital technologies for forest planning	OB	8	Digital technologies I: basin, landscape	OB	6
			Digital technologies II: tree, stand	OB	6
Risk management in forest planning	OB	4	Risk management in forest planning	OB	4
Planning and management of protected natural areas	OB	4	Planning and management of protected natural areas	OB	4
Conservation and breeding of forest tree species	OB	4	Genetics, conservation and breeding of forest tree species	OB	4
			Forest management case studies	OB	4