Programme Structure

The programme consists of compulsory courses, thematic courses, restricted elective and elective courses and a thesis.

Instruction is in the form of lectures, seminars, practical and theoretical exercises, and there will be a good deal of project work. You will be working both independently and in project groups. Excursions and field work constitute major elements of the programme. This allows you to learn to solve problems in, for example, private companies or organisations.

Do a Project in Practice or Study Abroad

As part of your programme you may choose to do a project in practice or to study abroad for one or two semesters or for a shorter period.

Courses

In your first year, you follow a thematic course which focuses on forest and nature ecology. You learn about the functions of forests and nature, and you use your knowledge to solve real-life cases.

A part of the programme is reserved for elective and restricted elective courses. This gives you the chance to target your programme within the subject areas that you find interesting. You can, for example, develop your competences within economics, tropical forestry, management, and communication.

At the end of the first year of the programme, you will follow the thematic course ‘Forest and Nature Management Planning’. The course reviews all the knowledge you have acquired and which you need to combine in order to prepare a long-term general plan for the management of a given area.

Master's Thesis

The thesis concludes the programme. You can create a project which, for example, deals with a specific area, a company, a theory, or a current issue. You can write your thesis either on your own or in a group.

Once you have completed your thesis, you gain the title Master of Science (MSc) in Forest and Nature Management (in Danish: cand.silv.)

 

The programme can be structured in four different ways, depending on the size of your thesis and whether you start in September or February:

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 30 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 52,5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 22,5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in September, Thesis 45 ECTS

Compulsory courses: 52,5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 7,5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 30 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 52,5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 22,5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 30 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Programme Overview, Study Start in February, Thesis 45 ECTS

Study start in February is only for students with a reserved access to the programme. Read about reserved access here >>

Compulsory courses: 52,5 ECTS
Restricted elective courses: 7,5 ECTS
Elective courses: 15 ECTS
Master's thesis: 45 ECTS

One block each year equals nine weeks of study and 15 ECTS.

Restricted Elective Courses

Choose your restricted elective courses from the lists below. Click on each course for a detailed description.

You are required to choose at least one of these courses:

• Applied Econometrics
• Natural Resource Economics
• Advanced Development Economics
• Project Management
• Business Development and Innovation
• The Economics of Climate Change
• Economic Valuation Methods and Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Project outside the course scope

If you write a thesis worth 30 ECTS you must choose courses from this list equal to 15 ECTS:

• Tree Biology and Arboriculture
• Ethics, Environment and Society
• Global Forests and People
• Applied Ethnobotany
• Biodiversity in Urban Nature
• Behavioural and Experimental Economics
• Planning Interdisciplinary Research
• Biodiversity in Managed Forests
• Climate and Society
• Silviculture of Temperate Forests
• Biorefinery – From Plants to Bioenergy, Biochemicals, Biomaterials and High Value Products
• Participatory Natural Resource Governance
• Conservation Biology
• Ecosystem Services from Forests and Nature
• Motivation and Pro-Environmental Behaviour – Managing Change
• Global Environmental Governance
• Field Course in Nature Management (Block 5, course language: Danish)
• Project in Practice
• Project outside the course scope