BSc Forestry
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 88 - 120 tariff points from a Level 3 qualification* e.g.: A Levels: Including grade C in a science subject at A2 level (e.g. Biology, Geography, Geology, Environmental Sciences/Studies, Chemistry, Physics, Maths, Economics, Statistics, Psychology). Key Skills and General Studies not accepted. International Baccalaureate Diploma (including H5 in a science subject) Access: Science/Environmental-based Access course Pass Required BTEC National Extended Diploma: MMM-DDM in a relevant subject (e.g. Countryside Management, Applied Science, Forestry & Arboriculture, or Animal Management) City & Guilds Advanced Technical Extended Diploma (1080): MMM-DDM in a relevant subject (e.g. Countryside Management, Forestry & Arboriculture, Land & Wildlife Management) Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma in Applied Science or Laboratory Skills**: MMM-DDM T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis Extended Project Qualification: Points can include a relevant Extended Project (EPQ) but must include a minimum 2 full A-levels, or equivalent.
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Food Science and Innovation / Food Science and Nutrition. Core topics include programming, data analysis, statistics, research methods, fieldwork, and project management. The programme is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Foresters, and students have access to fieldwork sites including the Henfaes Research Centre and its 82 hectares of woodlands.
Modules
- Forestry in the Twenty First Century
- Ecosystem Function and Services
- Environmental Management and Conservation
- Trees, Forests and Global Change
- Practical and Field Skills for Forestry and Woodland Management
- Year 1 Tutorials
- Tutorials Year 1
- Geospatial Data Skills
- Sustainable Forest Management
- Forest Health
- Silviculture and Inventory
- Second Year UK Forestry Study Tour
- Second Year UK Forestry Study
- Becoming a Researcher
- Forest and Woodland Management Plan
- Forest Ecology
- Professional Practice for Forestry and Woodland Management
- Independent Dissertation Research
- Environmental Policy
- Field Course: Tenerife
- Agroforestry
- Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing
- Catchment Modelling and Analysis
- Forest Ecosystems and Services
- Urban Forestry