1. Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology – Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

2. Göttingen – in the heart of Germany
Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology

3. University town Göttingen
inhabitants, including students
Traditional university town with unique atmosphere
Cultural scene and a high variety of leisure activities
Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology

4. Georg-August-Universität of Göttingen
Founded in 1737 – a university with tradition
Various Nobel award winners are associated with the university
13 faculties represent almost all academic disciplines
120 study programs
“Excellence”-University since 2007
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5. Göttingen Research Campus
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6. The University Library
One of the largest libraries in Germany
Holdings:
More than 4 million volumes
14,000 current journal subscriptions
8,000 electronic journals
Numerous manuscripts, maps, etc.
Approx users per day
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7. Faculty of Forest Science and Forest Ecology
Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology

8. Some facts 700 students 230 employees 18 departments 6 study programs
128 scientific staff
22 professors
18 departments
6 study programs
1 B.Sc. Programme
6 M.Sc. Programmes/ “Lines”
3 Ph.D. Programmes
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9. International cooperation and partners of the Faculty
Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology

10. Structure of the Faculty
Büsgen Institute
Burckhardt Institute
Dep. Forest botany and tree physiology
Dep. Molecular Wood biotechnology and technical mycology
Dep. Forest economics
Dep. Silviculture temperate zones
Dep. Conservation and Landscape management
Dep. Forest zoology and forest protection
Dep. Silviculture tropical zones
Dep. Bioclimatology
Dep. Forest work science and process technology
Dep. Ecopedology temperate zones
Dep. Wood biology and wood products
Dep. Ecopedology tropics and subtropics
Dep. Ecoinformatics, biometry and forest growth
Dep. Forest inventory and remote sensing
Dep. Forest genetics and tree breeding
Dep. Forest and conservation policy
Dep. Wood technology and derived timber products
Dep. Ecosystem modelling
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11. Study programmes
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12. Study structure Following the European Bologna-Process
Bachelor of Science (6 Semester)
Master of Science (4 Semester)
PhD (6 Semester)
Professional life
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13. B.Sc. Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
Basics: Natural Sciences, Economics, Law
Forest disciplines: Wildlife management, Forest zoology, Forest protection, Silviculture, Forest inventory and planning, Wood biology, Forest Economics, Genetics, Nature conservation, Wood production, Forest policy
Methods and skills: statistics, languages, presentation techniques
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14. M.Sc. Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology
Specialization areas
Forest enterprise and utilization of forests
Nature conservation and Forest ecology
Wood biology and technology
Forest ecosystem analysis
Tropical and International Forestry
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15. M.Sc. Programme Tropical and International Forestry - I
International M.Sc. programme with course language English
Focus on sustainable forest management in the tropics and subtropics
Supported by German Academic Exchange Service
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16. M.Sc. Programme Tropical and International Forestry - II
1st semester
Tropical forest ecology and silviculture (6C)
Forest inventory (6C)
Forest development policy and economy (6 C)
Forest utilization and wood processing (6 C)
Elective (6 C)
2nd semester
Evaluation of rural develop. Projects and policies (6 C)
Biotechnology and forest genetics (6 C)
Ecopedology of the tropics and subtropics (6 C)
Biometric data analysis (6 C)
3rd semester
Project: Development of a forest region (12 C)
4th semester
Master thesis (30 C)
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17. M.Sc. Sustainable Forest and Nature Management - I
Joint degree with 4 partner universities in Europe
Top-level, research-based education
Gives competencies for working with sustainable forest and nature management issues
Supported by Erasmus Mundus
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18. PhD „Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology“
PhD Wood biology and technology
PhD Molecular Sciences and Bio-technology of crops and trees
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19. Teaching methods Excursions E-Learning Lectures
Laboratories and practical training
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20. Quality assurance
B.Sc.-, M.Sc.-Programmes are positively evaluated by national accreditation agency ZEvA
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22. Study plan B.Sc.- 1 1. Semester (31 Credits) Forest botany
Basics of business and economics (6C)
Basics of natural sciences (6C)
Basics of biometry and informatics (7C)
Forest zoology and Forest protection (3C)
Wildlife management (3C)
2. Semester (29 Credits)
Forest botany (6C)
Ecopedology (6C)
Bioclimatology (5C)
Law (6C)
Forest zoology and Forest protection (4C)
Preparation practical training
3. Semester (30 Credits)
Silviculture (7C)
Ecopedology (3C)
Forest economics (3C)
Forest genetics (5C)
Practical training (8 weeks + follow up discussion) (14 C)
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23. Study plan B.Sc. - 2 4. Semester (30 Credits)
Excursions Silviculture (5C)
Nature conservation and GIS (6C)
Technical production in forestry (6C)
Forest business studies (6C)
Forest inventory (7C)
5. Semester (30 Credits)
(compulsory elective) Scientific internship (research + seminar academic literature)
Forest growth (6C)
Biometrics (6C)
Elective (6C)
Thesis (12C)
6. Semester (30 Credits)
Wood biology and technology (5C)
Forest policy (5C)
Elective(6C)
Presentation of scientific results (2C)
(compulsory elective) Enterprise analysis (6C)
(compulsory elective) Application oriented project (6C)
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