Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology (B.Sc.)

The Bachelor programme mediates the necessary basics for protecting and sustainably managing forests.

This programme offers you a wide range of subjects. Courses in natural sciences, information technology, economics, engineering, law and political sciences impart a broad scientific knowledge with a practical connection to forest and timber. Students are confronted with most recent findings from science and gain expertise in forest ecosystems, sustainable use of forest resources and the conservation of forests habitats against the background of different influences such as environmental factors and human utilization.

Students will gain an understanding of how forests influence climate and global warming, how forest utilisation can contribute to nature conservation. Knowledge is imparted on which potentials are linked to timber resources and how wolf, lynx and other species can be reintroduced to the native wildlife of Germany.

The occupational image of forestry is not restricted to a conventional career as a forester. The knowledge of forestry scientists is also in demand within the area of nature conservation, with consultancy and planning offices (p. ex. GIS- and IT-services), in the field of wood industry and trade, at universities and in research institutes as well as in international organizations and in development cooperation.