Master s Degree Programme in Forest Sciences and Business (MScFB)

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1 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 1(11) Master s Degree Programme in Forest Sciences and Business (MScFB) Degree requirements in Forest Ecology and Management, 120 cr Degree requirements in Forest Economics and Marketing, 120 cr The Programme is organized by the. Two major subjects are offered: Forest Ecology and Management, and Forest Economics and Marketing. Within their chosen major subject students choose a study line for specialization. Study lines for Forest Ecology and Management are: Forest and peatland ecosystems' function and production, Forest and peatland ecosystems' management and restoration, Forest entomology and wildlife management, Forest pathology and mycology, Forest resource management, Forest technology and logistics, Wood technology and Tropical forest ecology and management. Study line for Forest Economics and Marketing are: Forest products marketing and management, Business economics of forestry and Forest resource and environmental economics. Degree Structure The Programme consists of general studies (17 ECTS), major subject studies (70-80 ECTS), other studies (13-23 ECTS), and electives (10ECTS) totalling 120 ECTS credits. The estimated duration of studies is two years. Contact Information Programme planner / study advisor: Outi Orenius (outi.orenius@helsinki.fi), B-bldg., room 342, tel , : Management: Teaching staff: Office: Study councelling: Students register for courses and general examinations primarily through WebOodi Up-to-date information on course contents and timing of the courses can be found at: Further Information

2 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 2(11) Degree requirements in Forest Ecology and Management (MScFB programme) Forest and peatland ecosystems' function and production (MScFB) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, cr Additionally minimum 20 credits of the following: MET210 Biogeochemistry of forest and peatland ecosystems 5 1-2/I MET220 Whole tree structure and dynamics 6 1-2/III MET230 Dynamic modelling in production ecology 4 1-2/II MET240 Forest ecosystems of the world their structure, functioning and productivity 5 1-2/IV MET250 Field course in production ecology 5 1-2/summer MEK205 Current topics in forest ecology and management MET211 Forest soil and root ecology (odd years) MET214 Forest ecosystem hydrology and water balance 5 1-2/IV MET216 Forests and peatlands as modifiers of atmospheric composition MET217 Mitigation of climate change in forestry 5 1-2/III (even years) MET234 Adaptation of forestry to climate change 5 1-2/III (odd years ) MET235 Forest-atmosphere processes and advanced data analysis OTHER STUDIES, cr credits timing Supportive studies. Based on the student s personal study plan. To be approved by the professor in charge. MEH205 Sustainable forest ecosystem management MEH225 Multipurpose forest management 5 1-2/II MEH241 Ecology of peatlands 3 1-2/I (even years) MEH242 Distribution, characteristics and utilization 2 1-2/open MEH250 Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems: Theory and application 5 1-2/IV (odd years) of global peatlands 2 1-2/open Advanced studies in Forest and peatland ecosystems' function and production Forest and peatland ecosystems' management and restoration (MScFB)

3 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 3(11) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 80cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, 64 cr MEH205 Sustainable forest ecosystem management MEH225 Multipurpose forest management 5 1-2/II MEH250 Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems: Theory and application 5 1-2/IV (odd years) Additionally minimum 15 credits of the following: MEH230 Advanced silviculture 5 1-2/I MEH241 Ecology of peatlands 3 1-2/I (even years) MET210 Biogeochemistry of forest and peatland ecosystems 5 1-2/I MET211 Forest soil and root ecology (odd years) MET214 Forest ecosystem hydrology and water balance 5 1-2/IV MET216 Forests and peatlands as modifiers of atmospheric composition MET217 Mitigation of climate change in forestry 5 1-2/III (even years) MET220 Whole tree structure and dynamics 6 1/III MET230 Dynamic modelling in production ecology 4 1-2/II MET234 Adaptation of forestry to climate change 5 1-2/III (odd years ) MET235 Forest-atmosphere processes and advanced data analysis MET240 Forest ecosystems of the world their structure, functioning and productivity 5 1-2/IV MET250 Field course in production ecology 5 1-2/summer OTHER STUDIES, 13 cr credits timing are recommended. MEH242 Distribution, characteristics and utilization of global peatlands 2 1-2/open MEK205 Current topics in forest ecology and management Advanced studies in Forest and peatland ecosystems' management and restoration Forest pathology and mycology (MScFB)

4 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 4(11) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, cr MPAT202 Special course in forest pathology MPAT211 Epidemiology and ecology of plant pathogens 5 1-2/I (even years) MPAT221 Advanced Forest mycology & pathology 10 1/II OTHER STUDIES, cr credits timing are recommended. MPAT204 Plant pathogenic bacteria 5 1-2/II (uneven years) MPAT205 Plant virology 5 1-2/II (even years) MPAT212 Tropical forest pathology 3 arranged if sufficient demand MPAT131 Forest Microbiology 10 every year MPAT132 Basic biotechnology in forestry 5 1/I MPAT222 Plant microbe interactions 10 2/III Advanced studies in Forest pathology and mycology Forest entomology and wildlife management (MScFB) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 70 cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, 70 cr

5 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 5(11) MEH250 Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems: Theory and application 5 1-2/IV (odd years) MER113 Pest vertebrates 3 1-2/III-IV (odd years) Additionally minimum 12 cr of the following: MER213B Disturbance dynamics of boreal forests 4 1-2/IV (odd years) MER217 Advanced forest insect species identification 3 1-2, open MER210 Alien species 4 1-2/IV (even years) MER212 Special species identification in Wildlife management 3 1-2, open MER213 Special topics in forest entomology and wildlife management (Invasive invertebrates) 3 1-2/open OTHER STUDIES, 23 cr credits timing MPAT131 Forest microbiology /II MPAT132 Basic biotechnology in forestry 5 1-2/I MPAT212 Tropical forest pathology 3 1-2/ arranged if sufficient demand MPAT221 Advanced forest mycology & pathology /II MPAT222 Plant-microbe interactions and molecular defence of plants /III MER118 Field course in game zoology 2 1-2/I (even years) MEH205 Sustainable forest ecosystem management 4 1-2/II GIS204 Environmental GIS 5 1-2/IV (odd years) The courses listed below Courses in forest entomology available with special arrangements Courses from Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences Advanced studies in Forest entomology and wildlife management Forest resource management (MScFB) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, cr

6 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 6(11) At least 20 credits of the following: FOR225 Project planning and management 5 1-2/III GIS203 GIS in logistics and business 5 1-2/II (even years) GIS204 Environmental GIS 5 1-2/IV (odd years) FOR245 Operations Research in Forest Resource Management 5 1-2/IV RS201 Remote sensing 5 1-2/II (odd years) OTHER STUDIES, cr credits timing GIS101 Geoinformatics /II (web course) MARV104 Forest inventory 5 1-2/III (odd years) MARV105 Multi-attribute forest planning 5 1-2/III (even years) MARV216 Basic course in programming 5 1-2/III RS101 Remote sensing 1 5 IV Advanced studies in Forest resource management Forest technology and logistics (MScFB) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, cr At least 20 credits of the following: FOR225 Project planning and management 5 1-2/III GIS203 GIS in logistics and business 5 1-2/II (even years) METEK216 Environmental effects of Wood Harvesting 3 1-2/IV METEK224 International wood procurement 3 1-2/IV (even years) FOR245 Operations Research in Forest Resource Management 5 1-2/IV METEK240 Wood procurement supply chain and information

7 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 7(11) management 5 1-2/IV OTHER STUDIES, cr credits timing METEK101 Basics in logistics 3 1-2/I METEK201 Advanced course in logistics 6 1-2/II (odd years) FPM140 Managerial economics in forest industry 5 1-2/III Advanced studies in Forest technology and logistics Wood technology (MScFB) MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 72 cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, 72 cr PTEK225 Wood as fibre raw material 5 1-2/I-II (odd years) FOR225 Project planning and management 5 1-2/III LME210 Accounting and finance in forest industry 5 1-2/IV (odd years) OTHER STUDIES, 21cr credits timing Supportive studies. Based on the student s personal study plan. To be approved by the professor in charge. The courses listed below FPM140 Managerial economics in forest industry 5 1-2/III FPM210 Strategic marketing and management in global forest industry 5 1-2/II LME215 Economics of climate change in forestry and natural resources 5 1-2/II (odd years) METEK216 Environmental effects of Wood Harvesting 3 1-2/IV METEK224 International wood procurement 3 1-2/IV (even years) METEK240 Wood procurement supply chain and information management 5 1-2/IV MLY255 International forest policy 5 1-2/II (odd years) PTEK112 Wood Science 5 1-2/II

8 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 8(11) ELECTIVES, 10cr The courses listed below are recommended Advanced studies in Wood technology Tropical forest ecology and management MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, cr credits timing (yr/period) Advanced studies, cr TROP270 Advanced literature 5 2/open TROP210 Field course: Tropical forest ecology and silviculture (odd years) and/or MEH250 Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems: Theory and application 5 1-2/IV (odd years) Additionally minimum 20 credits of the following: FPM210 Strategic marketing and management in global forest industry 5 1-2/II FPM230 Survey methods in marketing and social sciences 6 1-2/III TROP220 Special topics on silviculture in developing countries (even years) TROP230 Agroforestry II 5 1/III TROP240 Participatory methods in sustainable management of natural resources 5 1/I TROP250 Plantation forestry in the tropics 5 1-2/IV (even years) TROP260 Tropical forests and climate change 5 1-2/IV (odd years) MET214 Forest ecosystem hydrology and water balance 5 1-2/IV MET240 Forest ecosystems of the world their structure, functioning and productivity 5 1-2/IV MLY255 International forest policy 5 1-2/II (odd years) OTHER STUDIES, cr credits timing FOR225 Project planning and management 3 1-2/III JAL401 Selection breeding and experimental design 5 1-2/III (even years) JAL402 Conservation of plant genetic resources 5 1-2/IV (even years) JAL403 Forest tree breeding 5 1-2/I (even years) MEK205 Current topics in forest ecology and management MET214 Forest ecosystem hydrology and water balance 5 1-2/IV MET240 Forest ecosystems of the world their structure, functioning and productivity 5 1-2/IV MPAT212 Tropical forest pathology 3 1-2/ arranged if sufficient demand RS201 Remote sensing (requires background knowledge) 5 1-2/II (odd years) TROP130 Agroforestry I 3 1-2/II FOR220 Qualitative research methods 5 1/IV

9 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 9(11) Development studies (Faculty of Social Science) Advanced studies in Tropical forest ecology and management Degree requirements in Forest Economics and Marketing (MScFB programme) Business economics of forestry (MScFB) GENERAL STUDIES, 17 cr (includes 1 cr of integrated studies) credits timing Methodological studies (e.g. statistics/econometrics) 4 1-2/open MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 70 cr credits timing Advanced studies, 70 cr LME270 Literature 5 2/open FPM280 Master s Thesis Seminar 5 1/I-IV MEM290 Additionally minimum 20 credits from the following: FPM210 Strategic marketing and management in global forest industry 5 1-2/II FPM230 Survey methods in marketing and social sciences 6 1-2/III LME210 Accounting and finance in forest industry 5 1-2/IV (odd years) LME215 Economics of climate change in forestry and natural resources 5 1-2/II (odd years ) LME260 Special topics in forest economics and management /open OTHER STUDIES, 23 cr credits timing LME265 Essays MLY210 Dynamic optimization in natural resource economics 6 1-2/IV (even years) MLY255 International forest policy 5 1-2/II (odd years) MLY270 Private forestry and forest policy 3 1-2/III FPM140 Managerial economics in forest industry 5 1/III

10 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 10(11) Advanced studies in Business economics of forestry Forest resource and environmental economics (MScFB) GENERAL STUDIES, 17 cr (includes 1 cr of integrated studies) credits timing Methodological studies (e.g. statistics/econometrics) 4 1-2/open MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 70 cr credits timing Advanced studies, 70 cr MLY220 Literature 5 2/open MLY280 Thesis seminar 5 2/I MEM290 MLY210 Dynamic optimization in natural resource economics 6 1-2/IV (even years) MLY240 Valuation of environmental benefits 3 1-2/I (odd years) MLY250 Bioeconomics 6 1-2/III (odd years) Additionally minimum 5credits of the following: MLY255 International forest policy 5 1-2/II (odd years) MLY260 Econometrics II 6 1-2/IV MLY270 Private forestry and forest policy 3 1-2/III MLY275 Special topics in forest economics and policy /open OTHER STUDIES, 23 cr credits timing FPM230 Survey methods in marketing and social sciences 6 1-2/III LME215 Economics of climate change in forestry and natural resources 5 1-2/II (odd years) MEH205 Sustainable forest ecosystem management 4 1-2/II MET230 Dynamic modelling in production ecology 4 1-2/II MLY285 Essays 3 1-2/open TROP230 Agroforestry II 5 1/III TROP250 Plantation forestry in the tropics 5 1-2/IV (even years) Advanced studies in Forest resource and environmental economics Forest products marketing and management (MScFB) GENERAL STUDIES, 17 cr (includes 1 cr of integrated studies) credits timing

11 Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry 11(11) Methodological studies (e.g. statistics/econometrics) 4 1-2/open MAJOR SUBJECT STUDIES, 74cr credits timing Advanced studies, 74 cr FPM220 Literature 5 2/open FPM280 Master s Thesis Seminar 5 1/I-IV MEM290 FOR220 Qualitative research methods 5 1/IV FPM210 Strategic marketing and management in global forest industry 5 1/II FPM230 Survey methods in marketing and social sciences 6 1-2/III FPM270 Essays 3 1-2/open LME210 Accounting and finance in forest industry 5 1-2/IV (odd years) OTHER STUDIES, 19 cr credits timing FPM120 Industrial marketing in forest sector 9 1-2/I-II FPM130 Marketing of services in forest sector 5 1/III FPM140 Managerial economics in forest industry 5 1/III FPM180 FPM seminar Advanced studies in Forest products marketing and management