Bachelor in Sustainable Forestry
Jelgava, Latvia
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jul 2025*
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 3,000
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application Deadline for applicants who need a visa 15 of June
Introduction
Forestry as sustainable resource studies has been developing in Latvia University of Life Sciences and Tehnologies for decades to give the instil in you an awareness of the complexities inherent in forest land management and to help you develop as an involved citizen as well as a professional forest manager.
The importance of Forestry sector is increasing every year. If you enjoy time in forest and you are looking for a rewarding career, where you can provide professional advice to the land-based forestry sector and help secure our forests for future generations to enjoy, then this course is for you.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Curriculum
1. semester:
- Function and Production of Forests:
- Introduction;Applied physics and chemistry I;
- Forest Policy and Economics I;
- Soils and Forest Productivity;
- Plant Physiology;
- Introduction of GIS and Forest Mapping I.
2. semester:
- Business Economics;
- Applied physics and chemistry II;
- Forest Regeneration and Afforestation;
- Introduction of GIS and Forest Mapping II;
- Industrial Technology (woodworking);
- Industrial Technology (further processing).
3. semester:
- Forest product market;
- Forest Policy and Economics II;
- Silviculture I;
- Forest Ecology;
- Entomology and Plant Pathology I;
- Practical Training in Wood Processing and New Technology.
4. semester:
- Forest Resources Economics and Geoinformatics;
- Silviculture II;
- Multifunctional Forest Management Planning I;
- Wood Science and Measurement Technology;
- Entomology and Plant Pathology II;
- Hydrothermical Processing of Wood and Finishing of Wood.
5.semester:
- Research Methodology and Biometrics I;
- Labour and Civil Protection;
- Multifunctional Forest Management Planning II;
- Bachelor Thesis I;
- Risk Management in Forestry I;
- Forest Management Technology and Technique;
- Design Basics of Wooden Article and Modelling of Wood Processing.
6. semester:
- Research Methodology and Biometrics II;
- Ecology and Environmental Protection;
- Bachelor Thesis II;
- Risk Management in Forestry II;
- Entrepreneurship in Timber Industry [course work];
- Wood Processing with CNC;
- Wood Material Transport (logistics);
- Non-Wood Forest Values.
Program Outcome
Degree: Bachelor Degree of Agricultural Sciences in Forest Science
Credits: 180 ECTS
Students acquire knowledge of the economic, ecological and social aspects of the forest, study the management and organization of forestry activities, learn about the wood market, learn how to care for the forest to maximize yield and preserve biodiversity.
Students after graduation are competently solve problems of science and practice in the field and familiar with the development trends of the sector and the problems of the related branches of science.
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Career Opportunities
After the graduation you can work as a professional and afterwards in leading positions in public or municipal institutions, advisory services, state forest companies, municipal or private companies, forest inventory companies, forest resource use, control and management organizations.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.