Associate Degree in Forestry Management
At this stage, no further applications are being taken for this course beyond semester 1, 2008
Course Description
The Associate Degree in Forestry Management is designed for those employed or wishing to enter employment in forestry or the forest industries. The Creswick campus is situated close to a demonstration and experimental forest consisting of native forest and plantations of conifer and eucalypt. Graduates will be able to successfully organise, operate and develop a forestry enterprise. Students will learn to recognise alternatives and opportunities and have a capacity for imaginative thinking, sound judgement, problem solving and decision making, as well as be able to act ethically and perform a leadership role in their approaches to performance of duties, relevant to industry standards.
All students will include either work experience or a work project as part of their assessment.
Career Opportunities
Students may specialise in areas such as fire and water management, wildlife, soil and cultural conservation, plant and animal pests, forest botany and ecology, Occupational Health and Safety, industrial relations, policy and legislation, human resource management, information technology and communications, silviculture and financial management for resource industries.
Course Structure
This course is delivered on campus in full or part-time mode based at Creswick. Students studying full-time normally complete this course in two years.
The Undergraduate Student Handbook contains details of the course outline.
Further Information
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Telephone: 1800 815 803