6AE117 Boreal forest management

    • Course code
      6AE117
    • Number of credits
      7,5
    • Teaching semester
      2025 Autumn
    • Language of instruction
      English
    • Campus
      Evenstad
Course content
  • Norwegian Forestry and forest legislation 
  • Silviculture, thinning and damages 
  • Harvesting, logistics and procurement 
  • Forest inventories and planning 

Learning Outcome

A candidate with fulfilled qualifications will have the following learning outcome: 

Knowledge

The candidate knows: 

  • the main ecological, social and political frames of the Nordic forest sector 
  • the most important principles and the most common methods in Nordic forest management and forest operations technology   
  • the main value chains in the Nordic processing industry  
Skills

The candidate can: 

  • use a broad set of technical terms in English related to forestry   
  • reflect on the management and operation of Nordic forests  
  •  analyse, utilize and present English research literature related to forestry 
General competence

The candidate can: 

  • search for and assemble information from various sources in order to provide more insight on forestry 
  • contribute to professional specialization within forestry for himself and his fellow students  
Teaching and working methods
  • Lectures
  • Group work
  • Presentations 
  • Written reports  
Required coursework

One report and one presentation related to group assignments.  

Assessments
Form of assessmentGrading scaleGroupingDuration of assessmentSupport materialsProportionComment
Written examination with invigilation
ECTS - A-F
Individual
100
Form of assessment
  • Individually written exam (100%) 

Reading list

Course name in Norwegian Nynorsk: 
Boreal forest management
Course name in Norwegian Bokmål: 
Boreal forest management
Faculty
Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology
Department
Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management
Area of study
Utvikling og miljø
Programme of study
30 ECTS Programme in Boreal forest and wildlife management
Course level
Foundation courses, level I (100-LN)