Trends in European ForestryLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Upon successful completion of this course the students should be able to describe the essential features regarding history of forests and land use in Europe; account for the basic conditions for forestry as well as the present state of the forests and forestry in different parts of Europe; identify various production goals that can be found in European forestry, contrast them with objectives regarding, for example, environmental conservation, and discuss ways to handle possible conflicts, and critically discuss how trends in society and environment (climate) affect European forests and forestry, the ecosystems, the carbon accounting, the use of forests, as well as the forest industries and their markets. The course develops the following generic skills: internationality, sustainability and responsibility, critical thinking, identification and development of expertise, interaction and communication.

Content

Forestry in different parts of Europe, the various objectives within forestry, as well as the trends affecting forest ecosystems, forestry, forest production, forest conservation and forest industry, special topics within forest management and forest policy. Group works and open thematic panel discussions are used to train multidisciplinary argumentation.

Qualifications

Available only for the students of the MSc European Forestry degree programme.

Materials

Will be distributed during the course.

Further information

The course is organised jointly by MSc European Forestry Consortium universities. Every year in August. Language of instruction is English.

Execution methods

Contact teaching

Accomplishment methods

Lectures (approx. 70 h), project and group work (approx. 10 h), panel discussions (approx. 10 h), excursions (approx. 10 h) and self-studies (approx. 20 h). Evaluation (0-5) is based on learning diary (40%) and on project and group works, panel discussions and other assignments (60%).