Overview

Our teaching and research focus on the latest applications to uncover the science needed to manage forests and other natural resources. Our programs are diverse and approach critical natural resource issues from many disciplinary perspectives. From protected areas management and economic policy to forest soil productivity, urbanization, and genomics, we seek to discover new knowledge and technology to address the global challenges to come.

Key facts:

The Forestry program of Virginia Tech is a non-research degree intended to serve the needs of (1) those who have a prior forestry degree and who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills or (2) those who have no previous degree in forestry.
In addition to formal course work at the graduate and senior undergraduate levels that is commensurate with the objectives of the student's degree program, a substantive paper worth three to six hours of academic credit is required. A minimum of 30 credit hours in formal course work, inclusive of hours credited towards the degree paper, must be passed with a minimum GPA of 3.0 for courses in the program of study.
Students entering the M.F. program without prior forestry education must demonstrate competency in appropriate topics such as forest biology, dendrology, or forest ecology in addition to completing the usual M.F. requirements. At the discretion of their graduate committees, these students must either take undergraduate forestry courses to meet these competency requirements or demonstrate knowledge through alternate means such as experience or prior coursework.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Ethics & Integrity in Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation

Coupling Social and Ecological Systems

Seminar in Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Geospatial Programming and Analytical Methods

Advanced Information Technologies for Natural Resource Management

Environmental Conflict Management

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
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Language

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Blacksburg, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Submit your application online, along with the $75 application fee

Include a scanned copy of your college transcripts with your online application, then arrange for an official copy to be sent to us after you receive an offer of admission

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Tuition Fees

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32622 USD / year

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32622 USD / year

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16232 USD / year

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Living costs

Blacksburg

United States

1166 - 1906 USD / month

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