Overview

Career opportunities

There are excellent employment and career opportunities for Environmental Foresters with the above knowledge and skills in government agencies, development agencies, private sector and also as freelance consultants at national, regional and global levels.

Key features

The Environmental Forestry MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is targeted to provide necessary knowledge and skills on principles and practices of agroforestry, plantation forestry, forest and wildlife ecology, natural forest management, policy and legislations related to forestry and environment, systematics, biodiversity, genetic conservation and improvement and also on forest influences on climate, soil and water.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Forest Ecology
Agroforestry
Plantation Forestry and Environment
Forest Influences on Soil, Water and Climate
Biodiversity
Policy and Legislation Related to Forestry and Environment
Economics of Environmental Forestry

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-03-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 alternative credits

60 (coursework + research)

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Biodiversity & Conservation Forestry Environmental Sciences

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A B.Sc. degree in Agriculture, Plant Science, or related Science acceptable to the PGIA and Senate of the University of Peradeniya. Those with nonagricultural degrees should have at least 2 years of experience in the field of Agriculture and are required to follow prerequisite courses as prescribed by the Board of Study.

Tuition Fee

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International

6000 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6000 USD for the full programme during 12 months.
National

410 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 410 USD for the full programme during 12 months.

National CW: LKR150,000; CW + research: LKR250,000
SAARC countries: $4,000 (CW); $5,000 (CW + research)
Other countries: $6,000 (CW); $7,000 (CW + research)

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.