Overview
Mountain Forestry from University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna is designed to teach students to recognize and solve problems occurring in forest management and conservation in mountain regions and strengthen interdisciplinary approaches in mountain forestry, integrating aspects of engineering, socio-economics, natural sciences and other subject-specific fields in mountain forest management.
Careers
As a graduate of the International Master's programme in Mountain Forestry students gain a wide range of technical, academic, and interpersonal skills enabling them to obtain top professional positions in both the national and international arena. Graduates are not only restricted to professional activities in highland or mountain regions but may be fully integrated into general forest sciences within research and development institutions, the public and private sector, non-government organisations or communitiy services. Graduates work in areas such as forest management, forest extension, wildlife management, forest policy and practice, research as well as administration.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Ecology of mountain forests
- Biodiversity and conservation of mountain forests
- Air pollution effects on forest ecosystems
- Chemistry for forestry
- Forests and water
- Economic and social dimensions in mountain forestry
- Innovations for sustainable forest management
- Applied development research
- Remote sensing and GIS in natural resource management
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Vienna, Austria
Disciplines
Forestry Ecology Environmental Sciences View 12 other Masters in Environmental Sciences in AustriaWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Completed Application form
- Evidence of previous studies (bachelor degree, diploma)
- Transcript stating subjects, marks, ECTS and contens of teaching
- Fulfillment of the special University entrance qualification
- CV
- Evidence of adequate proficiency of English (for English-language Master programmes)
- Evidence of adequate proficiency in German A2 or C1
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
1452 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 726 EUR per semester during 24 months. -
EU/EEA
726 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 363 EUR per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for Vienna
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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