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A two-year double degree Master’s Programme ACADEMIC STUDY GUIDE 2016–2018 University of Eastern Finland AgroParisTech, France University of Lleida, Spain University of Freiburg, Germany University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria MSc EF Study Guide 2016-2018: Version 3 May 2016 Copyright: MSc European Forestry secretariat All photographs have been provided by the students and staff of MSc European Forestry partner universities. The consortium reserves the right to revise modules and amend regulations and procedures at any time. 2 FOREWORD ___________________________ Welcome to our MSc European Forestry programme! MSc European Forestry is a unique, multicultural master’s degree programme in Europe. It aims at providing you an insight to the various practices, administrative characteristics and state-of-the-art technologies of the contemporary forest cluster. Forestry is a multidisciplinary field of science where MSc European Forestry programme takes you to an exciting journey throughout Europe. It highlights the importance of urban forestry, introduces you to the applications of multiple-use of forests, and teaches you the practices in mountain forestry as well as in technologies used in production oriented forest industry. The variety of subjects within European Forestry allows you to choose the selection of studies that best suit your ambitions. Throughout the studies, our professional teaching personnel are committed to support your learning process towards a scientific way of thinking. I am proud to act on behalf of our consortium of universities that jointly provide the best knowledge in European Forestry today! On the behalf of all the partners, I congratulate you and wish you all the best for your two-year studies! Professor Timo Tokola, Coordinator of the MSc European Forestry programme 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS ___________________________ ERASMUS MUNDUS AND EUROPEAN UNION ....................................................................... 5 MSc EUROPEAN FORESTRY ........................................................................................................ 7 MSc EF UNIVERSITIES ................................................................................................................. 9 CONTACT INFORMATION .......................................................................................................... 11 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES ............................................................ 18 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES .................................... 23 MSc EF STUDIES ......................................................................................................................... 26 COURSE SCHEDULE 2016-2018 ............................................................................................. 27 COURSE LIST 2016-2017 (First academic year).............................................................. 29 Module 1: Trends in European forestry............................................................................ 29 Module 2: Sustainable forest management in Europe ................................................ 30 Academic skills in forest sciences ................................................................................ 30 Current issues in forest conservation and biodiversity ......................................... 31 Economics of multiple-use forestry ............................................................................. 32 Forest information systems ............................................................................................ 33 Research methodology in forest sciences ................................................................ 34 Silvicultural management of forests for timber production and other ecosystem services .......................................................................................................... 35 Module 3: Elective courses .................................................................................................. 36 Module 4: Applied period in forest institutions .............................................................. 37 Module 5: European forestry field course ....................................................................... 39 COURSE LIST 2017-2018 (Second academic year) ......................................................... 40 Module 6: Obligatory and elective courses (at partners universities) .................... 41 Module 7: Master’s thesis and online thesis seminar .................................................. 42 COURSES AT ASSOCIATE PARTNER UNIVERSITIES IN CHINA AND BRAZIL ........... 45 COUNCELLING .............................................................................................................................. 46 ALUMNI ........................................................................................................................................... 47 4 ERASMUS MUNDUS AND EUROPEAN UNION ___________________________ The Erasmus Mundus programme Erasmus Mundus (EM) is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education, which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in higher education. It supports European top-quality Master’s courses (EMMC) and Doctorate programmes (EMJD) and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European universities. MSc European Forestry participated in Erasmus Mundus programmes 2004- 2008 and 2009-2013. The first cohort of the Erasmus Mundus students started in 2004. Since then, over 12 000 students have been selected to the 103 different Master’s courses that are currently offered. The EM disciplines vary from humanities to space science and technology, and among them, the MSc European Forestry stood as one of only four study programmes in the field of forest sciences. The European Union As stated in the European Union website (http://www.europa.eu), the European Union (EU) is a family of 28 democratic European countries, committed to work together for peace and prosperity. The member states have set up common institutions to which they delegate some of their sovereignty so that decisions on specific matters of joint interest can be made democratically at European level. 5 Initially, the EU consisted of just six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986, Austria, Finland and Sweden in 1995. In 2004 the biggest ever enlargement took place with 10 new countries joining: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Slovenia, Hungary and Cyprus. In 2007, Romania and Bulgaria joined the Union. Croatia became the 28th EU member country on 1 July 2013. 6 MSc EUROPEAN FORESTRY _________________________ Nowadays the Master of Science in European Forestry (MSc EF) is a Master’s degree programme provided by a consortium of five well known European universities. The MSc EF is an international double-degree programme, which was acknowledged as a top quality European MSc under the Erasmus Mundus programme by the European Commission. The consortium universities are: University of Eastern Finland as the coordinator, University of Freiburg (Germany), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (Austria), University of Lleida (Spain) and AgroParisTech (France). The MSc EF associate partner universities include Northwest A&F University in China and Federal University of Paraná, Brazil. The MSc EF provides academic education in forestry focusing on the international dimension of sustainable forest management issues. The programme is an extra dimension to the already existing educational markets in forestry and nature management in Europe. In the MSc EF the consortium universities collaborate intensively to offer high-level courses based on their knowledge and experience of forest management. The MSc EF programme consists of 120 ECTS of obligatory and elective studies provided at the different partner universities. The structure of the programme is designed so that the students deepen their understanding in the diverse aspects of forestry with regards to forest policy, administration, silviculture, industry, environment and society. 7 MSc EF PROGRAMME STRUCTURE 2016-2018 1. YEAR Academic year 2016/2017: Credits Location 60 ECTS Obligatory and elective studies (ECTS) Module 1: Trends in European forestry 6 Joensuu, Finland Module 2: Sustainable forest Aug-Feb 19 Joensuu, Finland management in Europe Module 3: Elective courses 12 Joensuu, Finland Module 4: Applied Period in forest Austria, Finland, France, 15 institutions Germany, Spain, Brazil March- or China June Spain, France, Germany, Module 5: European forestry field course 8 and Austria Academic year 2017/2018: 2. YEAR Credits Obligatory and elective studies, Location 60 ECTS (ECTS) Master thesis Module 6: Obligatory and elective cours- MSc EF partner Autumn 30 es university/ies, according & spring to the student's semester individual study track Module 7: Master’s thesis and 30 Thesis seminar - Online 8 MSc EF UNIVERSITIES _________________________ Today MSc EF Consortium contains five well-established, highly recognised European universities providing forestry curricula: the University of Eastern Finland, AgroParisTech, BOKU, University of Freiburg and University of Lleida. MSc European Forestry Consortium University of Eastern Finland University of Freiburg Germany AgroParisTech, France BOKU, Austria University of