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Degree Programme in Forestry: 11IM-972

Code: 11IM

Degree title
Bachelor of Natural Resources
Credits
240 ects
Duration
4 years (240 cr)
Start semester
Autumn 2011

Description

KNOW-HOW PROVIDED BY TRAINING PROGRAMME

A forestry engineer works in an entity of forestry in diverse planning, guidance, education, marketing, management and assistant research tasks either in the service of society, forest owners or companies. To be able to promote sustainable forestry in these tasks, the forestry engineer has to:

- understand and control the biological processes of forest ecosystem and use the expedients to be able to control the structure, function and species of a forest ecosystem and promote ecological sustainability.
- understand the basis of economically profitable and reasonable function so that forestry would be profitable for a forest owner and the wood supply a forest industry would work efficiently.
- understand diverse needs and wishes focusing the use of forests and to be able to take these things in to account while working.
In addition to cope with in changing operational environment a forest engineer has to know ADP, communication and interaction skills, information acquisition and foreign languages. It is also essential to know leadership, marketing and project work skills.

WORKING LIFE PLACEMENTS
After graduating the forestry engineers can work in guidance tasks of forest owners in forest management associations or serving companies which use wood as raw material. With these companies the tasks are typically related to timber trade, timber harvesting or planning timber transportation. Forestry engineers also work in forest organizations which control the use of forests. They have also employment opportunities in forest machine manufacture companies for selling and post-marketing tasks. A forestry engineer can also be an entrepreneur.

BASIC VALUES OF THE EDUCATION
The focus of a forestry engineer’s work are forests, which offer diverse possibilities but also restrictions for economic use. The majority of Finnish forests are owned by private individuals, who – in addition to or instead of – financial value have placed other values on it as well. We would not need many forestry engineers if there were no businesses which use wood as their raw material. Because the forestry sector is an important part of national economy and because the society must ensure the benefits of the forests for future generations, the state authorities have placed goals and also restrictions for forestry. In this field, the forestry engineers work in various planning, guidance, education, marketing, management and assistant research tasks either in the service of society, forest owners or companies.

TRAINING IMPLEMENTATION
The degree programme in forestry uses problem -based learning, which makes it easier for students to enter the working life and which aims to develop skills for life-long learning. The learning is organized mostly in two-week cycles that start and end with a group tutorial.

Problem based learning has the following characteristics:
1) The study programme has been developed around the situations encountered in the working life and which integrate different subjects.
2) Learning in small groups under the guidance of a tutor is central. There are also lectures and field work as well as assignments.
3) The significance of independent information retrieval is emphasised and the students must take responsibility for their own learning.
4) The teacher instructs, makes the learning possible and acts as an expert resource for learning.
5) Negotiation and interaction skills, cooperation skills, problem solving skills as well as the skills for information retrieval and processing are actively developed.
6) Evaluating the learning is done in a versatile and comprehensive way by taking into account not only the end result but also the learning and working processes.

The tasks for a forestry engineer require the ability to work and make decisions independently and often an entrepreneur-like attitude or even working as an entrepreneur. The project studies at the end of the studies aim at developing these skills as well as the skills for project management.

KNOW-HOW PROVIDED BY TRAINING PROGRAMME DURING DIFFERENT YEARS

During the first year the students make oneself familiar with forest ecosystem, forest management and regeneration. They also learn how wood is used as a raw material for different purposes. They also learn the basics of wood procurement and computing skills.
During the second study year the students get acquainted with timber trade and timber harvesting. They also learn about forest ownership and basics of entrepreneurship. During the latter period of the second year the students study the transportation methods and equipments and the basic structure of forest machines.
The third year contains the professional studies. Students have selected either Special Issues in Wood Procurement or Technology of Forest Machines. In wood procurement students study wood energy, forestry counseling concentrating in advising forest owners to reach their goals. In addition they learn to know about harvesting planning in special areas.
Technology of forest machines provides the students get acquainted with moving industrial vehicles, where they need physics and mathematics for engineering, automation engineering, electrical engineering and drive line engineering and mobile hydraulics.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 Autumn 2011 Spring 2012 Autumn 2012 Spring 2013 Autumn 2013 Spring 2014 Autumn 2014 Spring 2015 1. / 2011 2. / 2011 3. / 2012 4. / 2012 1. / 2012 2. / 2012 3. / 2013 4. / 2013 1. / 2013 2. / 2013 3. / 2014 4. / 2014 1. / 2014 2. / 2014 3. / 2015 4. / 2015
11IM-1000
BASIC STUDIES

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120
M-4001 Finnish Language and Communication 1 3 3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
M-4002 Finnish Language and Communication 2 2 2 2 1 1
M-4003 Swedish Language, Oral Skills 2 2 1 1 1 1
M-4004 Swedish Language, Written Skills 3 3 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
M-4005 English Language and International Situations 5 5 3.3 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7
M-4006 Professional Development 1 2 2 2 1 1
M-4007 Professional Development 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
M-4100 Forest Sites and Their Productivity 10 10 10 10
M-4110 Forest Stand Management 15 15 15 15
M-4120 Industrial Use of Wood 10 10 10 10
M-4130 Forest Regenaration 15 15 15 15
M-4140 Geographic Information Systems 5 5 5 5
M-4150 Timber Trade and Planning of Harvesting 15 15 15 15
M-4160 Forest Ownership 10 10 10 10
M-4170 Basics of Timber Procurement 5 5 5 5
M-4180 Basics of Entrepreneurship 5 5 5 5
M-4190 Computing Skills 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
C-13105 Industrial Vehicle Engineering 5 5 5 5
11IM-1001
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

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60
11IM-1002
Wood Procurement

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40
M-4200 Usage and Maintenance of Forest Machines 5 5 5 5
M-4210 Business Competence 10 10 10 10
M-4280 Transportation Methods and Equipments 5 5 5 5
M-4230 Planning of Wood Procurement and Logistics 10 10 10 10
M-4250 Project Studies in Forestry 5 5 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3
M-4260 Forest Information Systems 5 5 5 5
11IM-1003
Special Issues in Wood Procurement

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20
M-4220 Wood Energy 5 5 5 5
M-4240 Forestry Counseling 5 5 5 5
M-9635 Environmental Management Systems 5 5 5 5
M-4290 Harvesting Planning in Special Areas 5 5 5 5
11IM-1004
Technology of Forest Machines

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20
M-4310 Physics and Mathematics for Engineering 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
K-11053 Automation Engineering 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
K-11054 Electrical Engineering 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
C-13108 Drive Line Engineering and Mobile Hydraulics 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
11IM-1005
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

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15
11IM-1008
Metsän omat vapaasti valittavat

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1
M100CE00 Production and Use of Quality Wood 5
11IM-1006
PRACTICAL TRAINING

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30
M-8000 Coaching for Practical Training, Forestry 0
M-8001 Practical Training 1, Forestry 10 10 10 10
M-8002 Practical Training 2, Forestry 10 10 10 10
M-8003 Practical Training 3, Forestry 10 10 10 10
11IM-1007
BACHELOR'S THESIS

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15
M-0060 Bachelor's Thesis 15 15 7.5 7.5 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8
Total 240 62 69 68 46 29.5 32.5 29 40 25.8 42.2 28 18 12.3 17.3 16.3 16.3 15 14 14.5 25.5 13 13 14.5 27.8 13.75 14.25 14.25 3.75

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Code Name Credits (cr)
11IM-1000
BASIC STUDIES

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120
M-4001 Finnish Language and Communication 1 3
M-4002 Finnish Language and Communication 2 2
M-4003 Swedish Language, Oral Skills 2
M-4004 Swedish Language, Written Skills 3
M-4005 English Language and International Situations 5
M-4006 Professional Development 1 2
M-4007 Professional Development 2 3
M-4100 Forest Sites and Their Productivity 10
M-4110 Forest Stand Management 15
M-4120 Industrial Use of Wood 10
M-4130 Forest Regenaration 15
M-4140 Geographic Information Systems 5
M-4150 Timber Trade and Planning of Harvesting 15
M-4160 Forest Ownership 10
M-4170 Basics of Timber Procurement 5
M-4180 Basics of Entrepreneurship 5
M-4190 Computing Skills 5
C-13105 Industrial Vehicle Engineering 5
11IM-1001
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

(Choose ects: 60 )

60
11IM-1002
Wood Procurement

(Choose all )

40
M-4200 Usage and Maintenance of Forest Machines 5
M-4210 Business Competence 10
M-4280 Transportation Methods and Equipments 5
M-4230 Planning of Wood Procurement and Logistics 10
M-4250 Project Studies in Forestry 5
M-4260 Forest Information Systems 5
11IM-1003
Special Issues in Wood Procurement

(Choose all )

20
M-4220 Wood Energy 5
M-4240 Forestry Counseling 5
M-9635 Environmental Management Systems 5
M-4290 Harvesting Planning in Special Areas 5
11IM-1004
Technology of Forest Machines

(Choose all )

20
M-4310 Physics and Mathematics for Engineering 5
K-11053 Automation Engineering 5
K-11054 Electrical Engineering 5
C-13108 Drive Line Engineering and Mobile Hydraulics 5
11IM-1005
FREE-CHOICE STUDIES

(Choose ects: 15 )

15
11IM-1008
Metsän omat vapaasti valittavat

(Choose (pcs) 1 )

1
M100CE00 Production and Use of Quality Wood 5
11IM-1006
PRACTICAL TRAINING

(Choose all )

30
M-8000 Coaching for Practical Training, Forestry 0
M-8001 Practical Training 1, Forestry 10
M-8002 Practical Training 2, Forestry 10
M-8003 Practical Training 3, Forestry 10
11IM-1007
BACHELOR'S THESIS

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15
M-0060 Bachelor's Thesis 15
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