Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
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Study Details: 2 years
The course is a two-year world-class integrated programme aimed at qualifying graduates to deal with the huge challenges facing temperate forestry, agriculture and sustainable land use. The teaching staff are research active and the students will benefit from our wide range of research activities and contacts in the UK and overseas.
By joining the teaching and research experiences of five European leading educational institutions, this unique course will constitute an in-depth educational programme with inherent impetus to stay at the forefront of research-based teaching strongly linked to realities in many European and non-European countries.
The SUFONAMA course is offered by a consortium consisting of five institutions:
Detailed information on the SUFONAMA Masters course is available at: https://em-sufonama.eu/
This web-page describes the Sustainable Forest and Nature Management course as structured in the current academic session. While the aims of the programme and the broad structure of the degree are similar from year to year, details may change over time to meet the requirements of the profession and of academic audits, and to ensure that the programme remains effective and up-to-date.
Entry to SUFONAMA requires a good first degree in a relevant subject, or second class honours degree in a relevant subject with a minimum of two years relevant experience in forestry, agriculture or other land use related work in a position of demonstrable responsibility. Relevant professional experience should be supported by additional evidence such as authorship of appropriate professional reports or a record of active membership of a relevant professional organisation or International Scientific Society. In general, however, applicants are judged on their individual merits and age, work experience and other factors are also considered.
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There are excellent employment opportunities in the broad area of forestry including national government, international organisations and consultancies. Many recent SUFONAMA graduates have gone on to do PhD research.
First Year
The Course consists of a first study year at Copenhagen, Denmark and a specialising second study year with different topics offered by one of the remaining four institutions Bangor (UK), Göttingen (Germany), Alnarp (Sweden) Padova (Italy).
During the first year at University of Copenhagen, all students get a thorough introduction to sustainability in forest and nature management. You will learn core elements of sustainability in its ecological, economic and social dimension. You will also learn about interdisciplinarity and wider perspectives on sustainability within philosophy and governance. Lastly, you will develop your generic skills and prepare for your second-year specialisation during the first year of your studies.
The first year at University of Copenhagen includes compulsory courses with a focus on providing understanding of sustainability within forest and nature management and interdisciplinarity. There are also included restricted elective courses, where you can decide to make your own programme, or choose a recommended study track. Within the restricted elective courses, you can also choose to join the joint SUFONAMA Summer School.
For further information and to apply visit the Sufonama portal.
Second Year
In the second year you will choose one of the following programmes:
The course provides 2nd year Sufonama students with a broad and balanced understanding of the fundamental science underpinning Conservation and Land Use. The course addresses issues concerned with sustainable use of the countryside. It examines habitats, wildlife, landscapes, and the natural and human factors influencing them. The course also examines how economic activities such as farming and forestry can be managed in an environmentally acceptable way, and how human enjoyment of the countryside can be incorporated within an integrated land use approach.
The main aims of the programme are:
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