Graduate Diploma
Our forests are the lungs of the Earth. They are also an invaluable resource for industry and society. The size of Australia's plantation estate is twice what it was a decade ago, requiring large areas of native forest to be under management - not just for wood, but also for biodiversity conservation, catchment protection, fire management, carbon storage and other purposes.
This degree takes your foundational scientific skills up several notches, preparing you with the knowledge to consider and address resource management across agribusiness and native forests.
As you explore forest biodiversity, conservation, plantation management, catchment protection, agribusiness and native forestry, this breadth of study will prepare you for a career in a vital and varied industry.
Graduates can consider options in park management, land rehabilitation, plantation forestry and other areas of forest work. This degree is also a pathway to further study in the Master of Forest Science and Management.
Applicants for admission to candidature in the Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management shall be admitted if they:
The course provides targeted forest science and management education and training. It includes studies in natural resource management, measuring trees and forests, fire ecology and management, plant physiology and ecology, wood science, forest operations, silviculture, forest health and pest management. You will undertake fieldwork in eucalypt forests, rainforests, plantation forests and on farms.
The Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management is suited to graduates with a background in general or environmental sciences who wish to further careers in forest management. The course opens up a range of career opportunities in forest work. Graduates are suited to employment in government forest services, fire fighting, land use and parks management, mine site rehabilitation or restoration forestry.
Eligible graduates can complete further study to attain the Master of Forest Science and Management.
To be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma of Forest Science and Management students must complete the equivalent of 8 units (96 credit points), comprising:
Exit Awards
Students may be eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate of Forest Science and Management after completing the equivalent of 4 units (48 credit points).