Undergraduate Course: Woodland Management (ECSC10021)

Course Outline
School	School of Geosciences	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)	Availability	Available to all students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	The central aim of this Honours course is to give an overview of the major aspects of woodland management, its objectives and techniques. The emphasis is on the practices most used currently and on those most likely to be used in the next decade or so. The emphasis is on woodland management based on the principles of ecosystem management. Opportunities exist within the course to carry out practical forestry work in the woods at Bush Estate.
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Pre-requisites	None

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Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an appreciation of the ecological processes taking place during the development of a forest stand. They will also examine the management practices most commonly employed to influence and direct these developmental processes in conservation or environmental purposes. They will gain a detailed, integrated knowledge of the major aspects of silviculture, its objectives and techniques. Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of the principal and some specialised skills used currently and those most likely to be used in the next decade. They will discuss the major policy and economic trends currently affecting silvicultural practices in British forests. The class assessment will test the students' ability to critically review and consolidate knowledge and thinking in the field of woodland management and they will be expected to offer professional level insights based on the skills learnt in this course