MASTER´S DEGREE, 120 CR, FOREST SCIENCES

To be confirmed in the faculty board in March.

ADVANCED STUDIES

FOREST BIOECONOMY BUSINESS AND POLICY STUDY TRACK, 65cr

cr timing

Advanced English: Writing for study purposes (language center)21-2

Another foreign language (CEFR B1) (lc)31-2

FOR-001 Personal study plan (Markku)01

FOR-002 Career portfolio and internship or a special project(Petri P., Juha)51-2

FOR-003 Master´s thesis seminar (Lauri,Kari,Mike)52

FOR-004 Master´s thesis302

FOR-101 Responsible business management in global forest bioeconomy (Anne)51

FOR-102 Economics of forest industry (Lauri)51

FOR-103 Survey methods (Sami)51-2

FOR-104Analysing forest policy processes (Maria)51

ELECTIVE ADVANCED STUDIES

FOREST BIOECONOMY BUSINESS AND POLICY STUDY TRACK, CHOOSE 35cr

cr timingFOR-105 Sales management and business models (Petri P.) 5 1-2

FOR-106Yrityksenstrategiajayrityspeli (Lauri, JuusoTöyli)51-2

FOR-107 Private forestry and forest policy (Heimo)51-2

FOR-263 Forest bioenergy (V-P, Bo)51-2

FOR-108 Ecosystem service theory and practice (Dalia)51-2

Additional courses from Agricultural Economics, Environmental Change and Global Sustainability, Environmental and Resource Economics, Food Economics, Marketing, according to PSP

ELECTIVE STUDIES

FOREST BIOECONOMY BUSINESS AND POLICY STUDY TRACK, 20cr

cr timing

Studies according to the PSP

for. ex. studies abroad, FOR-010Tieteenpopularisointi (Petri N.), language studies

MASTER´S DEGREE ALTOGETHER120

ADVANCED STUDIES

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT STUDY TRACK 81cr

cr timing

Advanced English: Writing for study purposes/Kirjoittamisenkurssigraduntekijöille (lc)21-2

FOR-001 Personal study plan01

FOR-002 Career portfolio and internship or a special project(Petri P./Juha)51-2

FOR-003 Master´s thesis seminar (Lauri, Kari M., Mike)5

FOR-004 Master´s thesis301-2

FOR-005Advanced literature (Kari)51-2

FOR-006 R-basic course (Jarkko)41-2

FOR-007 Tilastollisia malleja: Yleistettyjen lineaaristen mallien perusteet (Jarkko)51-2

Module according to specialisation251-2

ELECTIVE STUDIES

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT STUDY TRACK39cr

cr timing

Studies according to PSP

for. ex. studies abroad, FOR-010Tieteenpopularisointi (Petri N.), language studies, courses in statistics

MASTER´S DEGREE ALTOGETHER120

Modules in master´s degree

FOR-100 Advanced studies in forest economics and marketing(Mika)

FOR-201Advanced studies in function and production of forests(Annikki, Jaana)

FOR-202 Advanced studies in management and restoration of forest and peatland ecosystems(Harri, Pasi)

FOR-203 Advanced studies in forest soil sciences (Heljä-Sisko)

FOR-204 Advanced studies in forest pathology and mycology (Fred)

FOR-205 Advanced studies in forest zoology (Kari H.)

FOR-206 Advanced studies in wildlife management(Petri N.)

FOR-207 Advanced studies in tropical forestry and agroforestry (Markku)

FOR-208Advanced studies in forest resource management and geoinformatics (Markus)

FOR-209Advanced studies forest technology and logistics (Bo)

FOR-210Advanced studies in wood technology (Marketta)

MODULES ACCORDING TO SPECIALISATION

FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENTSTUDY TRACK 25 cr

Choose at least one of the following entities

Function and Production of Forests 25 cr

Compulsory courses15crcrtiming

FOR-211 Tree ecophysiology (Jaana)51

FOR-212Forest Production, Growth and Yield (Annikki)51

FOR-213 Field Course in Biogeochemistry and Production Ecology51 (summer)

(Annikki)

Choose at least10cr of the followingcrtiming

FOR-214 Simulation of Forest Growth with Ecological Models (Annikki)52

FOR-215 Mitigation of Climate Change in Forestry (Frank)52 (even years)

FOR-216Adaptation of Forestry to Climate Change (Frank)52 (odd years)

FOR-217 Forests and Peatlands as Modifiers of Atmospheric

Composition (Jaana)52

FOR-218Methods for Analysis of Forest-atmosphere Interactions52

(Jaana)

FOR-219 Basics of Biometeorology (Frank)3 or 51

Management and Restoration of Forest and Peatland Ecosystems 25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-220 Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management (Timo)51-2

FOR-221Monitavoitteisen metsänhoidon menetelmät (Pasi)51-2

FOR-222 Advanced Silviculture (Pasi)51-2

FOR-223 Taajama- ja virkistysalueiden metsien hoito (Pasi)51-2

FOR-224 Ecology of Peatlands (Harri)51-2 (even years)

FOR-225 Soiden luonnonvarasuunnittelun kenttäkurssi (Kari M.)51-2 (even years)

FOR-226 Turpeen käyttö Suomessa - tavoitteet ja ristiriidat (Harri)31-2 (evenyears)

FOR-227 Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems: Theory and Application51-2 (odd years)

(Mike)

FOR-263 Forest Bioenergy (V-P, Bo)51-2

Forest Soil Sciences 25 cr

choose at least 25 cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-228 Forest Soil Sampling and Laboratory Analysis (Mike)51-2

FOR-229 Biogeochemical Cycles and Forest Management Interactions51-2

(Heljä-Sisko)

FOR-230 Forest Ecosystem Hydrology and Water Balance (Mike)51-2

FOR-231 Forest Soil and Root Ecology (Heljä-Sisko)51-2 (even years)

AGRI-414 Pedogenesis and Soil Classification 3/51-2 (odd years)

FOR-262 Environmental Effects of Forest Operations (Bo)51-2

Forest Pathology and Mycology 25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of the followingcrtiming

FOR-232 Basic Biotechnology Applications in Forestry (Fred)51-2

FOR-233 Forest Microbiology (Fred)101-2

AGRI-261 Epidemiology and Ecology of Plant Pathogens 51 (even years)

FOR-234 Advanced Forest Mycology & Pathology (Fred)101

Forest Zoology 25 cr

Compulsory courses15crcrtiming

FOR-235Herbivoria (Päivi)41-2 (odd years)

FOR-236 Disturbance Dynamics of Boreal Forests (Päivi)51-2 (odd years)

FOR-237 Invasive Invertebrates (Kari H.)31-2

FOR-238 Metsäentomologian syventävä lajintuntemus ja oma kokoelma 31-2

(Kari H.)

Choose at least 10cr of the followingcrtiming

FOR-239 Alien Species (Petri N., Eshetu)41-2 (even years)

FOR-240 Systemaattinen ja morfologinen entomologia (Kari H.)41-2 (odd years)

FOR-241 Biodiversity Informatics and Ecological Niche Modelling (Päivi)21-2 (even years)

FOR-242 Forest Health and Ecosystem Services (Päivi)41-2 (even years)

Wildlife Management 25 cr (teaching mostly in Finnish)

Compulsorycourses 17crcrtiming

FOR-243 Riistaeläintieteen syventävä lajintuntemus (V-M)31-2

FOR-244 Riistatalouden suunnittelu (V-M)31-2 (oddyears)

FOR-245 Riista ja yhteiskunta (Petri N.)21-2 (evenyears)

FOR-239 Alien Species (Petri N.)41-2 (even years)

FOR-227 Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems: Theory and Application51-2 (odd years)

(Mike)

Choose at least8cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-235Herbivoria (Päivi)41-2 (odd years)

FOR-246 Riistatarhaus (Petri N., V-M)21-2

Nisäkäsekologian kenttäkurssi (Janne Sundell)71-2 (oddyears)

FOR-247 Riistaeläintieteen ajankohtaiskysymykset (Petri N., V-M)21-2

Tropical forestry and agroforestry 25 cr

Compulsory courses 20crcrtiming

FOR-248 Methods and Tools in Tropical Forestry (Markku, Eshetu)51-2 (even years)

FOR-249 Field Course: Tropical Forests and Agroforests (Markku,51 (odd years)

Eshetu)

FOR-250 Agroforestry 2 (Eshetu, Mohamed)51 (even years)

FOR-251 Tropical Silviculture and Forest Management (Markku)51 (even years)

Choose at least 5 cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-252 Participatory Methods in Sustainable Management

of Natural Resources(Markku)51

FOR-253 Plantation Forestry in the Tropics (Markku)51 (even years)

FOR-254 Tropical Forests and Climate Change (Markku)51-2 (odd years)

FOR-103 Survey Methods (Sami)61-2

FOR-227 Restoration of Degraded Ecosystems: Theory and Application51-2 (odd years)

(Mike)

FOR-104Analysing Forest Policy Processes (Maria)51-2 (odd years)

Forest Resource Managementand Geoinformatics25 cr

Compulsory course10 crcrtiming

FOR-255Metsävarojeninventointi- jasuunnitteluprojekti (Ilkka)101-2 (even years) (Can be completed in English)

Choose at least 15 cr of the following

FOR-256 Metsien kehityksen simulointi (Ilkka)51-2 (evenyears)

FOR-257Metsäbiometria (Ninni)51-2 (even years)

FOR-258 Multi-attribute Forest Planning (Ilkka)51-2 (even years)

FOR-264 Operations Research in Forest Resource Management51-2(even years)

(V-P, Bo)

FOR-259 GIS-analyysi ja mallinnus (Markus)51-2 (evenyears)

FOR-260 GIS and RS in environmental and land use applications51-2 (odd years)

(Markus)

FOR-261 Metsien kaukokartoituksen jatkokurssi (Markus)51 (oddyears)

Recommended in Forest resource management and geoinformatics:
FOR-007Tilastollisiamalleja: Yleistettyjenlineaaristenmallienperusteet5

(Jarkko)

FOR-008 Tilastollinen ennustaminen ja otanta (Jarkko)5

FOR-009 Tilastollinen mallintaminen R-ohjelmistolla (Jarkko)5

Forest Technology and Logistics 25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-262 Environmental Effects of Forest operations (Bo)51-2

FOR-263 Forest Bioenergy (V-P, Bo)51-2

FOR-264 Operations Research in Forest Resource Management51-2 (even years)

(V-P, Bo)

FOR-265 Logistics and supply chain management (Bo)5 1-2

FOR-266Terramekaniikka (V-P)51-2 (even years)

FOR-267 Wood Procurement – Supply Chain and Information

Management (Bo)51

Wood Technology 25 cr

Compulsory courses 20 crcrtiming

FOR-268 Wood science (Juha)51-2

FOR-269Metsäteollisuudenlaboratoriotyöt (Juha)51-2

FOR-270 Puu rakennus- ja huonekalumateriaalina (Marketta)51-2

FOR-271 Wood as Fibre Raw Material (Juha, Jari Sirviö)51 (odd years)

Choose at least 5 cr of followingcrtiming

FOR-263 Forest Bioenergy (V-P, Bo)51-2

FOR-101 Responsible business Management in Global Forest

bioeconomy (Anne)51-2

FOR-102 Economics of forest industry (Lauri)51-2

FOR-106 Yrityksen strategia ja yrityspeli (Lauri, Juuso Töyli)51-2

MODULES OFFERED FOR OTHER DEGREE PROGRAMMES:

FOR-300 Module in ForestEconomics and Marketing for otherdegreeprogrammestudents/Metsäekonomian ja markkinoinnin opintokokonaisuus muiden koulutusohjelmien opiskelijoille

(Mika)

FOR-301 Module in Geoinformatics/Geoinformatiikanopintokokonaisuus (Markus)

FOR-302 Module in Tropical Forestry(Markku)

FOR-303 Module in Peatland Ecology and Management/Soidenekologianjakäytönopintokokonaisuus(Harri)

FOR-304 Module in Forest Soil Sciences/Metsämaatieteenopintokokonaisuus (Heljä-Sisko)

FOR-305 Module in Forests and Climatechange/Metsien ja ilmastomuutoksen opintokokonaisuus(Jaana)

Module in ForestEconomics and Marketingfor otherdegreeprogrammestudents/Metsäekonomian ja markkinoinnin opintokokonaisuus muiden koulutusohjelmien opiskelijoille

15-30cr

Compulsorycoursecrtiming

ME-012 Metsäekonomian ja markkinoinnin perusteet 51

Choose 2-5 of these coursescrtiming

ME-101 Metsänkasvatuksen ja metsänomistuksen liiketalous52

ME-102 Industrial marketing in forest sector52

ME-103 Metsänomistajakunnan muutos ja metsäpolitiikka52

ME-104 Ekosysteemipalveluidentaloudellinenarvottaminen52

ME-105 International forest policy and conservation: 52

actors and instruments

ME-106 Tuotantotalous ja kaupallistaminen52

Module in Geoinformatics/ Geoinformatiikan opintokokonaisuus25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of followingcrtiming

ME-204 Geoinformatiikka 1/ME-204BGeoinfomatics 1 52/web course

ME-230 Geoinformatiikka 252-3

ME-231 Open GIS and spatial data infrastructures5web course

ME-232Kaukokartoitus 1 52

ME-234 Basics in object-oriented programming in forest sciences52-3

FOR-259 GIS-analyysi ja mallinnus54 (evenyears)

FOR-260 GIS and RS in environmental and landuse operations54 (odd years)

FOR-261 Metsien kaukokartoituksen jatkokurssi51-2 (oddyears)

GIS in society (course in geography degree programme)5

GEOG-323 Remote sensing 2 (course in geography degree programme)5

Module In Tropical Forestry 25 cr

Module in Peatland Ecology and Management/Soidenekologianjakäytönopintokokonaisuus25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of the followingcr

ME-201 Metsämaiden ominaisuudet, prosessit ja kasvupaikkaluokittelu 5

ME-203 Metsä- ja suoekologian kenttäkurssi 3

ME-216 Soiden ekohydrologia ja kasvillisuus5 (oddyears)

ME-217 Ojitusaluemetsien hyödyntäminen: mahdollisuudet ja ongelmat3 (oddyears)

FOR-224 Ecology of Peatlands5 (even years)

FOR-225 Soiden luonnonvarasuunnittelun kenttäkurssi5 (evenyears)

FOR-226 Turpeen käyttö Suomessa - tavoitteet ja ristiriidat3 (evenyears)

Module in Forest Soil Sciences/Metsämaatieteenopintokokonaisuus 25 cr

Choose at least 25 cr of the followingcr

ME-201 Metsämaiden ominaisuudet, prosessit ja kasvupaikkaluokittelu 5

ME-203 Metsä- ja suoekologian kenttäkurssi3

FOR-228 Forest Soil Sampling and Laboratory Analysis5

FOR-229 Biogeochemical Cycles and Forest Management Interactions5

FOR-230Forest Ecosystem Hydrology and Water Balance5 (odd years)

FOR-231 Forest Soil and Root Ecology5 (even years)

Pedogenesis and Soil Classification 3

or other courses according to PSP

Module in Forests and ClimateChange/Metsien ja ilmastomuutoksen opintokokonaisuus 25 cr

Compulsorycourses17-19crcr

ME-210 Puiden aineenvaihdunta, kasvu ja rakenne4

FOR-211 Tree ecophysiology5

ME-211 Systeemianalyysimetsätieteissä5

Choose one of the following:

FOR-219 Basics of Biometeorology 3 or 5

Rajakerroksen fysiikka 1 (Kumpula campus)5

Introduction to Biosphere-Atmosphere gas exchange (Kumpula campus)5

Choose at least 6-8cr of the followingcr

FOR-213 Field Course in Biogeochemistry and Production Ecology5 (in the summer)

FOR-215 Mitigation of Climate Change in Forestry5 (even years)

FOR-216 Adaptation of Forestry to Climate Change5 (odd years)

FOR-217 Forests and Peatlands as Modifiers of Atmospheric Composition5

ATM-332 Terrestrial water, carbon and nitrogen cycles (Kumpula campus)5

FOR-254 Tropical Forests and Climate Change5 (odd years)