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With over 230 years of experience as a forestry training institution, the MSc Forest Sciences offers a practice-oriented, interdisciplinary education that integrates ecological, economic, and societal aspects of forests. From traditional research to the latest methods, students gain in-depth knowledge of forest ecosystems, forest management, biodiversity, and timber utilisation. Theory and practice are closely linked through field trips, projects, and hands-on exercises – the unique natural environment of Freiburg provides ideal conditions for forest research.
Through regional and global networks and small student groups, students benefit from intensive support, close collaboration with peers, and extensive practical experience. This prepares them optimally for future challenges in research, management, and sustainable forest utilisation.
Three Majors – tailor your specialisation:
- Forest Ecology Research
You will be specially trained to investigate the interactions between organisms in forest ecosystems using state-of-the-art methods.
- Future Forests
Devote yourself to the urgent, interdisciplinary task of adapting forests to global change.
- Forestry (Forstwirtschaft – mostly in German)
This classic programme trains modern forestry experts and enables them to enter the Higher Forestry Service or the ‘Forestry’ trainee programme. It is mostly held in German.
Statutes
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Zulassungs- und Immatrikulationsordnung (ZImmO)
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Auswahlsatzung M.Sc. Forstwissenschaften/Forest Sciences
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Rahmenordnung
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Anlage A
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Forstwissenschaften/Forest Sciences
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Forstwissenschaften/Forest Sciences
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2023; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2026)
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Forstwissenschaften/Forest Sciences
(Für bereits vor dem 1. Oktober 2014 immatrikulierte Studierende, die die Profillinie Forest Ecology and Management gewählt oder das Modul Spatial Information Systems belegt haben, gelten insoweit die Regelungen in § 4 Absatz 2 und Absatz 3 Satz 1)
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Prüfungsordnung M.Sc.: Forstwissenschaften/Forest Sciences
(Nur bei Studienbeginn vor dem 1. Oktober 2017; Abschluss des Studiums bis spätestens 30. September 2020)
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