Master of Science in Bioscience Engineering: Forest and Nature Management
There is a growing interest in the preservation/conservation of existing forests and natural patrimony, and the acquisition of new nature areas. This tendency requires a growing expertise in sustainable management of natural areas. Our study programme aims at training academic engineers who are able to contribute to the sustainable use and integrated forest and nature management.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
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|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
year
|
nl
|
Kris Verheyen
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Jan Van den Bulcke
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Lander Baeten
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Hans Verbeeck
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Jan Mertens
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Kris Verheyen
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Kim Calders
|
5
|
|
Subscribe to 33 credit units from no less than 3 and no more than 5 module(s) from the following list, of which at least 1 course unit is included from the list 2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Full-time standard learning track:
Students can choose which of the elective course units are taken in the first respectively the second standard learning track year (unless otherwise specified); in combination with the general course units, students take a total of 54 to 66 credits per standard learning track year. The sum of the total number of credits taken up over the 2 standard learning track years must be 120 credits.
Topics (see reference):
- B = Forest
- H = Wood
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
H
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
Topics (see references):
- BD = Soil
- W = Water
- LB = Agriculture
- K = Climate
- LS = Landscape
- DZ = Sustainability
- D = Data
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Wim Cornelis
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Peter Goethals
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Katrien Van Eerdenbrugh
|
4
|
|
LB
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Patrick De Clercq
|
4
|
|
K
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Hans Verbeeck
|
5
|
|
DZ
|
|
year
|
nl
|
Michiel Dehaene
|
6
|
|
D
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Willem Waegeman
|
5
|
|
Subscribe to no more than 8 credit units from the following list.
Include at least 1 course unit.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stijn Speelman
|
4
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Petra Andries
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jeroen Buysse
|
4
|
|
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Michiel De Proost
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Geert Jacobs
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mieke Uyttendaele
|
3
|
|
Subscribe to course units from courses offered at Ghent University and at the alliance partner VUB, including the Ghent University Elective Courses.
A maximum of 2 such courses is allowed.
Maximum 8 credit units language courses are allowed within this master programme.
Subject to approval by the Faculty.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Myriam Dumortier
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ann Verdoodt
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Lander Baeten
|
4
|
|
Subscribe to 33 credit units from no less than 3 and no more than 5 module(s) from the following list, of which at least 1 course unit is included from the list 2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Full-time standard learning track:
Students can choose which of the elective course units are taken in the first respectively the second standard learning track year (unless otherwise specified); in combination with the general course units, students take a total of 54 to 66 credits per standard learning track year. The sum of the total number of credits taken up over the 2 standard learning track years must be 120 credits.
Topics (see reference):
- B = Forest
- H = Wood
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
H
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
Topics (see references):
- BD = Soil
- W = Water
- LB = Agriculture
- K = Climate
- LS = Landscape
- DZ = Sustainability
- D = Data
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Wim Cornelis
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Peter Goethals
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Katrien Van Eerdenbrugh
|
4
|
|
LB
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Patrick De Clercq
|
4
|
|
K
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Hans Verbeeck
|
5
|
|
DZ
|
|
year
|
nl
|
Michiel Dehaene
|
6
|
|
D
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Willem Waegeman
|
5
|
|
Subscribe to no more than 8 credit units from the following list.
Include at least 1 course unit.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stijn Speelman
|
4
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Petra Andries
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jeroen Buysse
|
4
|
|
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Michiel De Proost
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Geert Jacobs
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mieke Uyttendaele
|
3
|
|
Subscribe to course units from courses offered at Ghent University and at the alliance partner VUB, including the Ghent University Elective Courses.
A maximum of 2 such courses is allowed.
Maximum 8 credit units language courses are allowed within this master programme.
Subject to approval by the Faculty.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
year
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
30
|
|
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
year
|
nl
|
Kris Verheyen
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Jan Van den Bulcke
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Lander Baeten
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Hans Verbeeck
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Jan Mertens
|
4
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Kris Verheyen
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Kim Calders
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Myriam Dumortier
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Ann Verdoodt
|
5
|
|
|
2
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Lander Baeten
|
4
|
|
Subscribe to 33 credit units from no less than 3 and no more than 5 module(s) from the following list, of which at least 1 course unit is included from the list 2.3 Entrepreneurship and Management. Subject to approval by the faculty.
Full-time standard learning track:
Students can choose which of the elective course units are taken in the first respectively the second standard learning track year (unless otherwise specified); in combination with the general course units, students take a total of 54 to 66 credits per standard learning track year. The sum of the total number of credits taken up over the 2 standard learning track years must be 120 credits.
Topics (see reference):
- B = Forest
- H = Wood
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
H
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Joris Van Acker
|
5
|
|
Topics (see references):
- BD = Soil
- W = Water
- LB = Agriculture
- K = Climate
- LS = Landscape
- DZ = Sustainability
- D = Data
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Wim Cornelis
|
5
|
|
BD
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Stefaan De Neve
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Peter Goethals
|
4
|
|
W
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Katrien Van Eerdenbrugh
|
4
|
|
LB
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Patrick De Clercq
|
4
|
|
K
|
|
sem 1
|
nl
|
Hans Verbeeck
|
5
|
|
DZ
|
|
year
|
nl
|
Michiel Dehaene
|
6
|
|
D
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Willem Waegeman
|
5
|
|
Subscribe to no more than 8 credit units from the following list.
Include at least 1 course unit.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Stijn Speelman
|
4
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
nl
|
Petra Andries
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Jeroen Buysse
|
4
|
|
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
5
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
a
|
|
year
|
nl,en
|
Paul Van der Meeren
|
10
|
|
|
|
sem 1
|
en
|
Michiel De Proost
|
3
|
|
|
|
sem 2
|
en
|
Geert Jacobs
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mieke Uyttendaele
|
3
|
|
Subscribe to course units from courses offered at Ghent University and at the alliance partner VUB, including the Ghent University Elective Courses.
A maximum of 2 such courses is allowed.
Maximum 8 credit units language courses are allowed within this master programme.
Subject to approval by the Faculty.
Course | Ref | MT1 | Semester | Language | Instructor | Crdt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
year
|
nl
|
Joris Van Acker
|
30
|
|
- Have advanced knowledge of the components of (semi-)natural ecosystems in Belgium and the world, insight into the processes that take place there and insight into the influence of human actions on these components and processes
- Have knowledge and understanding of management and planning strategies to optimally provide the goods and services required by society from (semi-)natural ecosystems
- Apply qualitative and quantitative techniques to support forest, nature and landscape management (e.g. inventory and planning techniques, spatial information techniques, processing techniques of woody biomass)
- Apply the national and international policy frameworks for forests and nature
- Have insight into the functioning of the field of work of the forest, nature and landscape manager
- Identify and analyze problems in forest and nature manegement and formulate clear research questions with a view to achieving effective and potentially applicable solutions
- Consult and critically interpret professional literature according to scientific standards
- Select, adapt or, if necessary, develop the appropriate analysis methods and process techniques
- Extract yseful information from excessive, incomplete, or conflicting data
- Plan, monitor and adjust scientific research
- Accurately collect, scientifically process, critically analyze and interpret data in accordance with the principles of scientific integrity
- Identify new or remaining bottlenecks and research questions based on knowledge, insight and experience
- Use one's own knowledge creatively, purposefully and innovatively in research, design and production
- Argument scientifically in a multidisciplinary context
- Demonstrate openness to new scientific developments and their applications in a broad scientific, economic and social context
- Adopt an active and honest attitude towards permanent knowledge development, lifelong learning and independently steer one's own learning process
- Have the required social and communication skills to work in a team
- Collaborate and display early leadership in a multidisciplinary environment
- Communicate clearly in writing and orally about one's own discipline in Dutch and English
- Act ethically, professionally and socially responsible, also in an international or intercultural environment
- Function autonomously within a short period of time in scientific research, in industrial functions, at consultancy firms, NGOs and government institutions
- Consider sustainability aspects and social preconditions when developing a high-quality system, product, service or process
- Design, plan and execute an engineering project at the level of a starting professional in an independent and result-oriented manner
- Understand the complexity of a problem/system using quantitative methods
- Assess the risks and technical feasibility of a project
- Integrate biological, physico-chemical, technological, economic and ecological aspects into research, production, quality management, management or policy