The first year of study consists of a joint first semester in Copenhagen, and of a partly joint second semester either in Padua or Dresden
You will start your first semester at the University of Copenhagen together with all other Global Forestry students. You will then move to either Dresden or Padua for your second semester, which begins with a joint field course (6 ECTS) where all first year Global Forestry students and teachers from all five partner universities participate.
The aim of the first year of study is to provide a thorough and broad introduction to global forestry with a second semester emphasis on
- Management for multiple forest ecosystem services in Dresden
- Landscape restoration and forest resources protection in Padua
First semester at University of Copenhagen
Modules offered during semester 1 at Copenhagen:
Please note: the curriculum may be subject to change
- 7.5 ECTS
- Copenhagen
- Year 1
- Semester 1
- Compulsory
- Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary
Content
You can read the full course description here. (…) Read more- 7.5 ECTS
- Copenhagen
- Year 1
- Semester 1
- Compulsory
- Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary
Content
You can read the full course description here. (…) Read more- 7.5 ECTS
- Copenhagen, E-learning
- Year 1
- Semester 1
- Compulsory
- Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary
Content
You can read the full course description here. (…) Read more- 7.5 ECTS
- Copenhagen
- Year 1
- Semester 1
- Compulsory
- Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary
Content
You can read the full course description here. (…) Read moreSecond semester at Dresden University of Technology
with an emphasis on “Management for multiple forest ecosystem services”
Modules offered during semester 2 at Dresden:
Please note: The following modules are part of the new curriculum, applicable for the 2025 cohort onwards. More information.
- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Other
Content
Contents of the module are Theory of action, in particular: Maximization principle, ageing principle, marginal principle, applied to forestry action problems, economics of silvicultural management of even-aged and uneven- aged pure and mixed stands, in particul (…) Read more- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
The module includes the role of forests in watersheds and water cycles as well as their ecosystem services related to soil properties such as water retention. Current and future challenges in watershed management, the relationship between water supply and food security, climate change, integrated (…) Read more- 6 ECTS
- Fieldwork site(s)
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Compulsory
- Environmental sciences, Humanities, Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary, Tool
Content
Students will gain experiences with field-level realities in a medium or low-income country, and develop and implement a minor research project related to sustainable global forestry. The course includes a field trip to a medium or low-income country (typically two to three weeks). The course wil (…) Read more- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
Contents of the module are theories and models of multifunctional forestry and forest ecosystem services, innovative methods of inventorying biodiversity, ecosystem functions and stocking. Further contents are in particular the GIS-supported integration of various inventory results, their analysi (…) Read more- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Compulsory
- Environmental sciences
Content
Contents of the module are basic types of forestry organizations in the Global South and their cooperation, concepts of tree-based production and management systems in the Global South, organizational development and change, corporate decision-making, and strategy development as well as innovatio (…) Read more- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
Contents of the module are central statistical procedures, basic techniques of experimental design, data collection, data processing and data analysis as well as mathematical basics of forest biometrics and applied statistics, statistical decision problems and test procedures. Further contents of (…) Read more- 5 ECTS
- Dresden
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
Contents of the module are Plantation management Natural forest management Special management systems of tropical forests Rejuvenation methods Conservation and enhancement of biodiversity and ecosystem services Distu (…) Read moreSecond semester at University of Padua
with an emphasis on “Landscape restoration and forest resources protection”
Modules offered during semester 2 at Padua:
- 6 ECTS
- Padua
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
The aim of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of animal ecology, to understand the impacts of global change on biodiversity in forest ecosystems, with a particular focus on the impacts of exotic animal species. The content of the course is relevant for students interested in e (…) Read more- 6 ECTS
- Padua
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Compulsory
- Environmental sciences
Content
The course will introduce and deepen on the definition of restoration and reasons explaining the need of restoring forests at different spatial scales. The main international policies and EU policies and laws on restoration will be presented. An introduction to the concepts of ecological r (…) Read more- 7 ECTS
- Padua
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
Content
This course introduces you to: The meaning of climate in a broad time scale perspective the role of different factors in regulating the climate what is climate change the different tools and approaches to study climate change the effect of climate (…) Read more- 6 ECTS
- Fieldwork site(s)
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Compulsory
- Environmental sciences, Humanities, Integrative/inter/transdisciplinary, Tool
Content
Students will gain experiences with field-level realities in a medium or low-income country, and develop and implement a minor research project related to sustainable global forestry. The course includes a field trip to a medium or low-income country (typically two to three weeks). The course wil (…) Read more- 6 ECTS
- Padua
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Compulsory
- Environmental sciences
Content
Basics of geomorphology Hillslope processes Fluvial processes Cryosphere-related processes Droughts Soil erosion Definition of hazards, vulnerability and risk Risk mitigation strategies Principles for water management Sediment management at th (…) Read more- 6 ECTS
- Padua
- Year 1
- Semester 2
- Elective
- Environmental sciences
