ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The aim of the forestry study programme, which leads to the award of a professional bachelor's degree in agricultural sciences, is to train specialists who are able to work in various areas of forestry, organize planting, maintenance and cultivation of forests, establish stands of different species composition and functional purposes, and plan the methods of basic felling, apply measures for the protection of forests against diseases, pests and fires, organize timber harvesting using modern technologies, and draw up projects for forest management.
Graduation from this study programme leads to higher education and the ability to work in a wide range of forestry fields, to establish nurseries and to grow seedlings for reforestation, to establish, to develop timber products and forest fuels businesses, to carry out forest surveys and to determine the value of forest resources, to set up plantations of energy plants, medicinal herbs, Christmas trees, etc., and to organize the protection of the fauna of the forests and a rational hunting economy.
Students choosing this study programme have the opportunity to study under the Erasmus Student Mobility Programme in higher education institutions in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, as well as to carry out Erasmus+ traineeships in foreign companies and higher education institutions.
After completing your forestry studies, you will be able to work for the State Forest Enterprise (forestry offices, nurseries, forest management), the State Forest Service, environmental protection authorities, private forest enterprises, or to set up your own forestry and wood-processing business.
After completing your complementary studies, you will be able to apply for a Master's degree.
COURSE STRUCTURE
| YEAR I |
SEMESTER I |
ECTS |
| Introduction to Specialty | 3 |
| Environmental Protection | 5 |
| Dendrology | 6 |
| Information Technologies | 3 |
| Professional Foreign Language | 6 |
| Research Methodology | 4 |
SEMESTER II |
ECTS |
| Elective Subject | 3 |
| Soil Science and Farming Fundamentals | 4 |
| Forest Botany | 6 |
| Applied Mathematics | 5 |
| Law Fundamentals | 3 |
| Business Management and Marketing | 3 |
| Practice of Biogeoceonology | 7 |
| YEAR II |
SEMESTER III |
ECTS |
| Geographic Information System (GIS) | 4 |
| Forest Ecology | 4 |
| Forest Pests and Diseases | 5 |
| Forest Mensuration | 6 |
| Tree Selection and Seed Breeding | 3 |
| Afforestation | 4 |
| Bioecology of Animals and Birds | 4 |
SEMESTER IV |
ECTS |
| Stand Formation and Cuttings | 5 |
| Forest Use (Exploitation) | 6 |
| Practice of Forest Mensuration | 4 |
| Practice of Forest Growing and Use | 12 |
| Forest Felling Using Chainsaws and Harvesters (practice) | 3 |
| YEAR III |
SEMESTER V (Specialty – Multiple Forest Use) |
ECTS |
| Forest Economics and Management | 6 |
| Forest Management | 6 |
| Hunting Science | 4 |
| Basics of Plantation Husbandry and Fuel Production | 3 |
| Recreational Silviculture; Management of Protected Areas | 6 |
| Specialization Practice | 6 |
SEMESTER V (Specialty – Forest Management Planning) |
ECTS |
| Forest Economics and Management | 6 |
| Forest Management | 6 |
| Hunting Science | 4 |
| Forest Inventory | 4 |
| Digital Cartography and data Bases | 4 |
| Specialization Practice | 6 |
SEMESTER VI (Specialty – Multiple Forest Use) |
ECTS |
| Business Economics and Accounting | 5 |
| Forest Productivity | 4 |
| Timber Harvesting Technologies | 3 |
| Specialization Practice | 6 |
| Forestry Exam | 3 |
| Graduation Thesis | 9 |
SEMESTER VI (Specialty – Forest Management Planning) |
ECTS |
| Business Economics and Accounting | 5 |
| Forest Productivity | 4 |
| Forest Management Plan | 3 |
| Specialization Practice | 6 |
| Forestry Exam | 3 |
| Graduation Thesis | 9 |