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.

SPECIALISATIONS WITHIN THE STUDY PROGRAMME

Multiple-Use Forest Management
  • Hunting Science
  • Basics of Plantation Husbandry and Forest Fuel Preparation
  • Recreational Forestry and Management of Protected Areas
  • Timber Harvesting Technologies
Forest Management Planning 
  • Hunting Management
  • Forest Inventory
  • Digital Cartography and Databases
  • Forest Management Project
Nature Tourism
  • Leisure and Event Management
  • Natural and Recreational Resources
  • Recreational Landscaping
  • Basics of Nature Tourism Organization
  • Cultural and Historical Resources

COURSE STRUCTURE

YEAR I
SEMESTER I
ECTS
Professional Orientation Practice  3
Dendrology 6
Ecosystem Ecology and Environmental Protection  6
Information Technologies 3
Applied Mathematics and Statistics  6
Professional Foreign Language 6
   
   
SEMESTER II
ECTS
Forest Botany and Phytocenology 6
Bioecology of Animals and Birds 3
Soil Science 3
Forest Phytopathology and Entomology 3
Geographic Information Systems 3
Labour and Civil Safety 3
Biogeocenology Practice 6
Practical Training in Timber Harvesting Technologies 3
YEAR II
SEMESTER III
ECTS
Artificial Intelligence 3
Research Methodology in Forestry 3
Forest Regeneration and Afforestation 6
Forest Ecology and Typology 6
Forest Mensuration 6
Elective Course 3
Forest Measurements Practice 3
   
   
SEMESTER IV
ECTS
Fundamentals of Law, Sustainable Development, Business Ethics and Business Communication (elective) 3
Stand Formation and Fellings 6
Forest Exploitation 6
Elective Course 3
Practical Training in Forest Typology and Stand Management  6
Practical Training in Forest Resource Inventory and Use Technologies 6
YEAR III
SEMESTER V 
ECTS
Forest Management Planning 6
Forestry Policy and Management 6
Elective Course in Chosen Specialization 1 6
Elective Course in Chosen Specialization 2 3
Elective Course in Chosen Specialization 3 3
Professional Specialization Practice 6
   
SEMESTER IV 
ECTS
Forest Productivity 3
Non-Timber Forest Products 3
Information Systems in Forestry 3
Elective Course 3
Elective Course in Chosen Specialization 4 3
Professional Specialization Practice 6
Professional Bachelor’s Thesis 9