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Stellenbosch University

Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry and Wood Sciences

The Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry and Wood Sciences in Agriculture is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 1 YEAR.

Postgraduate Diploma in Forestry and Wood Sciences offered by the Stellenbosch University

Programme Content

The programme consists of an approved curriculum which lays the foundation for specialisation in forestry and wood sciences disciplines. The postgraduate diploma may allow access to the MScFor programme.

Assessment and Examination

Modules are assessed by means of practical and written assignments, tests as well as flexible assessment.

Compulsory Modules

Choose one of the compulsory modules.

• Forest science project
• Wood products science project

Elective Modules

Choose elective modules to the value of 96 credits of which 32 credits must be from the field Wood Product Science or Forest Science.

Forest Science

• Tree propagation (32)
  
• Geo-information science for resource managers (16)
• Silviculture (32)
• Timber harvesting and transport logistics (32)
• Forest inventory and yield prediction (32)
• Forest management (32)
• Tree improvement (32)
• Forestry development (32)

Wood Product Science

• Wood products manufacturing (16)
  
• Wood properties and quality (32)
  
• Primary wood processing (32)
• Bio-energy (32)