During the foundation year (1st and 2nd semesters), students are systematically taught a broad range of fundamental knowledge that they will need for the rest of their degree. The modules in the foundation year are:

• Zoology, Wildlife Biology and Wildlife Ecology
• Timber Utilisation/Timber Grading
• Introduction to Forestry Economics
• Scientific Methods and Key Skills
• Botany and Fundamentals of Silviculture
• Fundamentals of Geosciences
• Wildlife Management
• Fundamentals of Forestry Work
• Cartography and Forest Inventory
• Forest Protection 1

Please refer to the module handbook for details of the individual courses within the modules

The first part of the main course (3rd and 4th semesters) provides students with intensive preparation for the practical placement and their future careers. The modules in the main course are:

• GIS Fundamentals
• Wood Utilisation
• Site, Tree Species, Climate Change
• Forest Protection 2
• Environment and Society
• Forestry Work and Forestry Technology
• Forest Engineering
• Forest Management and Accounting
• Forest Education
•  Forests and Society

Please refer to the module handbook for details of the individual courses within the modules.

During the work placement semester (5th semester), which can be undertaken either in Germany or abroad, students have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a business setting and take on tasks and responsibilities. This is often where they make their first contacts with future employers.

In the second part of the main course of study (6th and 7th semesters), students must select two modules per semester from a choice of 14 different options. This allows students to create their own profile through a variety of possible combinations.

6th semester:

• Municipal services and green space management
• Forest management
• GIS applications
• Nature conservation and landscape management
• Life Cycle Assessment and Ecosystems
• Wildlife Management
• Digitalised Timber Supply Chain Services

7th semester:

• Soil Management
• GIS Analyses
• Arboriculture and Nursery Operations
• People and the Environment
• Management and the Timber Industry
• Agri-ecology and Regional Economics
• Practical Project: Forest Management Planning

Modules that all students must complete are:

• Forest Management Planning
• Forest Road Construction
• Land use policy
• Seminar: Communication for future managers
• Silvicultural systems
• Timber supply

Through the specialisation offered by the freely combinable compulsory elective modules, graduates are additionally qualified for management and consultancy roles in forestry, the timber and sawmill industry, and nature and environmental conservation.