Bachelors in Forest and Landscape

BSc with a major in Landscape Architecture or Forestry Science

Would you like to be able to influence the future development of forests and landscapes? Then look no further - this is the Bachelor's degree for you.

Welcome to a unique programme that gives you in-depth knowledge of forests and landscapes. By taking a holistic approach to forests and their importance to society, the programme focuses on the different perspectives on the environment and management.

As a student in the Forest and Landscape programme you will study courses on how a forest landscape is manintained, experienced and managed from both a landscape and forestry perspective. Based at the SLU campus in Alnarp (10km from Malmö and Lund), the programme attracts both Swedish and international students and all teaching is held in English.

Would you like to study part of the programme outside Sweden? Luckily this is also possible as you will be given the opportunity to study at one of SLU's partner universities, such as Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands, as part of the programme.

After obtaining your Bachelor of Science in either Forestry Science or Landscape Architecture, you will have adequate knowledge to work as a specialist or advisor at governmental authorities, municipalities, forestry companies or in nature tourism.

You can also continue your studies towards a Master’s degree.

General entry requirements for first-cycle studies and

• Mathematics 2a or Mathematics 2b eller Mathematics 2c
• Science Studies 2*
• Social Studies 1b or Social Studies 1a1 + 1a2
• Biology 1 + Physics 1a (eller Physics 1b1 + 1b2) + Chemistry 1 replace Science Studies 2

or

• Mathematics B
• Science Studies B*
• Social Studies A
• Biology A + Chemistry A + Physics A replace Science Studies B
  (Field-specific entry requirements A14/15).

In additions, English B or equivalent is required.

The specific entry requirements can also be met by those who have obtained equivalent knowledge from the current or a former Swedish national curriculum. The requirements are also fulfilled if equivalanet knowledge has been obtained by other means.

For admission to the courses included in the programme, there are specific entry requirements for each course; these are described in the course syllabus.

The Forest & Landscape programme will provide students with a unique holistic integration of the two disciplines. It will regard forested landscapes as dynamic natural systems influenced by their management and use. Students will learn to embrace this complexity to better manage multifunctional forested landscapes as socio-economic and ecological systems.

F&L will focus on three dimensions of sustainable forested landscape management:

1. Rural, urban and peri-urban forest resources in their landscape context,
2. The social, economic and environmental needs of these landscapes' users, and
3. The public and private actors sustainably planning and managing forested landscapes.

The integrated approach of F&L will train professionals equipped to address many of society's challenges, focusing on field-specific and transferrable skills. Students will prepare to impact their future profession by deepening their technical knowledge and developing essential soft skills like networking, collaboration, diversity, time management, writing and media communications. Graduates of F&L will work as foresters, planners, managers and advisors for local and national governments, NGOs, multilaterals and private companies.

Please visit our website for more details regarding available scholarships.

Tuition Fees: Only citizens of countries outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland are required to pay application and tuition fees.

First semester: SEK 76,000

Total: SEK 456,000

The programme Forest and Landscape (BSc) leads to a Degree of Bachelor of Science, which is a general qualification.

Other general qualificatons may be awarded, provided that the requirements for them are fulfilled (see SLU's system of qualifications), further information is availabel under Additional information, Possibilities for further study.

Students who fulfill the qualification requirements for a Degree of Bachelor will, upon request, be issued a degree certificate. The degree certificate will specify the qualifications as Degree of Bachelor of Science with a Major in Landscape Architecture or Degree of Bachelor of Science with a Major in Forestry Science.