PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Sustainable Forest Management

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# 37QS Subject Rankings

48 monthsProgram duration

Agriculture and ForestryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Study Level

PHD

The Sustainable Forest Management graduate program emphasizes the conservation of forest-dominated landscapes to meet a defined set of ecological, economic and social criteria over long time frames. The program follows the sustainable principles outlined by the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators. These principles have been adopted by the state of Oregon. This program provides a strong grounding in the principles and techniques of active management of forests to improve forest health and condition while producing a full range of products and ecosystems services. Areas of Concentration Engineering for Sustainable Forestry- Designing forest operations to achieve sustainable forest management objectives; ecological restoration operations; road design and construction. Supporting course work often draws from forest transportation systems, forest hydrology, forest geomatics, forest road engineering, forest road management, water quality and forest land use, forest operations analysis, production planning, strategic and tactical planning, harvest design, forest operations regulations and policy issues, advanced logging mechanics, harvesting management, wild land fire ecology, forest policy analysis, advanced silviculture, forest wildlife habitat management, remote sensing, advanced GIS applications in forestry, forest erosion processes, mathematical programming, heuristics for combinatorial optimization, economics of the forest resource, human resources management, and human factors engineering. Forest Biometrics and Geomatics- Modeling tree and stand development; forest data sampling and monitoring methods; forest measurements and assessments; mapping and data management technologies. Supporting course work often draws from forest biometrics, forest geomatics, forest models, statistical methods, advanced aerial photos and remote sensing, advanced GIS applications in forestry, forest policy analysis, advanced silviculture, digital image processing, advanced GIS applications in the geosciences, photogrammetry, aerial and terrestrial LiDAR applications. Forest Operations Planning and Management- Planning, organizing, and executing forest plans; enhancing supply chain efficiency and improving international competitiveness. Supporting course work often draws from tactical and operational planning, forestry supply chain management, forest geomatics, production planning, forest transportation systems, forest operations regulations and policy analysis, heuristics for combinatorial optimization, mathematical programming, advanced GIS applications in forestry, economics of the forestry resource, forest wildlife habitat management, industrial systems optimization, statistical methods, forest products marketing, forest biometrics, forest modeling, lean systems manufacturing, advanced production planning and control, human resources management, and organizational management. Forest Policy Analysis and Economics- Analyzing tradeoffs in the forest and resource policy decision process; public land use policy; interpretations of regulations; markets for forest products; forest certification; theoretical and applied research related to ecosystem services. Silviculture, Fire, and Forest Health- Manipulating vegetation to achieve management objectives, from restoration to intensive timber production; fire ecology and fire management; forest ecosystem health.

Program overview

Main Subject

Agriculture and Forestry

Study Level

PHD

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