Forest engineers construct and evaluate the operational systems of the forest industry.
Forest Engineering takes the technical field of engineering to the outdoors, where you will help design, construct, and evaluate the operational systems that make the forest industry function.
UC is the only university in Australasia offering this programme.
There is also a Bachelor of Forestry Science at UC.
The first year of the Bachelor of Engineering with Honours is made up of six compulsory courses taken by all Engineering students, plus courses specific to Forest Engineering:
You also need to complete one other 100-level elective course. Check with a Student Advisor for suggested options.
More information:
Once you have completed the first year and successfully applied for entry into Forest Engineering, you will study that discipline within the next three years.
Second year
Third year
Plus one of:
An external field camp also forms part of the third-year programme.
There is also an opportunity to go on an 8–12 months exchange to specialise in solid wood processing at either the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, or the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. No tuition fees beyond the usual UC fees are due.
Fourth year
Plus four courses chosen from the elective list, or any approved 400-level Engineering courses.
Forestry is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most important export industries. There are many different roles as a forest engineer with active, technical, and management opportunities.
Career pathways could include:
Find out more about what you can do with a degree in Forest Engineering.
Chemistry is the central science, dealing with the composition, structure, and behaviour of the atoms and molecules that make up all forms of matter.
Chemistry is the central science, dealing with the composition, structure, and behaviour of the atoms and molecules that make up all forms of matter.
