Master in Forest Management (Course based)

Lakehead University - Thunder Bay Campus

Canada,Ontario

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16 Months

Duration

CAD 15,874/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 125

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

Canada, Ontario

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1965

Total Students: 8,680 +

Int. Students: 1,500 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

955 Oliver Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada

Master in Forest Management (Course based)

Program Overview

The Course-based Master’s degree (Master’s in Forest Management) emphasizes professional development in forest management, policy, geomatics, and ecology. The degree entails 4 terms of coursework (16 months).  Three terms are on campus and one term, comprised of an internship and field school, is off-campus. The curriculum of this 16-month programme is given below:

First Term (Fall, 2.0 FCE)

  • NRMT 5550: Principles of Research Methods & Experimental Statistics
  • NRMT 5135: Applied Geomatics

Two half-course electives:

  • NRMT 5138: Restoration Ecology, and
  • NRMT 5430: Advanced Forest Pathology

Second Term (Winter, 2.0 FCE)

  • NRMT 5132: Foundations of Operation Research
  • NRMT 5137: Biodiversity Conservation

Two half-course electives from:

  • NRMT 4239: Urban Forestry,
  • NRMT 4252: Conservation Ecology,
  • NRMT 5134: Complexity Science,
  • NRMT 5136: Remote Sensing Applications,
  • NRMT 5530: Research Methods II: Experimental Design in Forestry Research,
  • NRMT 5610: Genetics: Natural Variation & Selective Breeding,
  • NRMT 5770: Management and Marketing Strategies,
  • NRMT 5815: Environmental Assessment,
  • BIOL 4115: Plant Ecology of Disturbed Habitats,
  • BIOL 4117: Advances in Contemporary Ecology, and
  • ENST 5030: Qualitative Research Methods

Third term (Spring-Summer, 1.5 FCE)

  • NRMT 5094: Field School
  • NRMT 5100: Internship

Fourth term (Fall, 2.0 FCE)

  • NRMT 5570: Advanced Economics
  • NRMT 5133: Indigenous Peoples & Natural Resources Management
  • NRMT 5810: Natural Resources Policy
  • NRMT 5111: Professional Communication

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