Forestry courses

About Bsc (hons) In Land Management In Forestry in Waterford Institute of Technology

This one year add-on course aims to give students with BSc (Level 7) degrees in Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry the opportunity to obtain an Honours (level 8) degree in their respective disciplines. Using the invaluable expertise of both the School of Science and School of Business together with input from Teagasc, the course aims to increase the students knowledge of their respective disciplines while also improving the students business acumen.
How is the BSc (Hons) in Land Management in Forestry structured?

The BSc (Hons) in Land Management in Forestry is a one year add-on course that prepares students for a professional career or postgraduate education in Forestry. The year consists of two semesters each comprising 6 modules.
Research Project:

A research project will be carried out by each student throughout the two semesters of the add-on year. This will enable students to learn the rudiments of carrying out research and how to write up a scientific report. It may also help them to determine whether they would like to obtain a postgraduate qualification (Masters or PhD) after they graduate.

Graduates may follow careers in:

• Forest management

• Managers of progressive farm enterprises

• Managers of agri-food

• Cooperatives

• Nursery stock production

• Wood processing industry

• Garden centres

• State and Development agencies

• Landscape contracting

Academic qualification equivalents

• Completion of All India or State Board HSC (XII): 60% or higher in relevant subjects.

English language requirements (one of the below):

Engineering, Health Sciences & Science

• IELTS: 5.5 IELTS(minimum of 5 IELTS in each component)
• TOEFL: iBT 70 (min score of 15 in each  component) CBT 196 (min score of 15 in each component)
• PTE: 51 (minimum 46 in each component)

Business, Education & Humanities

• IELTS: 6.0 IELTS (minimum of 5 IELTS in each component)
• TOEFL: iBT 80 (min score of 15 in each component) CBT 213 (min score of 15 in each component)
• PTE: 55 (minimum 46 in each component)

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Waterford Institute of Technology Cost of Attendance

The international students have to pay the following expenses while studying at the institute.

Fees

Note: The international tuition fee will be refunded in full, in case the students don’t get their visa but the students need to show documentary evidence of the refusal to the international office.

Cost of Accommodation

The residences fee at WIT is mentioned beneath:

These apartments are based on the Main Campus and give easy access to all WIT services and facilities to the students. The students need to deposit Euro 300 for booking room which is refundable towards the end of the license period.

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