Students deepen and broaden their scientific knowledge in forest sciences and forest ecology.
Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, Ph.D.
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Following departments participate in the programme:
Bioclimatology; Remote Sensing and Forest Inventory; Forest Botany and Tree Physiology; Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding; Forest Policy and Forest History; Forest Work Science and Process Technology; Forest Economics; Forest Biometrics, Ecoinformatics and Forest Growth; Forest Zoology and Forest Conservation, Wood Biology and Wood Products, Wood Chemistry and Wood Technology, Nature Conservation and Landscape management, Silviculture of the temperate zones, Tropical silviculture and forest ecology, Ecopedology of the temperate zones, Ecopedology of the tropics and subtropics, Technical Mycology, Molecular Wood Biotechnology
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You can choose to do this programme part-time or full-time.
Full-time- Duration 36 months
- Credits 180 ECTS
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
Programme Structure
Organisation of the study
Students have to obtain at least 18 credits. Main focus lies on writing the doctoral thesis.
Professional opportunities
Public and private forest enterprises, wood industry, universities and research institutes
English Language Requirements
You only need to take one of these language tests:
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Minimum required score:
6The IELTS – or the International English Language Test System – tests your English-language abilities (writing, listening, speaking, and reading) on a scale of 1.00–9.00. The minimum IELTS score requirement refers to which Overall Band Score you received, which is your combined average score. Read more about IELTS.
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Minimum required score:
550The TOEFL – or Test OF English as a Foreign Language – offers a paper-based test (PBT). The final, overall PBT score ranges between 310 and 677, and is based on an average taken from the three test components (listening, structure, and reading). The writing part of this test is scored separately on a scale of 0-6. Read more about TOEFL (PBT).
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80The TOEFL – or Test Of English as a Foreign Language – offers an internet-based test (iBT). The final, overall iBT score ranges between 0 and 120, and includes a scaled average from the four components (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). Read more about TOEFL (iBT).
Academic Requirements
- A certificate of the academic degree in the form of an authenticated copy or authenticated German or English translation (if the original is written in a language other than German or English)
- A resume giving information on the date and place of birth, citizenship and scientific career of the applicant
- If necessary proof of sufficient skills in either English or German
- A description of the projected topic of the dissertation (3 pages maximum)
- If applicable a list of scientific publications or other verifications of qualification
Tuition Fee Per Year
- Free International
- Free EU/EEA
Funding
Usually, the research group or department provides funding to their doctoral students in the form of either an employment contract or a scholarship (approx. monthly amount of scholarship or net salary: 1100-1400 EUR).
StudyPortals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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