Modules

Compulsory Modules   
FOMT 1.2: Forest related Development Policy and Culture  
FOMT 1.3: Urban Forestry in the Tropics  
FOMT 1.6: Organisation and Management Systems  
Optional compulsory Modules   
FOMT 1.4A: Forest Utilization and Product Chains  
FOMT 1.4B: Forest Resources Assessment 
FOMT 1.8A: Natural Forest Silviculture and Biodiversity Conservation in the Tropics
FOMT 1.8B: Forest Plantation Silviculture and Agroforestry in the Tropics  
FOMT 2.3A: Modelling  
FOMT 2.3B: Communication and Conflict Management 
FOMT 2.4A: Natural Forest Management and Restoration in the Tropics
FOMT 2.4B: Forest Plantation Management and Landscape Rehabilitation in the Tropics
Compulsory “Tropical Forestry and Management” only
FOMT 1.1: Tropical Climate and Ecology  
FOMT 1.5: Economics and Management of Forest Resources
FOMT 1.7: Management of Vegetation and Soil in Watersheds
FOMT 2.1: Design and Planning of Research
FOMT 2.2: Planning at Project and Landscape Scales  

GLOFOR
2. Semester at TU Dresden (30 ECTS)

Compulsory (16 ECTS)
-Global Forestry Field Course (6 ECTS)
Organisation and Management Systems   (10 ECTS)

Restricted elective subject elements (14 ECTS)
-Natural Forest Silviculture and Biodiversity Conservation in the Global South (7 ECTS)
-Forest Plantation Silviculture and Agroforestry in the Global South (7 ECTS)
Economics and Management of Forest Resources (7 ECTS)
Management of Vegetation and Soil in Watersheds (7 ECTS)

3. & 4. Semester at TU Dresden (60 ECTS)
specalisation in Actor-centered Governance

3.Semester:

Compulsory subject elements (25 ECTS)
-Environmental Governance in Global Contexts (5 ECTS)
-Forest Governance in Multilevel Contexts (5 ECTS)
Communication and Conflict Management (5 ECTS)
-Intercultural Research Design and Planning for Development Impacts (5 ECTS)
-Project Planning and Management in Development Cooperation (5 ECTS)

Restricted elective subject elements (5 ECTS)
-Forest Landscape Restoration and Conservation (5 ECTS)
-Agent-based Modelling (5 ECTS)

4.Semester:

- Thesis (30 ECTS)
The thesis must be written within the academic scope of the programme. The thesis must be based on empirical field work. The fieldwork can be combined with an internship at international organisations, NGOs, universities, or similar.