FOMH 8

Title, content and qualification objectives

Title: Wood preservation on stored wood and wood in construction

Content and qualification objectives: Students will gain applied knowledge on damage and pest organisms on stored wood and on wood in construction as well as on methods of chemical and physical wood preservation. They will be able to detect and identify wood damage by wrong storage or usage and to develop appropriate methods to preserve the wood.

Teaching types

• 3.0 SWS lecture
• 1.0 SWS seminar

Requirements for attendance

Bachelor degree knowledge on applied basics on biotic risk factors on wood.

Usability

This module is a mandatory module for the Wood Science and Technology master degree.

Requirements for credit points

Credit points are received, if the module's exam is passes. This exam consists of

• a written exam (120 min) and
• a project thesis (30 hours), an expert opinion (30 hours) or an oral presentation and defence.

Credit points and grades

Students can gain 5 ECTS by passing this module. The module grade is the average of the grades of the two exam parts.

Module frequency and duration

This one-semester module is offered each winter semester.

Workload

The total workload is 150 hours.