该领域的学生为改善森林管理实践发展科学基础，旨在确保现在和未来的经济和生态可持续发展。研究课题包括：综合森林管理;森林生态学，造林学，消防科学，树木生理学，森林遗传学，森林昆虫学，森林再生和野生动物管理。
 Students in this field develop a scientific basis for improvements to forest management practices which aim to ensure economic and ecological sustainability now and in the future. Research topics include: integrated forest management; forest ecology, silviculture, fire science, tree physiology, forest genetics, forest entomology, forest regeneration, and wildlife management.