Why study the MFES at Melbourne?
Melbourne’s forest science education and research programs have an outstanding reputation nationally and internationally based on a long tradition of excellence. The new Master of Forest Ecosystem Science builds on this reputation with the talent and vision to continue to play a leadership role in forest science education and scholarship in the future.
Highest quality teaching and cutting-edge
scholarship — the Master of Forest Ecosystem
Science is taught by our most experienced teachers and leading scholars from across the
university in collaboration with forest science
educators and practitioners nationally and
internationally. The result is a diverse range of
subjects based on cutting-edge developments in
forest and ecosystem science.
World-class facilities — the long-standing
partnership in forest research and education
between the University of Melbourne and the
Victorian Government has recently culminated in
the creation of the southern hemisphere’s largest
and best-equipped forest science teaching and research campus at Creswick. MFES students will
benefit from all aspects of this excellent facility.
Vibrant research culture and a global learning
environment — ongoing success with national
competitive grants spanning topics from climate
change science to water and biodiversity
conservation maintains a vibrant research culture
in the School. Two Cooperative Research Centres
(Bushfire and Forestry) and State funded
research programs add to the in-house
research activities so that research is a compulsory
element of the MFES student experience.
Strong industry and forest sector connections —
Students will be provided with opportunities for
internships and research projects with land and
fire management agencies across Australia, in
forest-based industries, consulting companies
and non-government organizations (NGO’s)
working nationally and internationally to support
sustainable forest management and intergovernmental
organizations such as the UN-FAO,
ITTO and others. This will lead to strong industry
connections and employment prospects.