Teaching

More about the Master's degree in bioengineering: management of forests and natural areas

The skills

The training offered in this Master's program is based on a wide range of field activities.

It enables students to acquire skills in the following areas:

• Assessment and monitoring of natural resources;
• Modeling and planning techniques;
• Environmental and forestry economics and law;
• Ecology applied to biodiversity conservation (fauna, flora, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems);
• Integrated management of landscapes and natural areas;
• Silviculture and multifunctional forest management;
• Participatory management and social forestry;
• Valorization of wood materials (construction, renewable energies).

Students have several options for customizing their curriculum:

• A diverse choice of specialized modules: landscape and biodiversity restoration, wildlife management, wood valuation, applied silviculture,
• forestry, aquatic environment management, forest health, land management and environmental impact;
• An internship to immerse students in the professional world;
• An end-of-studies project carried out in a research laboratory, in contact with a company or as part of a project in a developing country;
• Access to international mobility programs.

The final project

The culmination of the training program requires bioengineering students to complete a substantial amount of personal work. By completing a thesis, students demonstrate their ability to apply the knowledge acquired throughout their studies to a personal and rigorous research project on a limited subject. Students are expected to demonstrate their critical and synthesizing skills. More specifically, the final paper will demonstrate the student's ability to structure his or her thinking, support a position, rationalize his or her practice, and communicate the results of his or her approach in a well-argued manner.

First and foremost, students must choose a subject that is close to their hearts. For guidance, the GRF Teaching and Research departments work together to propose an updated list of topics each year. The list of proposals is not exhaustive, however, and students are free to enrich or modify it according to their affinities. Any personal initiative is therefore possible, but will be studied before being accepted.