The combined degree offers career prospects in research or management in forestry or conservation areas. Graduates can be employed in areas such as forest botany, wildlife ecology, biotechnology, computing and biometrics. BForSc must complete at least 500 points. Within the 500 points, students must ensure that they complete both the BSc requirements and the BForSc requirements. Science points are awarded for the vast majority of the subjects that are listed in the Science section of the Handbook.
Students are able to undertake science subjects for which they have satisfied the prerequisites.
It involves advanced research and coursework and results in the award of an honours qualification. Refer to the Faculty of Science section of the Handbook for more information. Forestry requirements First year of the BForSc except that the first semester subject 207-106 Conservation of Australian Forests may be replaced by a science subject. These years are undertaken at the School of Forestry, Creswick. However, they need not necessarily occur in the second and third years of the combined course, but could be taken in the third and fourth years of the combined course.