Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources in Forest Management

About this programme

Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time UBC international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all eligibility criteria . Visit the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship website to learn more about Forest Management. Forest management is the scientific planning and operational stewardship of forests to sustain ecological integrity, support community livelihoods, and optimize ecosystem services. Integrating forest biology, biometric modeling, wildfire science, and resource policy, it guides the conservation and responsible utilization of these natural landscapes. In this comprehensive major within the Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources, you will explore forestry not as simple resource extraction, but as an essential, high-tech human activity that balances societal resource needs with long-term ecosystem health. Forest Management teaches students how to analyze forest ecosystems, quantify multi-resource values, and guide land-use decisions with confidence. You will learn how to balance environmental, economic, cultural, and aesthetic considerations across extensive forested landscapes to maximize economic gain while steering sustainable natural resource policy. The Forest Management curriculum grounds scientific theory in empirical field assessment, spatial computing, and professional land-use planning. Over four years, you will tackle real-world ecosystem challenges through intensive, hands-on field schools at UBC’s two research forests, cutting-edge spatial technology, and a capstone managemen