Education

At the Department of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, we provide the Master's programme Conservation and Management of Fish and Wildlife. We also have individual courses at both Master's and undergraduate level.

  • Learn more about nature conservation and wildlife and fish conservation.
  • Contribute to a sustainable future for natural resources worldwide.
Master's Programme

Our international Master's Programme

The Master's programme Conservation and Management of Fish and Wildlife suits those who want to contribute to a sustainable environment and to living fish and wildlife resources worldwide!

Courses
Individual courses

Master's level courses

We also offer individual courses in nature conservation, restoration, wildlife and fish management. Here you will find courses at Master's level.

Individual courses

Bachelor's level courses

Here you can find all courses at Bachelor level.

Master's thesis

Do your Master's thesis at our Department!

Do you want to work in forests, arctic environments or on the savannahs of Africa? Here you have the opportunity to do Master's thesis in forestry, biology and environmental science.

Bachelor's thesis

Do your Bachelor's thesis at our Department!

Are you interested in biodiversity, animal movement patterns or how fish and wildlife can be managed in a sustainable way? We have a wide range of Bachelor's degree programmes in forestry and biology.

Meet our students
A person with short dark hair and a green jacket stands smiling in a forest with tall trees in the background.

Rebecca: "It was the perfect fit"

The great international reputation of the master's programme made the decision easy for Rebecca from Switzerland.

A person with wavy dark hair and glasses smiles at the camera. They are wearing a blue jacket and standing in front of a red wooden wall in daylight.

Suze: "Feels like home"

Suze likes that the campus in Umeå is pretty small, offering lots of great places to study, and many activities to do outdoors as well as indoors.

Video

Join us electrofishing!

Electrofishing is a method that can be used to estimate the size of a population. But how is it actually done?

Podcast

Wild Research Bites

Master students talk about research, education and forest-related topics. Listen on Spotify.

Social media

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