Forest, forest sector and sustainable development
Entry Requirements
\- Science studies 1b
\- Social studies 1b
Course facts
- Course name
- Forest, forest sector and sustainable development
- Swedish course name
- Skog, skogssektorn och hållbar utveckling
- Level
- First cycle (G1N)
- Main field of study
- Forestry Science
- Credits
- 7.5 credits
- Rate of study
- 100 %
- Study location
- Uppsala
- Form of instruction
- Campus-based instruction
- Application code
- SLU-10292
- Course code
- SV0074
- Course language
- Swedish
- Included in program
-
Forest Business Management (BSc)
- Offered as a freestanding course
- Ja
- Tuition fee
-
19030 SEK
Tuition fees only for non-EU/EEA/Switzerland citizens
Welcome to the Course Forest, forest sector and sustainable development
**Schedule **
The schedule for the course is preliminary and may be subject to change until the course begins. Mandatory sessions and examinations are typically not changed and will only be adjusted in exceptional cases.
It is important that you attend the course introduction to receive updated information about the course, schedule, objectives, examinations, and more. If you cannot attend, you need to carefully review information on the Canvas page to update yourself.
Below, you will find information that may already be useful:
**Course registration **
You cannot self-register for this course. Registration is handled manually by the course administrator based on the attendance list from the course introduction. If you are unable to attend the course introduction, please contact the course coordinator.
**Course Literature **
The course reading list is available on the course webpage. Please note that the list may be supplemented with articles and other materials until the course starts. Books and other materials not available digitally will always be listed on the reading list no later than eight weeks before the course begins. If you have special educational support and require literature in audio format, see the instructions on the student web on how to proceed.
**Educational Support **
If you are entitled to special educational support, please inform the course coordinator at the start of the course so that specific arrangements can be made, read more on the student web.
**Withdrawing from a Course **
If you wish to withdraw from the course within three weeks of the start date, you can do so yourself in Ladok. Instructions on how to proceed can be found in the Ladok Student manual. If the course has been running for more than three weeks, notify the course administrator, who will record your withdrawal in Ladok upon your approval. Failure to report withdrawal may affect your ability to take the course at a later time.
**Examinations **
You must register for examinations in Ladok. Registration closes 10 working days before the examination. It is not possible to register for the
SV0074, Forest, forest sector and sustainable development, 7.5 Hp
Print syllabus
Syllabus
Finalized by: Ordföranden för programnämnden för utbildning inom skog (PN-S), 2024-12-20
Valid from : Autumn semester 2025 (2025-09-01)
Level
First cycle (G1N)
Main field of study
Forestry Science
Grading Scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Course language
Swedish
Entry Requirements
\- Science studies 1b
\- Social studies 1b
Objectives
The goal of the course is to provide the students with basic understanding of the forest and forestry. Furthermore, the course aims to provide knowledge about the forest sector as a whole, i.e. how different actors from the forest's primary production to the consumption of products and other ecosystem services are connected in a system.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to
- describe and discuss the forest role for ekosystem services as well as the role for society
- use basic terminology including measurements, units and measures of relevance for contemporary forestry as well as regarding the supply of forest ecosystem services in a wider context
- provide an overview of Sweden's forest resources, forest conditions, and forest resource management
- identify and name a selection of Swedish and introduced tree species and briefly describe their growing conditions, ecology and the vegetation's division into forest types
- account for basic Swedish land use history linked to forestry and the forest industry
- describe the most common forest management methods and the most common forest management methods included in these
- give examples of and discuss the forest sector's value chains from primary production to the end consumer
- describe and discuss the concept of sustainable development, using social, economic, and environmental dimensions, and relate it to forest policy issues
- briefly discuss multiple perspectives on sustainable forest management
- provide an overview of the laws regulating Swedish forestry
- demonstrate basic knowledge in searching for scientific information, and describe how scientific literature is structured
Content
Subject-related content
The course provides an introduction to how the forest sector's value chains form parts of bio-based societies, and includes, apart from value chains, also basic forest knowledge, knowledge from growing trees to finished products, including the interaction between different actors, industrial production and consumer demand. The course also identifies challenges and opportunities in terms of economic, environmental and social factors in the work for more sustainable systems.
Teaching formats
Teaching takes place on site at Ultuna Campus in the form of lectures, group exercises, seminars and a project work. The course also includes excursions/study visits in Uppsala's vicinity
The course focuses on the following generic competencies:
Knowledge of searching, reading and understanding scientific publications
The following elements are compulsory:
Guest lectures, study visits and excursions are compulsory.
Collaboration with the surrounding community takes place through
Excursions, study visits and guest lectures
Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course
Approved written and oral examination as well as participation in obligatory sessions
Responsible Department/Equivalent
Department of Forest Economics
Supplementary information
Included in program
- Forest Business Management (BSc)
Module set
| Title | Credits | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forestry Knowledge | 1.5 | 0001 |
| Individual Essay | 3.0 | 0002 |
| Scientific Publishing | 1.0 | 0003 |
| Laws and Policy | 2.0 | 0004 |
Other Information
SLU is environmentally certified according to ISO 14001. Many of our courses address knowledge and skills that contribute positively to the environment. To further strengthen this, we have specific environmental goals for education. Students are welcome to suggest measures in the course design and implementation that lead to environmental improvements. For more information, see SLU’s website, www.slu.se. SLU is also a PRME-certified university, Principles for Responsible Management Education (http://www.unprme.org/).
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academic year 2025/2026
Forest, forest sector and sustainable development (SV0074-10292)
2025-09-23 - 2025-10-21
Contact
- Course coordinator
-
Anders Lindhagen
Anders Lindhagen