Forest health and climate change (5cr)
Code: ME00FC99-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 07.04.2026 - 19.04.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
- 01.08.2026 - 31.12.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Department of Forestry, Food and Environmental Technology
- Campus
- Mikkeli Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Forestry
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Forest health and climate change ME00FC99-3002. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Objective
You can identify the most important biotic and abiotic forest damages occurring in Finland.
You are able to stop and prevent forest damages by various means.
You are familiar with the legislation related to forest damages and the obligations it imposes.
You understand climate change as a process and its impact on forests.
You know ways to protect forests against the risks posed by a changing climate.
Content
What are the types of damages in forests and how are they identified?
How can forest management and its methods prevent damages?
How does climate change affect forests?
How to strengthen forests against climate change?
Evaluation
Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
Evaluation scale
1-5