This course is a two-year taught Masters programme which leads to a Bangor degree and a Canadian degree (i.e., a dual degree) across the fields of forestry and environmental management. The programme is offered by a consortium of eight universities: three in Canada, four in the European Union (EU), and Bangor in the UK.
Students will spend their first year at Bangor University and their second year at a Canadian partner university.
The partners in the TRANSFOR-M consortium are:
- Bangor University, Wales, UK
- University of Eastern Finland, Finland
- University of Padova, Italy
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Sweden
- Lakehead University, Canada
- University of Alberta, Canada
- University of British Columbia, Canada
Bangor University degrees available under TRANSFOR-M are:
- MSc Agroforestry and Food Security
- MSc Conservation and Land Management
- MSc Environmental Forestry
Canadian degrees available under TRANSFOR-M are:
- Master of Forest Management (Lakehead University)
- MSc (University of Alberta)
- Master of Agriculture, MAg, including second-level specializations (University of Alberta)
- Master of Forestry, MF, including second-level specializations (University of Alberta)
- Master of Forestry, MF (University of British Columbia)
Candidates are requested to apply to one of the consortium universities and must be selected by both it and a partner university. Selection will favour students with strong academic records, experience, and credentials that indicate serious interest in international work.
Important information about Fees
TRANSFOR-M students applying through Bangor will have Bangor as their ’home’ university and a ’host’ university in Canada.
TRANSFOR-M students from Canada have a ’home’ university in Canada and Bangor as the ’host’ university. Bangor ‘home’ students will pay their tuition fees to Bangor University throughout the two years of study.