Academic school or department

School of Forestry

Kura Ngahere

10 August 2026

UC is the only university in New Zealand that offers professional forestry degree programmes. These include undergraduate programmes run through the School of Forestry and the Faculty of Engineering. Learn more about UC's School of Forestry.

HOW TO APPLY

Enrol

If you are passionate about sustainability, conservation and want to join a high-growth industry with excellent career prospects, we invite you to explore UC’s forestry degrees.

Frequent field trips to plantation and indigenous forests and site visits to wood processing organisations
Small student/staff ratios
Over 95% employment rate for graduates
Access to high-tech equipment including LiDAR and drones
Access to the Wood Technology precinct and specialist labs
International exchange opportunities for undergraduate and post graduate students.
Postgraduate opportunities

Forestry and wood products are New Zealand's fourth-largest export earner, with an annual gross income of around $6.6 billion. The sector is considered a vital contributor to climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration, erosion reduction and water quality improvements. Your skills will be in high demand both in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world.

Study Forestry

Our students undertake a wide range of research projects as part of their study. Undergraduate Forestry Dissertation Abstracts, Postgraduate Abstracts and an alphabetical listing of all Dissertations and Theses are available from the UC Library collection, online from 2003 or through the Macmillan Brown Library.