Education

Page reviewed:  19/03/2025

Are you a student and want to play a key role in a sustainable future? Interested in acquiring unique expertise in economic and forestry science to support sustainable products of the future and sustainable businesses and societies in the future? Then welcome to study with us.

Undergraduate level

The department primarily teaches in the forest bachelor and forest economic bachelor programmes. These programmes are only offered in Swedish, with a few courses in English. To learn more about thoose, please switch to the Swedish page.

You are welcome to write your undergraduate thesis at the Department and take any of our courses.

Advanced level

At the advanced level, we offer the majority of the courses in the two master programs in Forest and Business Management and Forest Bioeconomy Management, both in Ultuna, Uppsala campus.

You are welcome to write your thesis on advanced level at the Department and take any of our courses.

Doctoral Education

Our department is an international one, and with us you’ll work with people from all over the world studying subjects like bioeconomy management, business administration, economics, and forest policy. While here, you will also meet fellow researchers at Umeå University through the Centre for Environmental and Resource Economics, CERE and be part of SILVA - Faculty of Forest Sciences Research School with PhD students from different subject areas.
 

Within the department, there are two subject areas you can study on for your PhD; >business administration and, >economics. More information, presently only available in Swedish: Forskarutbildningsämnen

Pursuing a PhD at our department is regulated by the university guidelines. Our PhD program is based upon individual study plans adapted to the project that the PhD student is working on. Each PhD student has a main and one or more assistant supervisors, to support the development of the PhD student’s research abilities. The doctoral program, which is planned over four years, includes two parts: doctoral courses and thesis work. Being a PhD student at with us means that you are part of the department, receive a working space at the department (on either of our campus), and that you are welcome to meetings, seminars and department activities. If interested, you are also welcome to participate in undergraduate teaching or supervision.

More hands-on information about what Doctoral education entails, links to vacant positions, and information about our PhD courses.