The Forest and Nature Conservation (FONAC) Master’s program is a full time two years program which aims at producing graduates in forest and nature management and conservation and related professional careers. Students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge in forest and nature conservation, develop practical skills of research and resource inventories and be able to apply their skills in forest and nature conservation and management endeavors.
The program will:
Acquaint graduates with in-depth and comprehensive knowledge in forest ecosystems,
biodiversity (wildlife) resources, and protected areas management
Enable graduates to apply their technical knowledge to analysis and solve problems in
relation to forest and nature conservation
Enable graduates to design and implement effective management and conservation
practices for sustainable resource utilization
Equip graduates with scientific methodological approaches and skills to conduct and
communicate researches in their respective specialization both independently and in
interdisciplinary team
Enable graduates to master diverse and complex tasks in their prospective research,
development, academic and business carriers and professions and forest and nature
conservation related investments
Admission requirements
BSC in the specified areas (Forestry, Natural resources Management, wildlife management, Biology and related fields)
Eligible applications are assessed using the following selection criteria:
a) Academic excellence
b) Recommendations
c) Relevant work experiences
d) Personal motivation
e) Entrance examination
Graduation requirements
To be eligible for graduation all the master candidates must fulfill:
Successful completion of a minimum of 34 Cr. hr of course work
Demonstrated ability to plan and conduct research independently: completion of Master’s thesis and successful defense ( minimum of Pass grade) ;
A minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.00;
Degree awarded
‘Master of Science degree in Forest and Nature Conservation’ (MSc degree in Forest and Nature Conservation) “የማስተርሳይንስድግሪበደንሃብትናተፈጥሮአያያዝ”
