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A key management objective of forestry is the production of wood. The course will introduce students to the various wood processing industries, including sawmilling, engineered wood products, pulping, and biofuels. Reference will be made to the most suitable resource for individual products and how forest management can impact on the value of the timber.
Wood is a sustainable and environmentally material with many uses and will play an even greater role in the future circular bioeconomy.This course looks at the processing of wood, starting with the breakdown of logs in sawmills into solid wood products and involved processes; drying and preservation. These operations are highly complex and vary greatly with the available timber resource. A large portion of the wood resource is broken down into smaller particles of various size and shape and reconstituted into products like wood panels or LVL beams. Another sector using large quantities of wood as raw material is the pulp and paper industry. The relevant processes and products are discussed, and the advantages and disadvantages for processing wood in a particular way are explained. A final point are the possibilities of recycling wood and using wood as an energy source introducing the different technologies for converting the solid fuelwood into liquid or gaseous fuels.
FORE223 - Wood Science or approval of Director of Studies
FORE327 prior 2026, FORE619 prior 2026
Please note that the 2026 timetable has not been finalised.
Scheduled days and times will be confirmed, following review, on 15th October.
Students must attend one activity from each section.
For further information see School of Forestry Head of Department
Domestic fee $1,190.00
International fee $5,875.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
Maximum enrolment is 48
For further information see School of Forestry .