Courses BOKU-StartDepartment of Forest- and Soil SciencesCourses This page is available under these URLs: https://boku.ac.at/en/wabo/courses https://short.boku.ac.at/k4z4me Course nr Title Credits Course nr TYP ECTS Title Winter term 2024/25 910001 VX Lecture series forestry 1 910001 VX 1 Lecture series forestry 910100 VO Introduction to forestry 1 910100 VO 1 Introduction to forestry 910110 SE Bachelor's thesis seminar 12 910110 SE 12 Bachelor's thesis seminar 910301 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 910301 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 910310 VO Forest estates and services 1 910310 VO 1 Forest estates and services 910400 SE Doctoral seminar 2 910400 SE 2 Doctoral seminar 911005 SE Writing workshop 1 911005 SE 1 Writing workshop 911010 UE Music with hunting horns: BOKU hunting horn group 2 911010 UE 2 Music with hunting horns: BOKU hunting horn group 911014 VX Soil science refresher 3 911014 VX 3 Soil science refresher 911104 VU Soil as plant growth 3 911104 VU 3 Soil as plant growth 911112 UX Assessment and description of soil structure - field exercise 2 911112 UX 2 Assessment and description of soil structure - field exercise 911300 VO Soil physics and chemistry 3 911300 VO 3 Soil physics and chemistry 911303 VU Land taxation and soil mapping 3 911303 VU 3 Land taxation and soil mapping 911305 VO Environmental toxicology 3 911305 VO 3 Environmental toxicology 911306 EX Soils in the landscape 1 911306 EX 1 Soils in the landscape 911309 UE Soil chemistry laboratory 3 911309 UE 3 Soil chemistry laboratory 911312 VO Rhizosphere processes and application to agriculture and soil protection 3 911312 VO 3 Rhizosphere processes and application to agriculture and soil protection 911321 UE Field course soil ecology 3 911321 UE 3 Field course soil ecology 911322 VU Role of soils in nature conservation and wildlife management 1.5 911322 VU 1.5 Role of soils in nature conservation and wildlife management 911325 VO Specific methods in soil analysis 1 911325 VO 1 Specific methods in soil analysis 911326 UE Specific methods in soil analysis 1 911326 UE 1 Specific methods in soil analysis 911327 SE Soils and global change 4 911327 SE 4 Soils and global change 911329 VO Soil microbioloy 3 911329 VO 3 Soil microbioloy 911332 VO Humus 3 911332 VO 3 Humus 911339 VO Contaminated sites and soil protection 2 911339 VO 2 Contaminated sites and soil protection 911342 VU Soils and food security 2 911342 VU 2 Soils and food security 911344 UE Ecology and management of the rhizosphere in ecological engineering 3 911344 UE 3 Ecology and management of the rhizosphere in ecological engineering 911353 VS Introduction in natural resources management and ecological engineering 3 911353 VS 3 Introduction in natural resources management and ecological engineering 911354 VX Stable isotopes (C, N, S, O, H) in soil and environmental sciences 3 911354 VX 3 Stable isotopes (C, N, S, O, H) in soil and environmental sciences 911355 SE Environmental Management in Europe (E-Learning, European environmental law and administration) 7.5 911355 SE 7.5 Environmental Management in Europe (E-Learning, European environmental law and administration) 912111 VU Scientific information management, presentation techniques and scientific writing 1 912111 VU 1 Scientific information management, presentation techniques and scientific writing 912113 VO Basic concepts in ecology I: Ecological genetics, behavioral and population ecology 3 912113 VO 3 Basic concepts in ecology I: Ecological genetics, behavioral and population ecology 912114 VU Forest soils and mineral nutrition of forests 5 912114 VU 5 Forest soils and mineral nutrition of forests 912115 VO Forest climatology 2 912115 VO 2 Forest climatology 912121 VO Site ecology I 3 912121 VO 3 Site ecology I 912122 VO Sustainable land use in developing countries 3 912122 VO 3 Sustainable land use in developing countries 912125 VO Air pollution and its impact on forest ecosystems 3 912125 VO 3 Air pollution and its impact on forest ecosystems 912301 VS Biogeochemistry of forest ecosystems 3 912301 VS 3 Biogeochemistry of forest ecosystems 912304 VU Methods of forest site classification and forest site mapping 3 912304 VU 3 Methods of forest site classification and forest site mapping 912314 VU Mountain forest climatology and headwater hydrology 4.5 912314 VU 4.5 Mountain forest climatology and headwater hydrology 912317 VS Air pollution effects on forest ecosystems 3 912317 VS 3 Air pollution effects on forest ecosystems 912326 VS Mountain forest ecosystems 3 912326 VS 3 Mountain forest ecosystems 912327 VS Forest ecosystem dynamics 4 912327 VS 4 Forest ecosystem dynamics 912329 VS Water, nutrients and pollutants in forest ecosystems 4 912329 VS 4 Water, nutrients and pollutants in forest ecosystems 912331 VU Mountain forest soils and forest nutrition 2.5 912331 VU 2.5 Mountain forest soils and forest nutrition 912333 VS Scientific methods and writing skills 1 912333 VS 1 Scientific methods and writing skills 912336 VU Mountain forest climatology and headwater hydrology 2.5 912336 VU 2.5 Mountain forest climatology and headwater hydrology 912340 VS Ecology of roots and mycorrhizae I 3 912340 VS 3 Ecology of roots and mycorrhizae I 912341 US Ecology of roots and mycorrhizae II 3 912341 US 3 Ecology of roots and mycorrhizae II 912343 VO Climate-forest interactions 3 912343 VO 3 Climate-forest interactions 913008 VS Modelling tropical ecosystems 2 913008 VS 2 Modelling tropical ecosystems 913100 EX Specialised field trip UBRM - Examples of sustainable forest management in Austria 1 913100 EX 1 Specialised field trip UBRM - Examples of sustainable forest management in Austria 913101 UE Silviculture 1 913101 UE 1 Silviculture 913102 VU Silviculture I 2.5 913102 VU 2.5 Silviculture I 913103 VX Introduction to forest management 4 913103 VX 4 Introduction to forest management 913302 VS Decision support systems 3 913302 VS 3 Decision support systems 913311 VS Multiple criteria decision making in natural resource management 3 913311 VS 3 Multiple criteria decision making in natural resource management 913315 VS Integrated landscape management 6 913315 VS 6 Integrated landscape management 913318 VU Management of deciduous forests 1.5 913318 VU 1.5 Management of deciduous forests 913322 VU Silviculture and forest protection 5 913322 VU 5 Silviculture and forest protection 913324 VS Adapting forest management to climate change 2 913324 VS 2 Adapting forest management to climate change 913326 VS Project management for rural development in the global south 2 913326 VS 2 Project management for rural development in the global south 913330 VO Genetics and biodiversity 2 913330 VO 2 Genetics and biodiversity 913339 VS Modelling of mountain forest ecosystems 2.5 913339 VS 2.5 Modelling of mountain forest ecosystems 913340 VS Integrated landscape management and nature conservation 5 913340 VS 5 Integrated landscape management and nature conservation 913341 VX Actual and future-oriented themes of silviculture 2 913341 VX 2 Actual and future-oriented themes of silviculture 914049 VO Statistical growth models 2 914049 VO 2 Statistical growth models 914101 UE Analyses and management of data using R 1 914101 UE 1 Analyses and management of data using R 914105 SE Compulsory internship seminar 3 914105 SE 3 Compulsory internship seminar 914110 VS Advanced sampling and inventory procedures 4 914110 VS 4 Advanced sampling and inventory procedures 914112 VX Measurement of wood and wood products 2 914112 VX 2 Measurement of wood and wood products 914147 VU Forest biometrics I 4 914147 VU 4 Forest biometrics I 914150 VS Forest growth and yield 2 914150 VS 2 Forest growth and yield 914308 VU Methods of data collection, management and analysis 2 914308 VU 2 Methods of data collection, management and analysis 914309 VU Forest inventory 3 914309 VU 3 Forest inventory 914325 VS Forest condition monitoring and tools for forest condition prognoses 3 914325 VS 3 Forest condition monitoring and tools for forest condition prognoses 914400 SE Scientific skills: Research design including statistical tools 2 914400 SE 2 Scientific skills: Research design including statistical tools 914402 VU Forest resource monitoring with terrestrial laser scanning 4 914402 VU 4 Forest resource monitoring with terrestrial laser scanning 915186 VU Forest engineering 3.5 915186 VU 3.5 Forest engineering 915187 PJ Interdisciplinary project study 4 915187 PJ 4 Interdisciplinary project study 915191 VU Technical drawing with CAD 1 915191 VU 1 Technical drawing with CAD 915300 PJ Field camp III - integrated forest management applications 3 915300 PJ 3 Field camp III - integrated forest management applications 915301 VO Harvesting systems for mountainous regions 2 915301 VO 2 Harvesting systems for mountainous regions 915320 UE Cable yarding project 1.5 915320 UE 1.5 Cable yarding project 915332 VS Supply of wood fuels 3 915332 VS 3 Supply of wood fuels 915334 EX Timber harvesting 1 915334 EX 1 Timber harvesting 915344 VS Technology assessment 3 915344 VS 3 Technology assessment 916065 VX Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 2 916065 VX 2 Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 916097 SE Internship seminar 3 916097 SE 3 Internship seminar 916102 VO Forest pathology 2 916102 VO 2 Forest pathology 916103 VO Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 1.5 916103 VO 1.5 Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 916104 VO Introduction to forest protection 2 916104 VO 2 Introduction to forest protection 916105 VO Basics in forest zoology 1 916105 VO 1 Basics in forest zoology 916113 PJ Interdisciplinary project UBRM 9 916113 PJ 9 Interdisciplinary project UBRM 916121 VO Genetic basis for biodiversity 1 916121 VO 1 Genetic basis for biodiversity 916305 VU Biological and biotechnical control of pests and integrated plant protection 3 916305 VU 3 Biological and biotechnical control of pests and integrated plant protection 916306 VU Methods in the use of genetic markers and their applications 3 916306 VU 3 Methods in the use of genetic markers and their applications 916309 VU Genetics aspects in entomology 3 916309 VU 3 Genetics aspects in entomology 916316 VU Lab course entomology 3 916316 VU 3 Lab course entomology 916318 VU Experimental phytopathology 3 916318 VU 3 Experimental phytopathology 916323 VX Field camp I - introduction to mountain forestry and forest sciences 2 916323 VX 2 Field camp I - introduction to mountain forestry and forest sciences 916328 VX Ecological measures in forest protection 4.5 916328 VX 4.5 Ecological measures in forest protection 916329 VO Tree diseases in urban areas and cultural landscapes 3 916329 VO 3 Tree diseases in urban areas and cultural landscapes 916330 VO Parasitology and pathology of forest trees 3 916330 VO 3 Parasitology and pathology of forest trees Summer term 2025 910100 VO Introduction to forestry 1 910100 VO 1 Introduction to forestry 910110 SE Bachelor's thesis seminar 12 910110 SE 12 Bachelor's thesis seminar 910301 SE Master's thesis seminar 2 910301 SE 2 Master's thesis seminar 910400 SE Doctoral seminar 2 910400 SE 2 Doctoral seminar 910402 SE Seminar AgriGenomics IV .5 910402 SE .5 Seminar AgriGenomics IV 911009 PR Practical field course on soil description 1 911009 PR 1 Practical field course on soil description 911010 UE Music with hunting horns: BOKU hunting horn group 2 911010 UE 2 Music with hunting horns: BOKU hunting horn group 911100 VX Soil science 3 911100 VX 3 Soil science 911101 VX Soil in landscape planning 3 911101 VX 3 Soil in landscape planning 911102 VO Basics in soil science (AS) 4.5 911102 VO 4.5 Basics in soil science (AS) 911103 EX Soil science and geology 1 911103 EX 1 Soil science and geology 911301 VO Soil protection 3 911301 VO 3 Soil protection 911304 VO Soil indicators 3 911304 VO 3 Soil indicators 911314 VU Molecular microbial ecology of soils 3 911314 VU 3 Molecular microbial ecology of soils 911317 VU Soil properties and processes for ecological engineering 3 911317 VU 3 Soil properties and processes for ecological engineering 911323 VX Soil in the environment 3 911323 VX 3 Soil in the environment 911324 VO Soil management in tropical and subtropical developing regions 3 911324 VO 3 Soil management in tropical and subtropical developing regions 911331 VO Ecosystem dynamics and their effect on greenhouse gases 3 911331 VO 3 Ecosystem dynamics and their effect on greenhouse gases 911333 UE Soil microbiology course 4 911333 UE 4 Soil microbiology course 911334 VX Soil structure: development, functions and changes in agricultural soils 4 911334 VX 4 Soil structure: development, functions and changes in agricultural soils 911336 VU Soil pollution and remediation 3 911336 VU 3 Soil pollution and remediation 911337 VU Soil and terroir in viticulture and oenology 2 911337 VU 2 Soil and terroir in viticulture and oenology 911338 EX Soil and terroir in viticulture and oenology 1 911338 EX 1 Soil and terroir in viticulture and oenology 911341 VU Biogeochemistry of soils 3 911341 VU 3 Biogeochemistry of soils 911343 UE In-situ treatment of polluted soils and sediments: phytoremediation, in-situ fixation and attenuation techniques 3 911343 UE 3 In-situ treatment of polluted soils and sediments: phytoremediation, in-situ fixation and attenuation techniques 911346 VX Description, functions of soil structure and its changes in agricultural landuse 3 911346 VX 3 Description, functions of soil structure and its changes in agricultural landuse 911347 VO Soil problems in aridic and semiaridic regions 3 911347 VO 3 Soil problems in aridic and semiaridic regions 911348 VU Forest soil biology 3 911348 VU 3 Forest soil biology 911350 VU Soils of the world: genesis and classification 3 911350 VU 3 Soils of the world: genesis and classification 911352 PJ Summer school - Assessment of soil change under global change 3 911352 PJ 3 Summer school - Assessment of soil change under global change 911354 VX Stable isotopes (C, N, S, O, H) in soil and environmental sciences 3 911354 VX 3 Stable isotopes (C, N, S, O, H) in soil and environmental sciences 911356 VU Soil resources in green building engineering 6 911356 VU 6 Soil resources in green building engineering 911358 SE Soil - plant science workshop: From the hypothesis to publication II 3 911358 SE 3 Soil - plant science workshop: From the hypothesis to publication II 911359 SE IMSOGLO Internship 3 911359 SE 3 IMSOGLO Internship 912100 VO Introduction to forest ecosystem function and management 2 912100 VO 2 Introduction to forest ecosystem function and management 912110 US Field course on forest site classification and yield sciences + B.S. thesis 2 912110 US 2 Field course on forest site classification and yield sciences + B.S. thesis 912112 SE Scientific skills 1 912112 SE 1 Scientific skills 912113 VO Basic concepts in ecology I: Ecological genetics, behavioral and population ecology 3 912113 VO 3 Basic concepts in ecology I: Ecological genetics, behavioral and population ecology 912116 VU Forest ecology 3 912116 VU 3 Forest ecology 912124 VX Site ecology II 3 912124 VX 3 Site ecology II 912302 VS Experimental methods in forest ecology 3 912302 VS 3 Experimental methods in forest ecology 912306 UX Exercises in vegetation dynamics 3 912306 UX 3 Exercises in vegetation dynamics 912309 VS Methods in ecosystem dynamics 6 912309 VS 6 Methods in ecosystem dynamics 912328 VS Agroforestry in mountain regions 3 912328 VS 3 Agroforestry in mountain regions 912330 VS Mountain forest dynamics and fire ecology 3 912330 VS 3 Mountain forest dynamics and fire ecology 912332 PJ Field camp II - concepts and methods of site ecology, forest growth and yield 3 912332 PJ 3 Field camp II - concepts and methods of site ecology, forest growth and yield 912334 VO Chemistry for forestry (in Eng.) 1 912334 VO 1 Chemistry for forestry (in Eng.) 912337 VS Biodiversity and conservation of mountain forests 2 912337 VS 2 Biodiversity and conservation of mountain forests 912339 VS Vegetation dynamics and fire ecology 3 912339 VS 3 Vegetation dynamics and fire ecology 912342 SE Sustainable land use in developing countries 3 912342 SE 3 Sustainable land use in developing countries 912400 EX Field trip for diploma and doctoral students 3 912400 EX 3 Field trip for diploma and doctoral students 913012 VU Carbon management in forests and impact on the carbon cycle 2 913012 VU 2 Carbon management in forests and impact on the carbon cycle 913045 VO Vegetation modelling 2 913045 VO 2 Vegetation modelling 913100 EX Specialised field trip UBRM - Examples of sustainable forest management in Austria 1 913100 EX 1 Specialised field trip UBRM - Examples of sustainable forest management in Austria 913103 VX Introduction to forest management 4 913103 VX 4 Introduction to forest management 913104 VU Silviculture II 4.5 913104 VU 4.5 Silviculture II 913130 VO Forests of the world 2 913130 VO 2 Forests of the world 913308 VU Genetics and breeding of forest tree species 3 913308 VU 3 Genetics and breeding of forest tree species 913316 VS Silvicultural strategies for balancing multiple stakeholder interests in mountain forests 3 913316 VS 3 Silvicultural strategies for balancing multiple stakeholder interests in mountain forests 913319 VS Silvicultural strategies for secondary conifer forests 2 913319 VS 2 Silvicultural strategies for secondary conifer forests 913323 VX Management of protective forests 3 913323 VX 3 Management of protective forests 913327 VS Fire management in mountain forest ecosystems - prophylaxis and control 2 913327 VS 2 Fire management in mountain forest ecosystems - prophylaxis and control 913328 VO Mountain forest silviculture 2 913328 VO 2 Mountain forest silviculture 913329 VU Silviculture and harvest operations 3 913329 VU 3 Silviculture and harvest operations 913335 VU DNA analysis at population level 2 913335 VU 2 DNA analysis at population level 913336 VU Multifunctional management of mountain forests 3 913336 VU 3 Multifunctional management of mountain forests 913338 VS Natural resource management in mountain forests 4 913338 VS 4 Natural resource management in mountain forests 914100 VU Statistics (HNT) 3 914100 VU 3 Statistics (HNT) 914104 VO Introduction to forest management 4 914104 VO 4 Introduction to forest management 914111 VS 3P-Sampling 2 914111 VS 2 3P-Sampling 914147 VU Forest biometrics I 4 914147 VU 4 Forest biometrics I 914148 VU Forest biometrics II 3 914148 VU 3 Forest biometrics II 914149 UE Forest mensuration course in the school forest 3 914149 UE 3 Forest mensuration course in the school forest 915180 VO Project management 1 915180 VO 1 Project management 915185 EX Forest engineering 2 915185 EX 2 Forest engineering 915187 PJ Interdisciplinary project study 4 915187 PJ 4 Interdisciplinary project study 915188 VU Forest engineering 2.5 915188 VU 2.5 Forest engineering 915302 VS Road network planning 3 915302 VS 3 Road network planning 915303 VS Road network planning 5 915303 VS 5 Road network planning 915314 VS Harvesting systems 3 915314 VS 3 Harvesting systems 915315 VS Systems engineering in harvesting 3 915315 VS 3 Systems engineering in harvesting 915326 VU Life cycle assessment of renewable resources 4 915326 VU 4 Life cycle assessment of renewable resources 915327 VU Project management 3 915327 VU 3 Project management 915331 VS Ergonomics and job design 4.5 915331 VS 4.5 Ergonomics and job design 915345 VU CAD - computer aided design 1 915345 VU 1 CAD - computer aided design 916079 EX Forest protection routines in forest enterprises 1 916079 EX 1 Forest protection routines in forest enterprises 916097 SE Internship seminar 3 916097 SE 3 Internship seminar 916100 VO Introduction to forest entomology 2 916100 VO 2 Introduction to forest entomology 916101 UE Forest pathology 1.5 916101 UE 1.5 Forest pathology 916106 EX Forest entomology and forest pathology 1 916106 EX 1 Forest entomology and forest pathology 916107 VO Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 1.5 916107 VO 1.5 Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 916108 UE Forest entomology 1.5 916108 UE 1.5 Forest entomology 916110 VO Basic concepts in ecology II: Ecophysiology and ecology of biocoenoses 3 916110 VO 3 Basic concepts in ecology II: Ecophysiology and ecology of biocoenoses 916113 PJ Interdisciplinary project UBRM 9 916113 PJ 9 Interdisciplinary project UBRM 916119 UE Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 1 916119 UE 1 Diseases and pests of wood and wood-based products and its protection 916122 VS Genetic interaction of pathogenic organisms in the ecosystem forest: genetic 1.5 916122 VS 1.5 Genetic interaction of pathogenic organisms in the ecosystem forest: genetic 916303 VO Routines in forest protection 2 916303 VO 2 Routines in forest protection 916307 UX Experimental forest entomology 3 916307 UX 3 Experimental forest entomology 916308 VS Forest protection 2 916308 VS 2 Forest protection 916313 VU Diagnosis of biotic and abiotic damage of forest trees 3 916313 VU 3 Diagnosis of biotic and abiotic damage of forest trees 916319 VX Afforestation and forest protection near the timberline 3 916319 VX 3 Afforestation and forest protection near the timberline 916321 VO Transgenic organisms in pest management 3 916321 VO 3 Transgenic organisms in pest management 916322 SE Transgenic organisms in pest management 1.5 916322 SE 1.5 Transgenic organisms in pest management 916326 VX Management and forest protection in high altitude afforestations and protective forests 3 916326 VX 3 Management and forest protection in high altitude afforestations and protective forests
