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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS
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WHAT FOREST ENGINEERS DO
As a Forest Engineer, you will design
structures, machines and operations plans for
forestry and wood product manufacturing.
PROBLEM SOLVING DESIGN
PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
As an engineer, you will use your
problem-solving skills to satisfy societys needs
while protecting the natural environment. 
WORK IN MULTIPLE INDUSTRIES
Your solid foundation in Forest, Civil, and
Mechanical Engineering will allow you to work in
Forestry and other industries.
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WHY UNB FOREST ENGINEERING?
If you want to study Forest Engineering in
Canada, UNB is your only choice, and we are
well-recognized for the rigorous training we
give, and the high-ranking jobs our graduates
get.
CANADAS ONLY FE PROGRAM
HIGH-RANKING JOBS
P.ENG ELIGIBILITY
GRADUATE DEBT FREE
After graduation, you will be eligible to apply
for, and complete the requirements of the P.Eng
designation- your license to practice Engineering
in Canada and other countries around the World.
STUDENT TESTIMONIALS click here
Plus, our Summer Job Placement Program can help
you earn enough to graduate debt free.
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WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OPTIONS
Solving the environmental, economic and
operational challenges you will undertake as a
Forest Engineer will require solid skills in
Engineering and Science.
BSc IN FOREST ENGINEERING
This is why your formal education includes
? Mathematics, Basic Engineering, Botany
 Chemistry
? Geology and Geomatics Engineering
? Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Forest
 Engineering
? Forest Road Bridge Design
? Forest Ecology Hydrology
? Machine Design
? Forest Operations Management
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OPTIONS
The RPF designation is what you require to work
as a Professional Forester in Canada.
BSc IN FOREST ENGINEERING
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER OPTION
As an RPF, you can decide when, where, and how
the forest should be harvested and replanted in
ways that sustain its resources and protect
wildlife.
The RPF option to your program will give you
advanced training in
? Forest Watershed Fire Management
? Communities Ecosystems
? Management of Insects Fungi
? Forest Vegetation Plant Physiology
This route gives you double accreditation as a
Forest Engineer and an RPF, bridging the gap
between the two professions
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OPTIONS
Environmental studies is an interdisciplinary
minor providing the academic framework for
understanding the growing body of literature and
scholarship on contemporary environmental
problems.
BSc IN FOREST ENGINEERING
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER OPTION
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
This minor to your program will give you advanced
training in
? Environmental impact assessment
? Applied environmental problem solving
? Climate change and environmental response
? Water and waste water analysis
? Air pollution control
? Wildlife management
To view all required and elective courses for the
Environmental Studies Minor, go to
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OPTIONS
The forest science minor provides students the
opportunity to complement their forest resources
management core program with courses in the
general field of forest-related science.
BSc IN FOREST ENGINEERING
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER OPTION
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
This minor to your program will give you advanced
training in
FOREST SCIENCE MINOR
? Genetics
? Meteorology and hydrology
? Plant anatomy
? Insect behaviour
? Forest health and community-level interventions
? Remote sensing of natural resources
To view all required and elective courses for the
Forest Science Minor, go to forestengineering.unb.
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING PROGRAMS OPTIONS
MFE
PhD
MScFE
The Canadian wood products industry is a world
leader in terms of quantity of value-added wood
production. This is attributable to the
continuing advancement in wood processing
techniques and wood composite manufacturing
technology, along with a supply of high quality
resource material.
BSc IN FOREST ENGINEERING
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL FORESTER OPTION
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
FOREST SCIENCE MINOR
WOOD PRODUCTS OPTION
This minor to your program will give you advanced
training in
? Wood engineering
? Performance of structural wood systems
? Physical and mechanical properties of wood
? Total quality management
? Marketing of technological services and
products
To see more minors in Computer Applications,
Parks Wildlife, and Economics, click here
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING FACULTY
Your professors will help you become a
well-disciplined and multifaceted engineer who
tackles problems in an informed and positive way.
DEDICATED TO STUDENT SUCCESS
From environmental impact assessments to planning
production and forest bridge construction, they
will teach you how to satisfy society's demand
for forest products using management practices
that sustain forests.
Our professors are recognized worldwide for their
research, are recipients of teaching awards, and
are frequently sought out as consultants.
To review core faculty profiles click here
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WHAT OUR FACULTY HAS TO SAY
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING INDOOR CLASSROOMS
Working as a Forest Engineer involves a great
deal of problem solving, planning and design. 
Therefore, we focus your learning and skill
development using our laboratories.
LABORATORIES
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
OTHER CENTRES FACILITIES click for more
Using our high-tech equipment and computer
systems, you will learn the fundamentals of
engineering and how to unravel complex scheduling
and design problems, including 
GIS
ArcGIS
CAD
RoadEng
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS
Learning and practicing your new skills outside
plays a big part in making you job-ready. 
GETTING JOB-READY IN THE FIELD
UNB WOODLANDS click for all
LEARNING WITH REAL OPERATIONS
Using UNB's extensive woodlands, you will learn
about forests and production hands-on. The
woodland depicted here is walking distance from
campus.
Our long-standing relationships with the industry
allow us to teach you in their production
facilities and learn from their engineers and
natural resource managers.
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING LIFE ON CAMPUS
At UNB, extracurricular activities are abound
with more than 70 clubs and societies, 14 varsity
athletic teams, student government, student
newspaper, and campus radio. 
A VALUABLE ASPECT OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
As a Forest Engineering student, there are a
number of clubs just for you
Forest Engineering Student Association
Engineering Undergraduate Society
Women in Engineering Society
Forestry Association
Woodsmen Team
Wildlife Society
Environmental Society
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING ADMISSIONS
A 75 average, with a minimum grade of 70 in
English, Chemistry, Physics and Senior
Mathematics is required for full admission to the
Forest Engineering program. 
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GRADUATES AND TRANSFERS
CONDITIONAL ADMISSIONS
SEE WEBSITE FOR DETAILS ABOUT ELIGIBLE TRANSFER
CREDITS
If you have already completed part of all of a
program at a college or university, as many as 83
credit hours of your courses can be credited
towards your Forest Engineering Degree.
If you do not meet the minimum criteria, you can
still apply.  You may be offered a conditional
admission that requires some additional
preparatory study at the University.
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Our Summer Job Placement program has allowed many
of our students to earn enough money to cover
their tuition and living expenses without taking
a part-time job during the term.
SUMMER JOB PLACEMENT
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDS click for full list
STUDENT LOANS
TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
A number of scholarships and awards are available
to you as Forestry Environmental Management,
and Engineering students. Go to our website to
see a complete list of scholarships.
The Government of Canada and the US Department of
Education have student loans available to support
your learning pursuits.
As a New Brunswick resident, you may be eligible
for a 10,000 tuition reimbursement.
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WHAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING GRADUATE DEBT FREE
ESTIMATED ANNUAL BUDGET
This estimated student budget includes a summer
employment income of 17,000.
Based on a sample of earnings by recent senior
students.
Summer incomes vary depending upon the type of
job, productivity, and whether the employer
covers travel living costs.
Summer job incomes are generally lower in the
first year of study and tend to increase in
subsequent years due to increased knowledge and
skill.
Graduating debt free depends on you. Financial
Services counselors can help.
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING WHAT OUR ALUMNI ARE
DOING
UNB forest engineering graduates are employed all
across Canada by industries, governments,
consulting firms and research agencies.
LEADERS IN INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH
WHAT SOME ARE DOING NOW click here
They play essential roles in implementing and
designing plans to produce forested landscapes
that are sustainable and ecologically sound.
This is Charlene Johnson, a 2000 Forest
Engineering graduate. During her program,
Charlene had summer job placements in Atlantic
Canada, British Columbia and California. After
earning her Master of Applied Science in
Environmental Engineering, she worked for an
electric and water resource regulatory agency.
Today she is an elected member of the House of
Assembly of Newfoundland Labrador, and the
parliamentary secretary for the Minister of
Natural Resources.
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UNB FOREST ENGINEERING CONTACT APPLICATIONS
Dr. Evelyn RichardsProgram Director  
Email FEPDir_at_unb.caTel 1-506-453-4936
Yolanda SpithovenOutreach Services
CoordinatorEmail FEOutr_at_unb.caTel 1-506-458-77
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CALL OR EMAIL ABOUT QUESTIONS AND CAMPUS TOUR
Forest Engineering ProgramFaculty of Forestry
and Environmental ManagementUniversity of New
Brunswick28 Dineen DriveFredericton, NBE3B 5A3
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