The Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences & Design (DEXYS) offers a pioneering undergraduate program, lasting 5 years, which upon completion leads to the award of a single and integral postgraduate degree (integrated master). The DEXYS Department operates with 2 study directions (Natural Environment Management and Wood Sciences and Product Design) from the 7th semester onwards. The Undergraduate Program provides its students, in addition to the compulsory courses, with a wide variety of elective courses that aim to provide advanced knowledge in specific subjects of the natural environment, the use of wood, the design of furniture and other objects mainly based on wood. administration, organization, economy and the introduction of modern technology in organizations and companies that find direct application in the labor market.
In particular, this program offers vertical knowledge from the sustainable management of the natural environment, to the utilization of its main products, with emphasis on wood and its uses, in the design of products and other objects, mainly based on wood, management, organization, economy and introduction of modern technology in organizations and companies. It is this level of knowledge that we believe is a significant competitive advantage in a job market that requires graduates with the best academic credentials, acquisition of valuable skills and integrated thinking. The successful attendance and completion of the Undergraduate Studies Program (PPS) of the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design of the University of Thessaly contributes to the following learning outcomes (knowledge, abilities, skills):
Knowledge
Overall, the graduates of the Department, as foresters, wood scientists and designers, gain comprehensive knowledge and full understanding of the basic principles, research and scientific methodologies, concepts, processes and decision-making tools on phenomena and problems related to their field of knowledge. the entire value chain of forests, from primary production to the final use of products (wood and other forest products) and ecosystem services they provide. This knowledge concerns the management, the integrated sustainable management, protection, utilization and development of forests and forest areas in general, the strengthening of their multifunctional role and the economic evaluation of their ecosystem services, the protection of biodiversity, the management of wildlife, utilization of mountain and semi-mountain pastures and meadows, forestry, ecology and genetic stock of forests, study and construction of forestry, hydrological and forest road construction projects, as well as for the management of natural disasters or risks, treatment and handling, handling and handling quality and marketing of forest products, protection, utilization and preservation of the balance of the natural environment, economics of forest production and forestry, industries of production, processing and utilization of forest products and energy production from forest biomass, management and land protection natural ecosystems, prevention of fires and other natural disasters. In addition, the acquired knowledge includes the promotion and strengthening of the economic and social value of forests, their contribution to tackling, mitigation and resilience to climate change and bioeconomy, sustainable handling and utilization of forest biomass, tourism or other use of suburban and production, standardization and marketing of aromatic plants, fruits and other non-wood forest products and the sustainable business development of forest products, the compilation of forest maps, remote sensing and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the characterization of , management and utilization of forest interest areas and monitoring of forest ecosystems. In addition, they acquire scientific knowledge of wood technology, structure, properties and identification of individual types of wood, circular economy and methods of design and production of furniture, wood products, composite welded products and wood constructions, principles and rules of quality control and quality assurance systems throughout of wood products, furniture, knowledge of establishment, organization, management, operation and staffing of units of wood, furniture, wood packaging and wooden constructions, as well as units of trade of wood and furniture products, knowledge of market operation of furniture and wood products, and knowledge of development methodologies, use, maintenance and marketing of CAD / CAM / CAE systems and production of prototypes, application of information technology and digital technologies in wood products, furniture etc. and in forest ecosystems and the natural environment. Finally, the graduates of the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design, gain knowledge in matters of introduction, development, implementation and management of innovation throughout the value chain of forests, business planning and evaluation of investments in the natural environment and the wood and furniture sectors. , strategy development, marketing of forest products, wood and furniture products and companies, forestry, environmental and development policy, financing, planning and implementation of development projects, programs and public and private investments, human resource management and sustainable development of mountainous and rural areas.
Abilities
The graduates of the Department with the knowledge they receive in the PPS are able to staff and administer state and private structures for the management and utilization of forest and other terrestrial natural resources, to manage sustainably and to prepare plans for exploitation, protection, utilization and development of forests and forests. to develop wildlife management plans, development of mountain and semi-mountain pastures and meadows, to prepare studies and supervise the construction of forestry, hydrological and road infrastructure, to manage the technical projects of suburban and non-rural, to prepare studies for processing and quality control and marketing of forest products, to determine the actions and the institutional framework for the protection, utilization and preservation of the balance of the natural environment, to compile plans and organizational charts of forest holdings, production, processing and utilization industries to identify measures for the management and protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems, to draw up plans for tourism or other development of suburban and aesthetic forests, to organize the production, standardization and marketing of aromatic plants and fruits of the forest, to use the necessary remote sensing information and geographical backgrounds Information Systems (GIS) for the compilation of forest maps and land characterization and to manage digital data of forest interest. The graduates of the Department also have the ability to evaluate the ecosystem services and the total economic value of forests and forest ecosystems, as well as biodiversity, to assess and calculate the cost and income of the production of forest holdings, to highlight the contribution to address and mitigate climate change, to implement business planning and to evaluate investments in the natural environment and the wood and furniture sectors, to plan the strategy, the marketing of forest products, wood and furniture products and enterprises, to shape the forestry, environmental and development policy, to successfully design and implement development projects, programs and policies for the sustainable development of mountainous and rural areas. In addition, they acquire skills to apply the principles of circular economy and bioeconomics and the scientific methods of design and production of furniture, wood and wood products, ability to implement the principles and rules of quality control and quality assurance systems across the range of wood-furniture products. , to demonstrate skills of establishment, organization, administration, operation, staffing and taking positions of responsibility in units of wood, furniture, wood packaging and wooden constructions, as well as in units of trade of wood and furniture products, to possess the ability to perceive the modern operation of the market and demonstrate skills in applying knowledge of methodologies for the development, use, maintenance and marketing of CAD / CAM / CAE systems and prototype production, development of information systems and digital technologies in wood-furniture products and natural ecosystems, as well as management skills technology, innovation and human resources throughout the forest value chain.
Skills
The above knowledge and skills of the graduates of the Department of Forestry, Wood Sciences and Design, are implemented with the following skills: development of executive plans of administrative organization and financial administration of state, but also private structures for management and utilization of forest and other terrestrial natural resources, forest planning plans for exploitation, protection, utilization and development of forests and forest areas in general, preparation and implementation of plans for wildlife management and overall ecosystem management of forests, utilization of mountain and semi-mountain pastures and meadows, preparation of landscaping and landscaping and quality control. preparation of specific environmental studies and action plans for the protection, utilization and preservation of the balance of the natural environment, development of business plans and organizational charts of forest holdings, industries of production, processing and utilization of forest products, drafting of tourism plans or other utilization of suburban and aesthetic forests, preparation of risk management plans, construction of production plans, standardization and marketing of aromatic plants and fruits of the forest, production of thematic maps for land characterization based on aerial photographs, satellite images and backgrounds Geographic Information Systems (GIS) digital terrain models and other forest interest. In addition, the graduates of the Department can evaluate the ecosystem services and the total economic value of forests and forest ecosystems, estimate and calculate the cost and income of the production of forest holdings, to compile studies concerning the contribution of forests to tackling and mitigating climate change; develop and implement successful development projects, programs and policies for the sustainable development of mountainous and rural areas, as well as business consulting skills. In addition, they have skills in drafting and implementing circular economy and bioeconomy plans, as well as scientific methods of design and production of furniture, wood and wood products, quality control reports and quality assurance systems across the range of wood products, furniture, business plans establishment, organization, administration, and operation of wood utilization companies and organizations, holding responsibility skills in wood, furniture, wood packaging and wood construction units, as well as developing marketing and marketing plans for wood and furniture products, skills in capturing the modern operation of the furniture market; wood products and customer requirements, and demonstration and application of skills in the application of methodologies for the development, use, maintenance and marketing of CAD / CAM / CAE systems, information systems, digital technologies and prototype production, to design and develop innovative throughout the value chain of forests and to carry out basic and applied research in the field of knowledge of the Department.
Overall, the graduates of the DEXYS Department, as foresters, wood scientists and designers, gain knowledge and understanding of the procedures and decision-making tools in problems related to their subject matter, and relate to: administration, management, exploitation, protection, utilization and development of forests and forest areas in general, wildlife management, utilization of mountain and semi-mountain pastures and meadows, study and construction of forestry projects, handling, processing and quality control and marketing of forest products, protection, utilization and the preservation of the balance of the natural environment, the forest holdings, the industries of production, processing and utilization of forest products, the management and protection of the terrestrial natural ecosystems, the tourist or other utilization of the suburban and aesthetic forests, the production, standardization and marketing of aromatics plants and fruits of the forest, the drafting of forest maps, remote sensing and the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for the characterization, management and utilization of areas of forest interest.
In addition, the graduates of the DEXYS Department are able to take positions of responsibility for decisions regarding the application of technological methods of design and production of furniture, wood and wood products, the application of principles and rules of quality control and quality assurance systems throughout the range of wood products. furniture, the study of establishment, organization, administration, operation and staffing of units of wood, furniture, wood packaging and wooden structures, as well as units of trade in wood and furniture products, trade in furniture and wood products, research, development, use, maintenance and marketing CAD / CAM / CAE systems and prototype production etc.