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Program information
If you’re innovative, and you enjoy engineering and problem solving, Wood Products could be for you. This award-winning program fuses science, engineering, and business and is a major in the Bachelor of Science in Nature Resources degree.
Program overview
- Campus
- Vancouver
- Program length
- 4 years
- Honours This option has additional requirements compared to those required in a Major specialization. Students must maintain high academic standing and may have to write a graduating thesis.
- No
- Co-op Co-op is an optional program where students alternate between academic terms and paid work terms. It’s an opportunity to gain relevant job experience while completing your degree.
- Yes
- Faculty
- Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
- Degree
- Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources
What you'll learn
Gain a comprehensive understanding of wood science, business, and advanced manufacturing operations, while developing transferable skills in problem solving, communication, leadership, and teamwork.
After completing foundational courses in math, physics, and chemistry in first year, you鈥檒l begin developing your knowledge of wood and material science and primary and secondary wood processing technologies. In senior years, you鈥檒l learn how to analyze and optimize manufacturing operations. In your final year, you鈥檒l focus on an area of interest with a major project.
Experiential learning and research
As a Wood Products student, you鈥檒l:
- Enjoy access to UBC鈥檚 Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, a $2 million wood products manufacturing facility.
- Gain hands-on experience at the faculty鈥檚 extensive machine laboratory.
- Participate in a one-week tour of BC wood products manufacturing operations.
- Complete a major project in your final year.
Campus features
The award-winning on UBC鈥檚 Vancouver campus offers wireless study space, high-tech classrooms, and labs equipped with the latest technology.
The Faculty of Forestry also has two major in British Columbia, and jointly manages a third, altogether totalling 25,000 hectares or more than 60,000 acres.
Outcomes
Pursue a career in material science, engineering, computer science, material processing, wood finishing, product design, quality control, or sales and marketing 鈥� or go on to graduate studies in wood science, finance and business, building construction technology, or medicine.
As a Wood Products graduate, you鈥檒l be highly sought after by employers and able to secure entry-level and middle-management positions with excellent starting salaries and opportunities for advancement. Begin your career as a business analyst, a design engineer, a production manager, a process control analyst, or a product developer.
Program graduates
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Program requirements
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English-language requirements
English is the language of instruction at UBC. All prospective students must demonstrate English-language competency prior to admission. There are numerous ways to meet the聽English Language Admission Standard.
General admission requirements
IB Diploma Programme
- Completed IB Diploma, including at least three Higher Level courses.
IB Certificate Courses
- IB Certificate courses (Standard and Higher Level) may be used in an admissions average if you are graduating from a recognized high school curriculum that can be used as your basis of admission.
- IB Math Applications and Interpretations SL, or IB Math Studies, do not satisfy the math requirement for admission to UBC’s science-based programs, the Faculty of Management, the 蘑菇传媒Sauder School of Business, or the Vancouver School of Economics.
Degree-specific requirements: Natural Resources
- IB Math Analysis and Approaches SL or HL, or IB Math Applications and Interpretations HL. (IB Math Applications and Interpretations SL, or IB Math Studies, are not acceptable.)
- One of IB Biology, IB Chemistry, or IB Physics (see Related courses below)
- Grade 11 or equivalent Chemistry
- Grade 11 Biology (see Related courses below)
- If you intend to major in Wood Products or specialize in Harvest Planning and Engineering (Forest Operations), Physics 11 is strongly recommended.
Note: Grade 11 Biology, Chemistry and Physics requirements listed above are only relevant to students who are not completing the equivalent IB Diploma Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics courses. For students studying outside of Canada, some examples of courses that may be accepted as Grade 11 equivalents are junior-level courses for American students, and IGCSE and O Level for those following British-patterned curricula.
Related courses
The following subject categories are particularly relevant for this degree. Consider taking courses in these areas in Grade 11 and Grade 12.
- Language Arts
- Mathematics and Computation: Calculus is recommended for the Harvest Planning and Engineering specialization.
- Sciences: Biology 11 or IB Biology HL or SL is strongly recommended for all majors and specializations. IB Physics SL or HL is also recommended for the Wood Products major and the Harvest Planning and Engineering specialization.
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Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship website to learn more about Wood Products.
Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time 蘑菇传媒international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all .
Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship website to learn more about Wood Products.