The BSc program in Natural Resources provides a broad knowledge about the natural environment and the human utilization of natural resources:

You will learn about plants, animals, cell biology, ecology and many other practical subjects – and always in the context of their practical utilization. The broad scope and the subject flexibility of the program provide good access to a very large range of LIFE MSc programs.

The Natural Resources program is relatively flexible and as a student you may choose to learn and work in depth with e.g.:

• animal behavior and welfare in livestock production.
• how plant breeding may be utilized for remediation of polluted soil.
• which crops may provide better and more stable food supply in the developing countries.
• how forest regeneration and natural forest management practices can secure clean groundwater resources.
• strategies to minimize the environmental impact of agricultural production systems.

• Teaching in the program is a mixture of lectures, theoretical exercises, practical or lab exercises, excursions or field trips and different forms of project-oriented work in groups and individually.
• In the 1st year you have a fixed set of mandatory courses in fundamental natural science subjects (math, chemistry, ecology, cell-biology, diversity of life, economics). In these courses the fundamental principles are always exemplified and relevance for practical applications discussed.
• After the 1st year you have to choose one out of four different subject focus areas. Each of the subject focus areas include some specific, mandatory courses totaling 1 year full time study, but spread out during the 2nd and 3rd year of your BSc, to allow room for elective courses as well.
  The subject focus areas are:
  • Animal Science
  • Plant Science
  • Environmental Science or
  • Nature & Society. 
• In the 3rd year an interdisciplinary, thematic course within the subject focus area is mandatory, and involves problem-oriented project-work carried out in groups, resulting in a report and a final examination seminar.
• The elective courses you can choose freely from the entire course catalog according to your own interests. Courses may also be taken at other universities (national or international) and credits transferred.
• In the last part of your 3rd year you have to carry out an independent BSc thesis project within a subject of your own choice. This involves approximately ¼ study year full time work, resulting in a BSc thesis and finalized with a seminar and oral examination.

Altogether this means that you will end up with your own unique BSc profile! This also gives you good possibilities for qualifying to a large number of different MSc programs at LIFE or other universities.