Master in Wood Science

Wood Science at Poznan University of Life Sciences is a master's programme taught in English in Poznan, completed over four semesters. The programme gives graduates in-depth, multi-disciplinary knowledge in wood engineering, furniture design, and wood protection and modification. It is intended for students who have completed undergraduate studies in Wood Technology, Wood Science, Forest Products Engineering, or Forestry, or who hold a BSc degree in related fields such as Renewable Materials, Natural Resources, Forest Engineering, Ecological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or Bioengineering. The programme maintains a strong student-to-professor ratio, aiming to give personal attention and supervision to all students. Students study wood anatomy and the chemical properties of wood, wood processing, furniture creation, how wood can be combined with other materials, and how wood can be protected. The programme presents wood science as central to natural resource conservation, describing it as the field responsible for the proper use of one of the most widely used natural resources. The course focuses on the optimal use of wood, a renewable material, in both conventional and modern industries, and combines chemical and mechanical wood technology with furniture design, teaching students how to select materials for the wood industry based on their chemical and physical properties. Wood science as a discipline sits at the intersection of materials engineering, chemistry, and design, addressing how a renewable resource can be processed, protected, and shaped for use across construction, furniture, and manufacturing. Graduates typically pursue careers in furniture design and manufacturing, wood processing and materials engineering, and roles in forestry and renewable materials industries that call for technical knowledge of how wood behaves and how it can be treated and combined with other materials.