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University of Tasmania

This course is designed to advance the skill base for those who manufacture, design with, and use the material or who maintain timber infrastructure. It will provide participants with the understanding and skills necessary to process, use and maintain the material efficiently and economically, especially relevant to Australian conditions. It also highlights major international technologies and developments.
General knowledge about Timber, its processing and design outputs.
Students will learn the basics of wood science and the role of timber and wood products as a renewable resource for society before selecting areas of study relevant to their areas of expertise and interest. They can pursue timber use as a building material, timber board or engineering wood product manufacture, or a combination of these fields. The course focuses strongly on the requirements of sustainable construction and production practice, especially practice relevant to Australian conditions.
A Bachelor's degree in Building, Architecture, Engineering, Forestry or related discipline or a degree in any discipline and relevant industry experience.Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with a combination of tertiary qualifications and relevant industry experience may be considered for equivalency and entry under the Faculty's policy for the admission of non-graduates to postgraduate coursework programs.
The new rationale is being introduced in the accreditation point of GBCA (Green Building Council of Australia) that the “Timber” if it is certified by a forest certification scheme that meets both the GBCA's 'Essential' and 'Significant' criteria for forest certification; or is from a reused source; or is sourced from a combination of both for a revised timber credit may gain accreditation for the course.
The graduates can work independently or be employed in either the building or timber production industries,with the increasing scale of interest in timber as a preferred material in sustainable construction, graduates can specialize in their respective disciplines in areas related to timber design, construction and management of buildings and similar structures. Similarly, there are increasing specialised career opportunities in the processing, fabrication, marketing and distribution sectors of the timber industry for graduates and those with relevant training and experience. This includes employment in production, sales and design support.
Minimum 1 yrs, Maximum 3 yrs