About this course

In the course, we consider damage to central forest trees in Norway. We describe the most important pests among the insects and fungi with emphasis on their life cycle, which parts of the tree they affect, and which conditions promote the damage. We also describe measures to prevent and limit damage. We also consider abiotic damage caused by physical or chemical stress, including climatic damage.

Learning outcome

A candidate who has completed the course shall have learned the following:

Knowledge

The student should have an overview of the most important causes of damage to forest trees in Norway.

Skills

The student should be able to recognize and interpret typical injury symptoms and identify the cause of injury. The student should also be able to provide simple advice on damage prevention and relevant countermeasures.

General competence

The student should be able to apply knowledge about forest pests in interdisciplinary assessments of forest management.

  • Learning activities

    Lectures, exercises and excursions are all during three weeks in August.

  • Teaching support

    The course has web pages in Canvas. The teacher is available for questions during office hours or by email.

  • Syllabus

    Reading list will be distributed on Canvas at the start of the course.

  • Assessment method

    Combined assessment:

    • Final written exam (3 hours) counts for 70%.
    • Tests of symptoms and causes during the course counts for 30%.

    Students who have previously passed one or more components of the combined assessment in the course are not required to retake these when repeating the course.



    Written exam Karakterregel: Letter grades Hjelpemiddelkode: A1 No calculator, no other aids Written hand-ins Karakterregel: Letter grades

  • About use of AI

    Test: K1 - No use of AI

    Written exam: K1 - No use of AI

    Mandatory activity: K3 - Full use of AI.

    The use of AI is permitted, but it must comply with the Guidelines for Use of Artificial Intelligens (AI) at NMBU.

    Descriptions of AI-category codes.

  • Examiner scheme

    External examiner is used on the final written examination.

  • Mandatory activity

    Exercises and excursions.

  • Teaching hours

    Up to 8 hours per day lectures, exercises, excursions.

  • Reduction of credits

    5 credits overlap with FEP201 (previous version).

  • Admission requirements

    Minimum requirements for entrance to higher education in Norway (generell studiekompetanse).