This course is a two-year taught masters programme leading to a European degree and a Canadian degree (i.e. a dual degree) in forestry and environmental management. The programme is offered by a consortium of seven universities, three in Canada and four in the European Union (EU).

Students spend one year at a Canadian university and one year at an EU university; they also attend two three-week summer field courses, one in Canada and one in the EU.

The partners in the TRANSFOR-M consortium are:

• Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg, Germany
• Bangor University, Wales, UK
• University of Eastern Finland, Finland
• University of Padova, Italy
• BOKU, Austria
• University of New Brunswick, Canada
• University of Alberta, Canada
• University of British Columbia, Canada

Bangor University degrees available under TRANSFOR-M are:

• MSc Agroforestry
• MSc Conservation and Land Management
• MSc Environmental Forestry

Canadian degrees available under TRANSFOR-M are:

• Master of Environmental Management (University of New Brunswick)
• Master of Forestry (University of New Brunswick)
• Master of Forest Engineering (University of New Brunswick)
• MSc Forestry (University of New Brunswick)
• MSc Forest Engineering (University of New Brunswick)
• MSc (University of Alberta)
• Master of Forestry (University of Alberta)
• Master of Forestry (University of British Columbia)

Students apply to one of the consortium universities and must be selected by both it and a partner university.  Selection will favour students with strong academic records, experience, and credentials that indicate serious interest in international work.

Students from the EU are strongly recommended to spend their first year at a Canadian university and their second year at a university in the EU. 

Several recent graduates from the TRANSFOR-M programme have gone on to study for a research degree, while others have taken up professional positions in forestry and conservation, often in the partner country (i.e. EU graduates are now working in Canada, and Canadian graduates are working in different EU countries).