BSc in Wildlife Management Engineering - MATE Directorate of Education
BSc in Wildlife Management Engineering
BSc in Wildlife Management Engineering
Last modified: 20. February 2025
The aim of the program is to train wildlife management engineers, who - through an ecological, environmentally conscious, food chain approach - are able to plan, organize, control and implement the general and specific tasks of game protection, wildlife management, natural resource management and nature protection. In the course of their working relationship with businesses and other organizations (forestry, agricultural, fishing, turf management, rural and settlement development organizations) that deal with game stock as a renewable natural resource, wildlife management engineers can enforce wildlife and nature protection principles and regulations, the interests of wildlife management; they are capable of performing the special tasks of wildlife management, to educate in a nature conservationist way and to organize hunting tourism. They have applicable modern leadership and organizational skills, that can be used to strengthen the effectiveness and healthiness of working organizations. They are prepared to continue their studies on master level.
Qualification of the degree:
- Level of program: Bachelor of Science (BSc);
- qualification: Wildlife Management Engineer.
Length of program: 7 semesters
Work schedule: full-time (HU,EN) or correspondence (HU)
Financial options: state scholarship or self-financed
Program Leader: Prof. Sándor Csányi university professor
Deputy program leader: Dr. Mihály Márton associate professor
Training location: Gödöllő (Szent István Campus)
Language of conduction: Hungarian and English
Skills and professional competences acquired on completion of the program
A graduate with a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Management Engineering will be able to:
- To develop a professional position in the field of wildlife management and wildlife biological data collection, to assess the differing positions of others and to discuss and defend any opposing or contradictory positions in debates.
- Planning and carrying out procedures, allocating resources, participating in the preparation of proposals to support professional decisions, drawing conclusions.
- For the sectoral management of enterprises, game management units and production facilities operating in the field of game management, and for the professional operation of their management, taking into account environmental management, environmental protection, nature conservation and food safety requirements.
- Detailed analysis based on knowledge and methods relevant to the field, exploring basic relationships and drawing independent conclusions.
- Effective use of written and oral communication tools.
- Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of using the possibilities offered by internet technology and, if necessary, be able to use them in a conscious and professional manner.
Conditions of obtaining pre-degree certificate (absolutorium)
- completion of: all the compulsory subjects of the program, the subjects of the chosen specialization, the required number of optional credits according to the curriculum and the number of credits for the preparation of the thesis, for a total of 180 credits;
- completion of a 30-credit professional practice.
Final Exam
Condition to attend final exam:
- obtained pre-degree certificate (absolutorium);
- submission of thesis and its acceptance by reviewers;
- the student shall not be in debt to the University.
Parts of final exam:
- thesis defense;
- comprehensive complex exam.
Field of knowledge and subjects of final exam are sent to final-year students before each final exam period.
Evaluation of final exam and qualification of degree from 2020/21 academic year
Accordingly, to chapter 4.3.16 Final exam and chapter 4.3.17. Degree certificate.