BSc (Hons) Countryside Management

Entry Requirements

• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above, including Maths, English Language and Science.
• applicants must also be in possession of, or studying towards, an acceptable level 3 qualification, such as A levels.

English Language Requirement:

• IELTS 6.0 overall, with no lower than 5.5 in any component

Curriculum

Year 1

• Academic Development
• Personal Development
• Introduction to Research Methods
• Introduction to the Natural Environment
• Introduction to Ecology
• Business Organisation and Law
• Environmental Survey and Field Skills
• Introduction to Agriculture
• Contemporary Countryside and Environmental Issues
• Principles of Countryside Recreation Management

Year 2

• Research Methods
• Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Management
• Environmental Quality and Protection
• Landscape Development and Assessment
• Planning Law and Practice
• Principles of Management
• Woodland and Field Sports Management
• Woodland Management

Additional options available

• Species Identification Skills
• Countryside and Land Management

Year 3

• Placement year

Year 4

• Honours Research Project
• Environmental Assessment and Management
• Sustainable Forestry and Forest Products
• Countryside Interpretation, Education and Visitor Management
• Environmental Project - Field Course
• Managing Countryside Projects

Additional options available

• Applied and Conservation Ecology
• GIS and Land Use