Landscape Management (Land Use), BSc Hons
KEY FACTS
UCAS code
D4K3 H BSc/LM
Location
Attendance
3 years full-time (3 days per week)
4 years sandwich
5 years part-time
Entry requirements
160 UCAS points FROM
EITHER two A-levels
OR a National Diploma at PMM
OR equivalent qualifications in appropriate subjects.
PLUS GCSEs.
• Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications.
• Applications from mature students are welcome
Specialist equipment/facilities
A 256-hectare estate containing woodland and aquatic habitats, landscape training centre, design studio and dedicated science laboratories
Assessment
Assignments and exams
Professional recognition
This programme is accredited by the Landscape Institute as leading towards membership
Career options
Graduates have opportunities in managerial, advisory, consultancy, research and technical positions within the landscape management sector
This degree programme covers sustainable land management for leisure, recreation, amenity and landscape conservation. Students are prepared for the long-term care and development of new and existing landscapes, as well as determining policy and planning for future management. The programme includes lectures, group work, visits to meet and question practitioners, and study trips.
Aims of the programme
- To develop students' understanding of the principles of different types of landscape management
- To equip students with the skills and knowledge to analyse policies of landscape management
- To help students to apply what they have learned through practical work placements
Content
Year 1
- Hard and Soft Materials (30 credits)
- Landscape Practices (15 credits)
- Information Systems (15 credits)
- Plant Protection (15 credits)
- Plant Science (15 credits)
- Soil Science (15 credits)
- Surveying (15 credits)
Year 2
- Arboriculture and Sylviculture (15 credits)
- Ecology and Conservation (15 credits)
- Historic Landscapes (15 credits)
- Landscape Contract Procedures (15 credits)
- Sustainable Landscape Management (15 credits)
- Planting Design (15 credits)
- Recreational Land Use (15 credits)
- Turfculture (15 credits)
Year 3
- Applied Landscape Contract Procedures (15 credits)
- Geographical Information Systems (15 credits)
- Landscape Management Project (30 credits)
- Landscape Management Plans (15 credits)
- Landscape Environmental Assessment (15 credits)
- Professional Studies (15 credits)
- Rural Land Use (15 credits)