This scheme is designed to develop the in-depth knowledge and skills required for a career in countryside conservation.
Coursework combines formal lectures with work assignments.
The excellent location of the University will be used to full advantage with a broad range of fieldwork and study visits. The first year is common to all the countryside courses and provides a comprehensive understanding of the countryside and the factors which affect it, together with a foundation for the specialised conservation modules introduced in the second year. Physical geography for countryside managers, agricultural systems, forestry and woodlands, habitat ecology, people in the countryside, countryside organisations, the historic landscape, information technology. Introduction to the rural economy, introduction to soils and their management, trade, agriculture and rural business, energy in the environment. The second year begins your specialisation in countryside conservation and develops your understanding of the key issues in this subject.