The topics covered provide a rich blend of practical hands-on skills with those necessary to initiative and manage policies and programmes, thus enabling graduates to help conserve and develop the countryside in the best interests of the local, national and global environment and the communities which visit, use and depend on it. Undergraduates benefit from the excellent Brackenhurst estate which offers an ideal learning environment for this programme. Year 1 Provides a strong practical introduction to the course as well as the broad character of the countryside and its development. Year 3 Integrates and applies the interdisciplinary skill gained in earlier years to solve rural and environmental problems. Projects The course is delivered with a strong emphasis on project-based learning, supported by lectures, seminars and workshops.
Projects focus on practical and live policy issues.
Assessment is by project, coursework and examination. The course also includes an optional industrial placement of at least 38 weeks between years two and three in an approved countryside related post. This can lead to a supplementary certificate or diploma in professional studies. Your Future Career Career opportunities are available with nature trusts and other charities, environmental consultancies, leisure companies, local authorities and government agencies. Mature students who are unable to meet normal entry requirements but who have relevant previous experience are welcome.