Other professional bodies are also showing an increasing interest in environment and sustainable development issues and syllabuses will begin to reflect these changes. Most bodies will be able to provide information about courses within their areas of interest. Some colleges offer courses as part of an integrated modular scheme. This scheme allows you to 'design your qualification' to meet your individual needs by selecting from a wide range of modules. It allows extensive opportunities for choice and flexibility.
Some courses start with a common core and then offer options.
Institutions provide assistance to help students select modules that give a coherent course of study. Choosing the environmental options or modules can help give an environmental dimension to a course. Modular schemes are especially helpful to applicants who are uncertain about their future employment because they allow a combination of vocational and non-vocational subjects and a change of direction if desired. There are no formal entry requirements for these courses, but indicators of success are a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma or one A Level and supporting GCSEs at grade C or above. First degree Universities have their own entrance requirements which vary from subject to subject, largely depending on their popularity.