Students
BSc (Hons) LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT (LAND USE)
Resources
- Extensive glasshouse facilities
- Field nursery stock production
- Computer controlled environmental and irrigation systems
- Fruit and container production units
- Plant propagation centre
- Fully equipped landscape training centre
- Demonstration garden for leading national retailers
- Fully labelled plant collectiopn throughout the College grounds
- 10 acres of landscaped gardens and two National Collections within Broadview Gardens
- Fully commercial garden centre
Typical Employers
Local authorities, nurseries, garden centres, publicly and privately owned gardens, commercial landscaping companies.
Industry Links
Students benefit from a wide range of links with commercial nurseries, research institutes, organic producers, public and privately owned gardens as well as exposure to the retail world through our onsite garden centre. The College is also a member of the Royal Horticultural Society; NCCPG and the Hardy Plant Society.
Graduates of this programme benefit from a sound knowledge base and well balanced range of scientific, technical and management skills. Focused around sustainable land management for leisure, recreation, amenity and landscape conservation, throughout this programme you will gain an understanding of environmental assessment impacts and the process of mitigation. Upon completion, you will be able to apply the knowledge gained and examine on a strategic level the management and conservation of amenities within both the urban and rural environments.
UCAS Course Code: D4K3 H BSc/LM
Entry Requirements 160 UCAS points: 2 A levels at Grade C or above or a National Diploma at PMM or equivalent in appropriate subjects.
Additional Experience
Applications from mature students without the standard entry qualifications, or who are working in the industry, are warmly welcomed.
Location
Hadlow
Course Duration
Full time: 3 years (4 years with a sandwich year), 2 days per week.
Part time: 5 years, 1 day per week.
Course Content Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Assessment Method
Assignments and examinations.
Progression Routes
Successful students may progress onto a related MSc or PhD programme. Alternatively, students may pursue a career with public or private sector organisations such as environmental consultancies, conservation trusts, local authority landscape departments and private companies.
Specialist Equipment Needed
Protective clothing, footwear and drawing equipment.