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  • Photocopies of examination qualifications / certificates and statements of results
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BSc (Hons) Landscape Management (Countryside) Top-up

Course Duration

Location

Horticulture, Landscape and Design

Course Content:

Year 1

  • Hard and soft materials (double module)
  • Landscape practices
  • Information systems
  • Plant protection
  • Plant science
  • Soil science
  • Surveying

Year 2

  • Arboriculture
  • Ecology and conservation
  • Historic landscapes
  • Landscape contract procedures
  • Sustainable landscape management
  • Planting design
  • Turf culture
  • Recreational land use

Year 3

  • Applied landscape contract procedures
  • Geographical Information Systems (GIS)
  • Landscape management project (Double dissertation)
  • Landscape management plans
  • Landscape environmental assessment
  • Professional studies
  • Rural land use

Assessment Method:

Assignments and examinations.

Entry Requirements:

240 UCAS points made up from A levels, preferably one in a Science based subject, or Level 3 vocational qualification. All applicants should also have a GCSE grade C or above in English, Maths and Science.

Additional Experience:

Applications from mature students without the standard entry qualifications, or who are working in the industry, are warmly welcomed.

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. Students graduate as

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Resources

  • 150 hectare fully functioning commercial farm
  • 256 hectares of land comprising a wide range of natural habitats including woodland, urban and aquatic
  • Outside classroom equipped with a range of facilities
  • Countryside Stewardship Scheme

Typical Employers

Local authorities, game estates, wildlife and conservation trusts, nature reserves and organisations such as The Environment Agency.

Industry Links

Students benefit from close ties with organisations such as English Nature, RSPB, English Heritage as well as a number of local wildlife parks and nature reserves. The College is a member of The National Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust.