Landscape Management (Land Use), BSc Hons

This degree programme covers sustainable land management for leisure, recreation, amenity and landscape conservation. Students are prepared for the long-term care and development of new and existing landscapes, as well as determining policy and planning for future management. The programme includes lectures, group work, visits to meet and question practitioners, and study trips.

The aims of the programme are:

• To become holistically knowledgeable in the management of community, landscape and conservation
• To recognise and understand the processes involved in mitigating environmental impacts as they occur on the built and rural landscapes
• To gain knowledge excellence in contract, stewardship options, management planning and other landscape management options.

UCAS code

D4K3 H BSc/LM

Location

Hadlow College

Attendance

3 years full-time (2 days a week)
5 years part-time (1 day a week)

Entry Requirements

Applicants should have:

240 UCAS points

FROM A-levels, preferably one in a science-based subject

OR a Level 3 vocational qualification

PLUS all applicants should also have a GCSE grade C or above in English, mathematics and science.

• Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications.

• Applications from mature students are welcome.

A 256-hectare estate containing woodland and aquatic habitats, landscape training centre, design studio and dedicated science laboratories.

Assessment

Students are assessed through assignments and exams.

Professional recognition

This programme is accredited by the Landscape Institute with students graduating as licentiate members.

Career options

Graduates have opportunities in managerial, advisory, consultancy, contract and rural accesss within landscape management and conservation sectors.

Content

Year 1

• Hard and Soft Materials (30 credits)
• Landscape Practices (15 credits)
• Estuarine & Coastal Zone Management (15 credits)
• Plant Protection, Identification and Taxonomy (15 credits)
• Plant Science (15 credits)
• Soil Science (15 credits)
• Surveying (15 credits)

Year 2

• Arboriculture and Sylviculture (15 credits)
• Ecology and Conservation (15 credits)
• Historic Landscapes (15 credits)
• Landscape Contract Procedures (15 credits)
• Sustainable Landscape Management (15 credits)
• Planting and Design (15 credits)
• Recreational Land Use (15 credits)
• Turf Culture (15 credits)

Year 3

• Applied Landscape Contract Procedures (15 credits)
• Geographical Information Systems (15 credits)
• Landscape Management Project (30 credits)
• Landscape Management Plans (15 credits)
• Landscape Environmental Impact Assessment (15 credits)
• Professional Studies (15 credits)
• Rural Land Use (15 credits)

Your time at university should be enjoyable and rewarding, and it is important that it is not spoilt by unnecessary financial worries. We recommend that you spend time planning your finances, both before coming to university and while you are here. We can offer advice on living costs and budgeting, as well as on awards, allowances and loans.

Find out more about our fees and the support available to you at our:

• Undergraduate finance pages
• International students' finance pages