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The demands on the countryside to provide and maintain the resources needed for food and non-food production, coupled with the increasing requirement for public access, leisure activities and environmental protection have increased the need for appropriately qualified managers and advisers. These individuals require knowledge and understanding of environmental issues, combined with a clear understanding of agricultural and rural land management. This course builds on environmental and landscape knowledge from previous studies to provide the necessary policy and business expertise required of future countryside managers.

Course Structure

The course is based on a modular structure. A small core of compulsory modules covering a range of countryside management and policy issues is accompanied by an individual research enquiry. In addition, you will select a number of elective modules, from the extensive College list, thus enabling either greater specialisation in specific sector areas or a broader understanding of countryside issues.

If you have already secured employment, you may elect to study up to 50% of the course based in the workplace, thus reducing the time required to attend campus-based modules.

What you need to join the Course

The normal entry requirement will be a foundation degree or HND award passed with a merit profile in a cognate subject acceptable for entry to the specific honours pathway. Depending on previous studies, you may also be required, following individual interview, to complete additional ‘bridging’ studies, prior to enrolling on the honours course in order to cover identified gaps in previous learning.

Career Opportunities

As a leading educator serving the rural business sectors, we are well placed to provide networking opportunities into the vast range of employment positions in rural industries. This course is specifically designed to equip you with the knowledge and expertise to gain employment within the conservation or countryside management sectors, for example statutory bodies such as Natural England and English Heritage, county councils, non-governmental organisations such as the National Trust, the Wildlife Trusts, RSPB or FWAG, or on large farms or estates.