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Environmental Management

SRUC Scotland's Rural College

UCAS Code: 4R5Y | Higher National Diploma - HND

Entry requirements


A level

D,E

to include a Science subject or Geography

To include a Science subject or Geography

Scottish Higher

C,C

to include a Science subject or Geography

UCAS Tariff

40-42

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About this course


Course option

2years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Environmental sciences

**Course Summary**

The value and importance of the environment and its issues is becoming increasingly recognised in society. As such, environmental management is a vibrant and rapidly changing area. The Environmental Management HND covers key topics such as climate change, sustainability, and management of natural and land resources, as well as political and social issues associated with these. Students will learn through a combination of practical and case study based learning, supporting knowledge and awareness of current techniques used in environmental management. This provides students with essential knowledge and skills for further study and employment in a wide range of environmental and conservation sectors.

The theory and skills gained in this award will support progression onto the Degree in Environmental Management, but also move into related sectors such as environmental protection, rural development, estate management, and environmental conservation.

**Assessment Methods**

A wide range of assessment methods are employed in this HND award that include: case study reporting, assessment portfolio, site investigation and management/conservation plan, restricted/short response questions, presentations, investigative log book, or audit reporting to name a few.

**Course Details**

**Modules**

Mandatory Modules in this HND include those listed in the HNC Environmental Management profile together with: Global Climate Systems; Resource Economics; Freshwater Environments: Management and Protection; Environmental Management Systems; Monitoring and Analytical Methods for Environmental Science; Fundamentals of Geospatial Approaches and Data Analysis in Environmental Science, and Sustainable Resource Recovery and Pollution Control.

Candidates will also undertake two HND level Graded Unit Award in Environmental Management that provide project management, team work, and data collection and analysis experience in one, and examination experience and assessment of depth of retained core knowledge in the other.

HND students will also select five additional modules from an elective list (elective modules available vary annually and across the different campuses dependant on staff availability and specialism): Habitat Management; Terrestrial Ecology; Ecological Surveying; Energy and the Environment; Reclamation of Degraded Land; Marine Environments: Management and Protection; Tourism: Sustainability and Rural Communities; Environmental Chemistry: An Introduction (a mandatory elective on some campuses to support progression); Developing Skills for Personal Effectiveness; Rural Socio-economic Development; Forestry: Woodland Conservation; Education for Sustainability: Principles and Practice, or Farm Scale Renewable Energy.

Modules

Mandatory Modules in this HND include those listed in the HNC Environmental Management profile together with: Global Climate Systems; Resource Economics; Freshwater Environments: Management and Protection; Environmental Management Systems; Monitoring and Analytical Methods for Environmental Science; Fundamentals of Geospatial Approaches and Data Analysis in Environmental Science, and Sustainable Resource Recovery and Pollution Control. Candidates will also undertake two HND level Graded Unit Award in Environmental Management that provide project management, team work, and data collection and analysis experience in one, and examination experience and assessment of depth of retained core knowledge in the other.
HND students will also select five additional modules from an elective list (elective modules available vary annually and across the different campuses dependant on staff availability and specialism): Habitat Management; Terrestrial Ecology; Ecological Surveying; Energy and the Environment; Reclamation of Degraded Land; Marine Environments: Management and Protection; Tourism: Sustainability and Rural Communities; Environmental Chemistry: An Introduction (a mandatory elective on some campuses to support progression); Developing Skills for Personal Effectiveness; Rural Socio-economic Development; Forestry: Woodland Conservation; Education for Sustainability: Principles and Practice, or Farm Scale Renewable Energy.

Assessment methods

A wide range of assessment methods are employed in this HND award that include; case – study reporting, assessment portfolio, site investigation and management / conservation plan, restricted / short response questions, presentations, investigative log book, or audit reporting to name a few.

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£7,000
per year
England
£7,000
per year
EU
£16,000
per year
International
£16,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£7,000
per year
Republic of Ireland
£7,000
per year
Scotland
£1,285
per year
Wales
£7,000
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Edinburgh

Department:

Environment, Conservation and Sustainability

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Top job areas of graduates

9%
Conservation and environment professionals
9%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers
9%
Other administrative occupations

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