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Sustainable Land Management – (B.Sc.)
University of Greenwich
Hadlow College
| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,964 - ≈ € 10,512 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Greenwich
This programme critically examines the factors affecting land use, encouraging students to understand the processes affecting how these factors interact. In particular, it considers the dominant role of agriculture and explores how we integrate these ideas and develop holistic policies of land management. The programme also debates the key leadership strategies needed to encourage the adoption of positive national and international policy agendas that will ensure a truly sustainable future for our lives on the land.
Aims of the programme
* To help students to understand sustainable food, fuel and fibre production, other land uses and their impacts on our environment
* To ensure students appreciate the importance of developing policies for land use within sustainable communities
* To enable students to evaluate and promote integrated strategies for sustainable development which maintain a worthwhile quality of life within the constraints of the land
Specialist equipment/facilities
Students have access to laboratories for soil, plant and animal sciences; a commercially run farm and dairy unit and 150 hectares of crops, grass leys and pasture.
Contents
Year 1
* Global Issues for Sustainable Land Management (15 credits)
* Crop Production (15 credits)
* Livestock Production (15 credits)
* Soil Science (15 credits)
* An introduction to Remote Sensing and Cartography (15 credits)
* Waste Management and Recycling (15 credits)
Year 2
* Society and Community (15 credits)
* Sustainable Agriculture (15 credits)
* Geographic Information Systems (15 credits)
* Urban and Peri-Urban Sustainability (15 credits)
* Sustainable Landscape Management (15 credits)
* Ecology and Conservation (15 credits)
* Research Skills (15 credits)
* Critical Issues in Sustainable Landscape Management (30 credits)
Year 3
* Applications and Issues in Geographic Information Systems (15 credits)
* Landscape Environmental Assessment (15 credits)
* Research Methods and Statistics (15 credits)
* Organisation Studies (15 credits)
* Current Issues in Sustainable Land Management (15 credits)
* Sustainable Land Management Project (30 credits)
* Sustainable Land Management Field Study (15 credits)
Assessment
Students are assessed through work-based projects, report writing, case studies, presentations and exams.
Attendance
3 years full-time (2 days a week) / 4 years part-time (1-2 days a week)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
160 UCAS points FROM
EITHER two A-levels at grade C or above
OR a National Diploma at PMM
OR equivalent qualifications in appropriate subjects.
PLUS GCSEs.
• Life experiences are taken into account when considering applications.
• Applications from mature students are welcome.
Language skills
If English is not your first language, you will need to provide proof of your fluency in English before you can begin a programme. The main systems for measuring this are IELTS with a minimum score of 6.0 for degree programmes or TOEFL with a minimum score of 550 for degree programmes. Recently the TOEFL computer-based test has been abolished to make way for the introduction of the Internet-based test, gradually eliminating the traditional paper-based method. Other qualifications may be satisfactory. We can tell you what is acceptable.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
Accreditation
Many of our programmes are accredited by relevant professional bodies, and Schools are proud of their strong links with professions and industry. Such strong links with employers, plus research and investment in facilities ensure that our programmes reflect the needs of industry.
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