Sustainable Land Management (QA only), FdSc (Plumpton College)

This degree course will give you the tools to analyse and assess the ecosystem health of a wide range of UK habitats and the skills to deliver practical, realistic and achievable management plans within a financially viable framework that recognises the needs and requirements of all interested parties.

During the course you will learn the practical skills of estate management and also of maintaining and enhancing a wide range of UK habitats, including the use of livestock to achieve this. You will learn a suite of survey techniques that will enable you to assess and monitor habitat quality to a range of UK standards. You will investigate the legislation and practises around current UK conservation and potential schemes such as the new Environmental Land Management scheme. Business management skills including an understanding of funding schemes are a vital skill for new land managers along with people management and digital mapping software– something industry informs us is also an essential requirement.

Your studies will involve you carrying out two focussed studies enabling you to develop key areas of interest, 300 hours of work experience and will comprise practical, classroom and independent study. Course content is industry and students led, comprising the skills and knowledge the land management industry needs looking forward