Land Economy (Rural Surveying)

Master

In Aberdeen

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Aberdeen (Scotland)

  • Duration

    12 Months

The programme provides a range of knowledge and skills e.g. land management, public policy, law, planning, economics, and valuation, integrated to meet the future challenges facing landowners and land managers. Understanding of traditional land management (agriculture, forestry, sporting) and emerging land uses (environmental and conservation activities, countryside access and leisure, steading conversions, telecommunication masts and wind turbines) is combined with an understanding of the business skills necessary for successful decision-making and rural business management.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Aberdeen (Aberdeen City)
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St. Mary'S Building, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UF

Start date

On request

About this course

Our minimum entry requirement for this programme is a UK Honours degree (or an honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth) at a 2:2 (lower second) class or above.

Students whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of English language proficiency.

Mature students who do not meet the minimum entry requirement but who have appropriate professional experience will also be considered.

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Course programme

Syllabus

You will study the following topics:

  • Land and Environmental Economics
  • Valuation
  • Rural Policy
  • Rural and Environmental Law
  • Rural and Environmental Practice
  • Rural Business Management
  • Land Use Management
  • Research Methods
  • Dissertation (Masters) OR Case Study (Diploma)

An optional English Land Law course is also available for students wishing to work in England/Wales.

Assessment

Assessment involves a combination of course work, project work, examinations and either a Dissertation (MLE) or a Case-Study project (DipLE).

Teaching

Highly qualified and motivated staff will teach you, including those with considerable practical experience. A variety of teaching and assessment methods are used. All courses involve lectures, tutorials, seminars and project work although the relative balance varies as you progress through the programme. Courses are assessed via coursework and formal examinations. There are two diets of examinations: January and May, normally four courses examined at each diet. As you progress greater emphasis is placed on the application of knowledge and skills, project work increases and examinations are fewer. Projects focus on local estates, rural businesses, and farms and are designed to incorporate the types of task expected in the workplace.

Courses typically involve two or three hours of lectures and one small group tutorial/seminar per week. There are half-day, whole day, and three day field visits (for example, to Highland estates) for general experience and in relation to specific projects. These regularly involve leading practitioners in the field. Project-work includes a mix of individual and group exercises. Residential field visits include a European field course. In recent years visits have been made to Spain, Portugal, the Czech Republic and Slovenia.

Dedication

12 months, full-time.

Additional information

Comments: Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Career opportunities: Career options include such areas as land agency, estate management, countryside management, and rural policy and development. Diploma and Masters graduates in Rural Surveying are particularly highly sought-after by the leading land agency firms throughout the UK: Smiths-Gore, Strutt and Parker, Bidwells, Savills, and Edwin Thompson to name but a few. Other graduates have secured employment with landed estates (Buccleuch Estates, Moray Estates, Strathmore Estates, Dunecht Estates), conservation bodies (SNH, RSPB) and public authorities (National Parks, Local Authorities).

Land Economy (Rural Surveying)

Price on request