Countryside and Protected Area Management (Postgraduate Diploma)

Birkbeck, University of London

Postgraduate

In London

£ 3,500 + VAT

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  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    London

Programme overview This Postgraduate Diploma in Countryside and Protected Area Management will enable you to acquire and develop a broad knowledge of, and the skills needed for, managing protected areas of the environment, including natural, cultural and recreational sites. It will provide you with the key skills and management tools necessary for resolving conflicting pressures and demands in protected areas. Find out more about studying at Birkbeck and what our students say about our geography- and environment-related programmes. Watch an Introduction to Climate Change taster lecture.

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London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

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Course programme

Course structure

This Postgraduate Diploma consists of 2 core modules (30 credits each) taught in alternate years and 2 core residential schools (15 credits each) held in April each year.

You must also select 2 option modules (15 credits each) from the list of options below.

Core modules
  • People and the System
  • The Countryside Resource
Core residential schools
  • Residential School: People, Policy and the System
  • Residential School: The Countryside Resource
Option modules
  • Coastal Zone Management
  • Conservation Management Planning
  • Critical Geographies of Nature (15)
  • Ecological Survey and Monitoring
  • Environmental Interpretation and Education
  • Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Exploration of topics includes lectures and workshops led by invited speakers (e.g. from relevant government agencies, such as Natural England, NGOs (e.g. RSPB), consultants and academics) as well as a significant component of individual reading and research by students.

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Teaching and assessment Teaching Lectures, seminars, group and practical work, independent study supported by personal tutorials. Assessment Coursework relating to the core course and specialist modules and a 2-paper written examination. ...

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