Environmental Management
Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to: Outline the key issues - both theoretical and practical - underpinning the countryside resource (history, ecology and species/habitat/site management) and its key actors (state, statutory agencies, NGOs and people/communities). Discuss the ecology of protected areas and the wider countryside. Consider the needs and behaviour of people (residents, workers, visitors). Explain the structure and operation of relevant social and political factors, including legislation and policy.
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About this course
Good degree or equivalent in any area, or equivalent qualification with professional experience.
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Course programme
MSc Environmental Management (Protected Area / Countryside Management)
Full-Time Programme
Why study this course at Birkbeck?
- Offers opportunities for career progression for anyone working, or planning to work, in the management of local, national or international protected areas.
- Flexible study pattern, with a mixture of core teaching based on occasional weekends in London and a spring residential school.
- A wide range of professional training modules available, with a broad interdisciplinary focus.
This programme will enable you to acquire and develop a broad understanding of the knowledge and 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.
What will I be studying?
Core courses:
- The Countryside Resource - the physical and ecological background to the countryside, including key habitats and landscapes, and strategies for their management.
- People and the System - the social and political framework of countryside management, focusing predominantly on the users of the countryside, and the social and legislative framework within which it is managed.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Outline the key issues - both theoretical and practical - underpinning the countryside resource (history, ecology and species/habitat/site management) and its key actors (state, statutory agencies, NGOs and people/communities).
- Discuss the ecology of protected areas and the wider countryside.
- Consider the needs and behaviour of people (residents, workers, visitors).
- Explain the structure and operation of relevant social and political factors, including legislation and policy.
- Make informed judgements about complex issues involving the inter-relationship between environmental, economic, social and political factors.
Environmental Management