Environmental Sustainability

City College Plymouth

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In Plymouth

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Plymouth

About the course

Become a marine scientist or conservationist! City College Plymouth is extremely proud to offer this high quality, advanced level BTEC Extended Diploma in Marine Science and Conservation, which is equivalent to three A Levels. You will learn from experts in marine science in our specialist, well-resourced facilities, and benefit from the College’s close links with the National Marine Aquarium and the Mount Batten Centre. This course has a varied learning programme which can enable you to progress to environmental, maritime and sustainability industries or on to a wide range of universities studying subjects ranging from ecology to geology, environmental science and many more.

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Location

Start date

Plymouth (Devon)
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Kings Road, PL1 5QG

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements

You will need to have achieved five GCSEs at grade 9-4 (C or above), including maths, English language and at least one science.

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Subjects

  • Geology
  • Quality
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Quality Training
  • Conservation

Course programme

What you'll learn

The course includes the following core units:

  • understand the principles of sustainable development
  • sustainable communities
  • science for environmental technicians
  • energy management
  • informatics for environmental and sustainability industries
  • the business environment
  • understanding the principles of wildlife populations, ecology and conservation
  • understanding principles of physical and biological environmental processes

Additional units include:

  • undertake an investigative project in the environmental sustainability sector
  • using mathematical tools in science
  • using statistics in science
  • understanding water quality
  • practical chemical analysis
  • understanding coastal management
  • scientific practical techniques
  • geology of natural resources
  • geospatial technology and sustainable development
  • water pollution control and management
  • understanding river fishery creation and management
  • extraction and refining of metals

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