Foundation Degree in Environmental Conservation

Foundation Degree in Environmental Conservation
Course Level
Level 5

Course Description
Validated by York St John University

This Foundation Degree provides you with an opportunity for training in sustainable land management using the beautiful Yorkshire Dales as an outdoor classroom. The modules studied will allow you to gain a knowledge and understanding of the countryside and to develop the skills required to manage it. As well as covering the underlying science, the course provides you with an opportunity to develop practical skills such as biological surveying and drystone walling together with professional skills such as report writing and project management. You may also have the option to study additional professional courses alongside the Foundation Degree, such as certificates in chainsaw and pesticide use. The course can be studied full-time over two years or as a part-time evening course over three years.

Awarding Body
Course Content
Subject specific modules may include:
Biological Survey Techniques
Countryside Recreation
Environmental Education and Urban Conservation
Volunteer Management
Geology, Soils and Vegetation
Habitat Management
Land Use Issues and Policies
Landscape History
Manual Practical Skills
Principles of Ecology
Project Management
Sustainable Woodland Management

Additional Qualifications n/a

Career Progression
Top-up to Honours Degree
Employment in a range of countryside jobs at management or technical level

Campus Work Experience
Work related learning is an important part of this course. You will negotiate work experience or a placement with your tutor.

Assessment
A wide range of assessment methods are used, which may include practical fieldwork, reports, presentations, case studies and open book exams. Each module is assessed individually and there are no end of year exams.

Attendance Course Length and Study Pattern
The course can be studied in two ways:-
1) Full-time over 2 years.
2) Part-time one evening a week over 3 years.


Entry Requirement
Satisfactory reference and the following:
100 UCAS points; from A Levels or equivalent e.g. BTEC National Certificate, Award or Diploma in Countryside Management
GCSEs English Language and Mathematics (grade C or above) or equivalent
Students with relevant HNCs may be able to transfer credit in certain modules onto the Foundation Degree.
Students without the necessary qualifications but with relevant work experience are encouraged to apply.