BSc (Hons) Countryside Management (Top-up)

at Royal Agricultural University

All full-time academic programmes at the RAU are constructed using a selection of modules, each of which requires engagement with a variety of learning activities. Successful completion of module assessments will result in the award of credits, and students are required to achieve a total of 120 credits. Part-time students are required to achieve a 60 credits per year over two years.

Each module represents a value of 15 credits or multiples thereof. Each 15-credit module represents a minimum of 150 hours of student learning, effort and assessment. To achieve the award of BSc (Hons) in Countryside Management, a student must achieve a minimum of 120 credits. For this BSc (Hons) Top-up course, your grade is calculated entirely on this course's modules. 

The modules available for this course are as follows: 

• 3092 Countryside & Environmental Management 

• 3300 Research Project / Dissertation

Elective modules – choice of FIVE electives selected from:

• 3080 Heritage Property

• 3085 Climate Change and Development

• 3090 Forestry and Woodland Management

• 3093 Farmland Ecology

• 3207 Farming and Integrated Environmental Local Delivery (FIELD)

• 3230 Ecology Study Tour

• 3325 Rural Entrepreneurship

The availability of electives to individual students will be dependent on timetabling considerations and on sufficient students electing to take part.

Typical offers

• A foundation degree or an HND award in a related subject, achieving 240 credits overall
• GCSE: no specific English and Mathematics requirements

Full-time  

UK  
£9,250 per year    

International
£13,500 per year

Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers with nationally-recognised organisations and in roles such as:​

• Statutory organisations (e.g. Natural England, Historic England, Environment Agency)
• NGOs (e.g. Wildlife Trusts, RSPB, FWAG, National Trust, English Heritage)
• County councils (e.g. country parks)
• Private estates
• Archaeological / heritage consultancies (e.g. Cotswold Archaeology)
• Ecological consultancies (e.g. Wildwood Ecology, Keystone Ecology)
• Curator: museums and records offices (e.g. Corinium Museum).
• Heritage project manager
• Building conservationist