BSc (Hons) Rural Land Management (Placement Year)

at Royal Agricultural University

Each module is worth a specified number of credits. Each credit equates to 10 hours of total study time. Total study time includes scheduled teaching, independent study and assessment activity.

Full time students normally take modules worth 60 credits per 15 week semester but this can vary depend on your elective choice. All students take a total of 120 credits per level and 360 credits for the degree as a whole. Your overall grade for your degree is based on marks obtained for modules taken at level 5 and level 6 (weighted 30:70 accordingly).

The modules available for this course are as follows: 

Year one

In the first year, you will develop an understanding of agriculture and rural land use. You will be introduced to core property studies in law, valuation and building construction, and gain an understanding of economics, accounting and finance.

• 1014 Building Technology

• 1015 Law 1

• 1016 Valuation 1

• 1033 Business Finance

• 1044 Agriculture for Land Management

• 1320 Fundamentals of Land and Property

• 1321 Land and Property Economics

• 1400 Developing Academic Skills

Year two

• 2030 Law 2

• 2037 Valuation 2

• 2066 Business and Property Finance and Taxation

• 2333 Planning Law and Practice

• 2334 Surveying, Inspection and Measurement

• 2335 Forestry, Land and Resources

• 2336 Agricultural Business Systems and Farm Buildings

• 2337 Personal and Professional Development Skills and Employability

Year three

You will undertake your placement year during yeah three of your programme. You will complete Years 1 and 2, complete the placement year and then return for your final year of the programme.

• PPY Professional Placement Year

Year four

In the third year, you will complete a research dissertation on a subject of your choosing, and select two elective modules to suit your specialist areas of interest.

• 3005 Contemporary Issues in Rural Land Management

• 3033 Agricultural Law and Valuation

• 3035 Rural Professional Practice

• 3055 Estate Management

• 3244 Estate Business Management and Diversification

• 3245 Infrastructure and Compulsory Purchase

• 3300 Research Project / Dissertation

Plus a choice of TWO electives selected from a broad range, including:

• 3007 Commercial Property Management

• 3041 Corporate Finance

• 3080 Heritage Property

• 3081 Consumer Behaviour

• 3090 Forestry and Woodland Management

• 3215 Advanced Residential Agency

• 3228 Integrated Organic Systems

• 3246 Development and Development Appraisal

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

Typical offers

Required: GCSE minimum five GCSEs at Grade C/4 including English Language and Mathematics (or Maths Numeracy for Welsh applicants) plus satisfactory level 3 qualifications:

• A Level: (Example grades BCC) – minimum of 104 UCAS tariff points across three A Levels or equivalent qualifications 

• C&G Advanced Technical/BTEC  - Level 3 Extended Diploma (1080) at Distinction-Merit-Merit

• C&G NPTC/C&G Advanced Technical/BTEC - Level 3 Diploma (720), Extended Certificate (360) and 90-Credit Diploma (540) acceptable when accompanied by other Level 3 qualifications

• International Baccalaureate: 26 points

• Access to Higher Education: 45 credits at level 3, of which 21 must be awarded at Distinction and 15 at Merit or higher. (Pass at Functional Skills level 2 are accepted in lieu of GCSE English & Mathematics)

• A period of relevant practical experience is also highly recommended

Other level 3 qualifications will be considered.

UK    

Full-time    
£9,250 per year    

International
£13,500 per year

Our graduates have gone on to work for the likes of the National Trust and other national, international and regional landowners, county councils and utility companies. Others have secured work with private estates and chartered surveyors. You can expect to find work in any number of the areas connected to rural property management, including: 

• Chartered surveyors
• Land and property agents
• Valuers
• Estate managers
• Entrepreneurs/business managers
• Auctioneers

In the last two years, the main property employers of Rural Land Management graduates have been:

Bagshaws, Balfours, Batcheller Monkhouse, Bell Ingram, Bidwells, Brown & Co, Bruton Knowles, Buccleuch Estates, Carter Jonas, Cheffins, CKD Galbraith, CLA, Colliers International, Cooper & Tanner, Dalcour Maclaren, Duchy of Cornwall, Fenn Wright, Fisher German, Fisher German Preistner, George F White, Godfrey Payton, Halls, Hinson Parry & Co, Hobbs, Parker Kivells, Knight Frank, Lambert & Foster, Maxey Grounds & Co, Moore Allen & Innocent, National Trust, PJSA Chartered Surveyors, RH & RW Clutton, Rendells, Savills, Stags, Strutt and Parker, Staffordshire County Council, Symonds & Sampson, Taylor & Fletcher, United Utilities Water, Valuation Office Agency, Webb Paton, Whirledge & Nott, Wright Manley.