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BSc (Hons) Wildlife and Countryside Management (Top-up)
at Royal Agricultural University

Cirencester, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 13,500
Country Rank#134
Duration12 Months
Score

Program Overview

Interested in roles such as a biodiversity officer, an ecological surveyor, or a countryside manager? These are just some of the routes open to you after this course, designed with organisations directly involved in conservation.

Graduates have gone on to work at nationally-recognised organisations such as The Wildlife Trust, National Trust and The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group.

Studying both the big picture and the detail will help you become an effective manager of wildlife and the countryside, covering issues from ecosystem services to protected species surveys. This course brings together academic knowledge and research skills to inform sustainable management of wildlife and the countryside.

Course Content
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.

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 Honours in Wildlife and 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:

Core modules
- 3092 Countryside & Environmental Management
- 3222 Animal Ecology
- 3223 Ecological Consultancy
- 3300 Research Project / Dissertation
Plus THREE electives selected from:
- 3085 Climate Change and Development
- 3090 Forestry and Woodland Management
- 3093 Farmland Ecology
- 3207 Farming and Integrated Environmental Local Delivery (FIELD)
- 3230 Ecology Field Tour
If you’ve already secured employment, you may elect to follow the Improving Personal Professional Practice module thus reducing the time required to attend campus-based modules.

The availability of electives to individual students will be dependent on timetabling considerations and on sufficient students electing to take part.
Entry Requirement
Typical offers
- A foundation degree or an HND award in a related subject, achieving 240 credits overall
- GCSE: no specific English and Mathematics requirements
Fees & Scholarships
Full-time

UK
£9,250 per year

International
£13,500 per year
Career Prospect
Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers with nationally-recognised organisations and in roles such as:
- Conservation / biodiversity officer
- Ecological consultant / surveyor
- Reserve ranger
- Agri-environment manager
- Habitat and landscape project officer
- Land restoration manager

Cost Of Studying At Royal Agricultural University

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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BSc (Hons) Wildlife and Countryside Management (Top-up) at Royal Agricultural University