Course summary

Land use impacts and human activity have put pressure on the world’s environments. Do you want to help Scotland lead the way against climate change and transition to a net zero economy? This course will help you to become multi skilled, have a broad understanding of nature and climate issues and prepare you to pivot towards to the large range of employment opportunities in the fast-growing and dynamic green economy. The learning will encompass important activities such as peatland restoration, habitat monitoring, conservation, land management and sustainable wildlife management. You might want to embrace this learning experience to get into new employment or develop new workplace skills to use in your current employed role. Either way our curriculum team are a leading force in contemporary land-based education, and they will guide you through the most direct route to achieve your goals. You’ll gain:

• Experience of using wildlife management techniques in a work-based setting. Knowledge and understanding of a broad range of UK species, habitats and their management

• Understanding of the role of public engagement in land use planning and conservation of biological diversity

• Understanding the physical landscape, the processes which created it and the effects on the distribution of habitats

• Access to a network of wildlife management professionals throughout Scotland

• The ability to work and study in a flexible way from anywhere in Scotland