Last modified: 05 Oct 2023 08:46
This course is a residential field course that takes place in the Cairngorm National Park. During this course you will gain experience relating to the broad theme of environmental science.
You will develop a greater understanding of the dynamics of the landscape and the interactions and conflicts between stakeholders. You will be focusing on issues associated with different land uses within the Cairngorms National Park and associated decisions which directly impact the environment. This will be done by a number of site visits to sporting estates, forests, farms, and national nature reserves.
Dates for this field course are 1st April - 5th April 2024
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This is a five-day field course with four days of site visits and with one reflection day on campus. The course is structure to allow to you develop a greater understanding of the dynamics of the landscape and the interactions and conflicts between stakeholders. This will be done by visits to sporting estates, forests (plantation and semi-natural), farms, river management, and national nature reserves. These site visits are used to exemplify the complex relationships between semi-natural and management environments and the people that occupy and use them.
During this course you will have the opportunity to reflect upon what sustainability means within a national park setting and the importance of people in conservation / environmental management. Also you will be able to consider how current economic activity regularly creates unintended environmental and social consequences and how different business are run within a National Park.
Taught topics covered include:
(note that these may vary slightly between years)
Land management
Sustainable business within a national park
Conservation strategies
Stakeholder engagement
Environmental planning
| Description | Value |
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| £0* Students will require outdoor clothing, including good footwear. Cost dependent on quality of clothing purchased, if not already owned | 0.0000 |
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
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| Feedback |
A series of tweets, worth 30% of total grade for the course |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 70 | |
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Individual written feedback |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | to develop a greater understanding of the dynamics of the landscape, the interactions and conflicts between stakeholders, providing you with a critical view of the application of environmental science |
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