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EV4803: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (2020-2021)

Last modified: 05 Aug 2021 13:04


Course Overview

Students examine why and how management plans are created for conservation and other sites. Field work in a multiple use site is followed by data analysis, practical tasks and writing which all provide the training required to construct a management plan.

Structured practical sessions provide experience with spreadsheets, ArcGIS and other technical software, and increase your confidence in data handling and analysis.

The main assignment in the form of a management plan allows you to demonstrate your skills aimed at a professional standard.

The mixture of science and management offers you a unique range of skills required by employers.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 4
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
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What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
  • One of BSc Biology or BSc Conservation Biology or BSc Zoology or BSc Animal Ecology or BSc Marine Biology or Bachelor Of Science In Animal Behaviour And Welfare or BSc Animal Behaviour or BSc Behavioural Biology or MSci Biological Sciences or BSc Biological Sciences (Honours) or BSc Plant and Soil Sciences or Bachelor Of Science In Environmental And Forest Management or BSc Ecology or BSc Wildlife Management or BSc Forestry or BSc Forest Sciences or BSc Environmental Science
  • Either Programme Level 4 or Programme Level 5
  • One of EK3301 Applied Forest Ecology (Passed) or EK3801 Applied Forest Ecology (Passed) or EV3301 Timber Harvesting and Measurement (Passed) or FY3304 Silviculture (Passed)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

Course Aim:
to develop an understanding of the need for management plans for conservation and/or woodland sites and the processes required to create such plans.
Learning Outcomes;
By the end of the course the students should:
• understand the need for management plans and their role in environmental management
• be aware of conservation designations and relevant UK legal restrictions and understand how they may affect land management decisions
• understand the planning process for environmental management plans
• be able to create a management plan for a given site
• be able to draw up budgets for operational plans and be aware of possible sources of funding (in the UK)
• be able to use GIS to produce maps of a professional standard suitable for an environmental management plan
Course Content:
• Role of management plans
• Content of management plans for conservation and/or woodland management
• The planning process
• Statutory designations, both UK and international (e.g. SSSI and SAC), and legal restrictions (UK only)
• The use of official guidelines and voluntary standards (e.g. forest certification) in management planning
• Planning at different levels, e.g. strategic plans and site / operational plans
• Budgets and financial appraisal, including sources of funding
• The use of online tools to aid management planning, e.g. the Scottish Government’s Land Information Search tool and the Forestry Commission’s Ecological Site Classification
• Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in management planning
• Field visits to the site used for the management plan assignment


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Feedback

Students will receive informal, verbal feedback in the field and during practical sessions. They will receive individual written feedback on summative assessments.

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Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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