Harper Adams University - Prospectus 2024

Our current Environment and Wildlife Conservation routes have been accredited* by the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM). We will work with this awarding body and the Chartered Insitute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) to seek accreditation of the new routes once they have been validated. EnvironmentalManagement and Sustainability * Wildlife Conservation and Ecology * We’re committed to your professional and personal growth here at Harper, which is why the first two years of our Environment, Sustainability andWildlife course places a huge emphasis on developing you as a student and your employability. Our third-year placement is then the perfect opportunity to put these new skills to the test, followed by an individual research project in year four to enable you to develop your interests in a topic of your choice! Each year of the programme includes fieldwork, with opportunities to venture out of campus and sometimes internationally (our current trip takes the team to South Africa to examine international perspectives on wildlife conservation). With Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty right on our doorstep, including the Meres and Mosses and the Shropshire Hills, Harper Adams is the perfect place to contextualise techniques andmaterials. What we introduce in lectures can be brought to life on the Harper estate. Our new suite of courses has also been heavily influenced by industry best practice – which has seen significant technological advances in remote sensing, such as, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). The application of these technologies is embedded in the course to promote wildlife conservation and sustainability. Accreditation will ensure that the curriculum is aligned to best practice in the sector and give you the skills that are critical to protecting our environment now and in the future. (*subject to validation) • Have a passion for the natural world and protecting the environment and wildlife • Want to help manage the natural environment in a more sustainable manner • Are interested in promoting sustainable development and business • Are interested in the impact of climate change on the environment • Are interested in how human activities are altering ecological systems • Want to learn plant and animal identification skills • Want to learn ecological surveying techniques • Want to specialise in conservation of biodiversity ecology • In short – if you want to protect our planet! *Routes are subject to reaccreditation. An accredited degree course is one which has been approved by a professional body, is a marker of quality and provides a graduate with professional accreditation or supports a graduate in becoming professionally accredited which is recognised by employers. Once a university degree course is validated or re-validated, the University undertakes a process to review and check accreditation or re-accreditation of university programmes to ensure alignment with delivery, relevance and associated academic standards. Accreditation or re-accreditation cannot be guaranteed, if accreditation is approved as planned or if there are substantive changes or a delay, the university will communicate with applicants. The course will still run without accreditation, if an applicant does not wish to continue with the course with no accreditation, assistance will be provided to change course or to find a suitable alternative. Why Environment, Sustainability andWildlife at Harper? These courses could be right for you if you: Newroutes are being developed HARPER.AC.UK | 47