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Plymouth University

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Cornwall College

Camborne

Programme Quality

Handbook for

BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management

2014 – 15

Contents

1. Welcome and Introduction to BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management. 3

2. Programme Specification 3

3. Module Records 11

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1.  Welcome and Introduction to BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management.

Welcome to the BSc (Hons) in Environmental Resource Management. The College is delighted that you have chosen to continue your studies with us. We are sure you are going to have a great time here and will get a great deal from the programme

This programme has been designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge base required to work in your chosen specialism or other graduate opportunities. It is also a platform from which you can undertake additional vocational and academic qualifications.

This Programme Quality handbook contains important information including:

·  The approved programme specification

·  Module records

Note: the information in this handbook should be read in conjunction with the current edition of the College Student handbook available at (college to add link) which contains student support based information on issues such as finance and studying at HE along with the University’s Student Handbook - https://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/studenthandbook and your Teaching, Learning and Assessment Handbook available on your programme virtual learning environment.

2.  Programme Specification

On the following pages you will find the specification for your programme of studies. It is a Academic Partnerships requirement that this is included in your Student Handbook. Before reading it, please study the following notes carefully as these will help you to understand what the programme specification is telling you.

The programme specification is an overview to the programme as a whole. It explains what you will learn and what you will be assessed on throughout your Degree.

The Programme Learning Outcomes Map specifies the knowledge and skills you will develop at each stage of your degree.

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION

Awarding Institution: Plymouth University

Teaching Institution: Cornwall College

Accrediting Body: N/A

Final Award: BSc (Hons)

Intermediate Awards: N/A

Programme Title: Environmental Resource Management

UCAS Code: F9N2

Date Produced: August 2014

Admissions Criteria:

Students who have successfully completed a Foundation degree or HND in Renewable Energy Technologies, Forensic Science, Applied Biology, Rural Resource Management, Marine Science or related courses will be able to progress onto this Stage Three.

APEL/APCL possibilities / Please refer to Plymouth University Academic Regulations (www.plymouth.ac.uk)
Interview/portfolio requirements / All students will normally be required to attend an interview.
Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) clearance required / No
Aims of the Programme:
The programme is intended to:
1.  Engender in students a lifelong interest in and enthusiasm for environmental protection and economic sustainability.
2.  Be informative, challenging and to provide the students with a broad scientific knowledge and skills base suitable for a future career in environmental management.
3.  Develop students who have a sound academic knowledge and understanding of the applicability of this knowledge to the workplace.
4.  Develop in students the ability to critically think about, assess and evaluate environmental issues and their legal frameworks.
5.  Produce students who are autonomous learners equipped to cope with a working environment.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this programme the student will be able to:
·  Critically evaluate scientific literature and apply methods used in environmental assessment and management.
·  Apply knowledge and understanding of environmental issues and legislation to the business world.
·  Show initiative and self-sufficiency when working autonomously
·  Demonstrate critical and analytical skills.
·  Assimilate, interpret and employ information from a wide range of sources and who have the ability to communicate clearly, concisely and persuasively.

Programme Specification

A: Development of Knowledge and Understanding / Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method
By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate (for example and give detail that is relevant to the programme)
i) a systematic understanding of applied environmental science and appropriate legislation, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline;
ii) an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within a discipline;
iii) an appreciation of uncertainty, ambiguity and the limits of knowledge;
iv) the ability to apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry out projects; / Primary
·  Lectures and tutorials
·  Directed independent study
·  Individual research projects

Secondary

·  Case studies
·  Problem-solving exercises
NB: Benchmark References
ES3, Section 3.2, Appendix 2c. / Assessment
Key knowledge and understanding is assessed via a combination of, examinations, in-class tests, essays/reports, and an extended research project.

B: Cognitive and Intellectual Skills

/ Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method
By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
·  Problem solving and research skills
·  The ability to synthesise and summarise information critically.
·  Recognising the legal and economic issues relating to environmental management.
·  Recognising and using subject specific theories, concepts and principles relating to environmental issues. /

2.1.1.  Primary

·  Class exercises and discussions
·  Feedback via coursework assessment process (essays etc)

2.1.2.  Secondary

For example:
·  Visiting speakers
·  Fieldtrips

NB: Benchmark References

ES3 section 3.3.4 /

Assessment

·  Assessed presentations
·  Essays/projects/dissertations
·  Examinations/tests
·  Coursework

C: Key Transferable Skills

By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
·  the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources (e.g. refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the discipline).
·  Communicating appropriately in a written, verbal and graphical forms.
·  Numeracy/quantitative skills / Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method

Primary

·  Library and other research exercises
·  Group work and class discussions
·  Project work
·  Laboratory and field investigations
Secondary
Class and seminar interactions and feedback

NB: Benchmark References

The ES3 skill sets /

Assessment

·  Coursework of all types
·  Examination preparation and completion

D: Practical Skills

·  Planning, conducting and reporting on investigations including the use of secondary data.
·  Collecting, recording and analysing data using appropriate techniques in the field and laboratory.
·  Undertaking field and laboratory investigations in a safe and responsible manner paying due attention to risk assessment and health and safety regulations, and sensitivity to the impact of investigations on the environment and stakeholders.
·  Referencing work in an appropriate manner. / Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method
·  Laboratory and fieldwork
·  Projects
·  Lectures

E: Employment Related Skills

By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
(Insert skills particular to the intended employment tasking note of the context in which those skills can be deployed as below :)
i) qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
- decision making in complex and unpredictable contexts and
- the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature.

NB: Benchmark References

ES3 / ·  Assessed presentations
·  Essays/projects/dissertations
·  Examinations/tests
Coursework

2.1.3.  Distinctive Features of the Degree Programme

·  The opportunity to carry out an individual research project in an area of environmental management, ecology, energy management, renewable energy, environmental protection and/or economic sustainability.
·  The opportunity to gain fieldwork experience in Cornwall’s unique environment.
·  Cornwall College (Camborne) is located in an area of significant urban regeneration and is also in an area that provides many examples of important environmental management issues.
·  The opportunity to develop knowledge of environmental legislation and environmental management.
·  The college has well established links with individuals and organisations involved in environmental management and with creating a sustainable energy future.

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Degree Intended Learning Outcomes Map

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes Map /

2.2.  Honours Degree Level

1 Graduate Attributes and Skills / 2 /

3

/

4

Core Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
(as worded in the Programme Specification)
The FHEQ requirements are already given here in italics / Aim /

Subject Benchmark

/

Related Core Modules

Knowledge/ Understanding
i)  a systematic understanding of applied environmental science and appropriate legislation, including acquisition of coherent and detailed knowledge, at least some of which is at, or informed by, the forefront of defined aspects of a discipline;
ii)  an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and enquiry within a discipline;
iii)  an appreciation of uncertainty, ambiguity and the limits of knowledge;
iv) the ability to apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and to initiate and carry out projects; / 1, 2, 3
3, 4, 5
4
3, 4, 5 / ES3, Section 3.2, Appendix 2c. / EIA35, CORC301, CORC302,
ERM301, ERM302
ERM304, ERM303
ERM304
ERM303, CORC301
Cognitive / Intellectual Skills (generic)
By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
·  Problem solving and research skills
·  The ability to synthesise and summarise information critically.
·  Recognising the legal and economic issues relating to environmental management.
·  Recognising and using subject specific theories, concepts and principles relating to environmental issues. / 3,4,5
4
2, 3, 4
4 / ES3 section 3.3.4 / ERM304
ERM304/3
EIA35, ERM301/2
ERM304, EIA35, CORC301/2
Key / Transferable Skills (generic)
By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
·  the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews and primary sources (e.g. refereed research articles and/or original materials appropriate to the discipline).
·  Communicating appropriately in a written, verbal and graphical forms.
·  Numeracy/quantitative skills / 1, 3, 5
3
3, 4 / ES3 Skill set / ERM304, ERM303
All modules
ERM304
Practical Skills
·  Planning, conducting and reporting on investigations including the use of secondary data.
·  Collecting, recording and analysing data using appropriate techniques in the field and laboratory.
·  Undertaking field and laboratory investigations in a safe and responsible manner paying due attention to risk assessment and health and safety regulations, and sensitivity to the impact of investigations on the environment and stakeholders.
·  Referencing work in an appropriate manner. / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / ES3 Skill set / ERM303
ERM304
CORC301
Employment-related skills
d) qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
- the exercise of initiative and personal responsibility;
- decision making in complex and unpredictable contexts and
- the learning ability needed to undertake appropriate further training of a professional or equivalent nature. / 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 / All modules
Other

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Structure Diagram

College: Cornwall College 2707

Year: 2014/2015

PU Course Code: 1796

Programme: BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management

Mode of Attendance: Full Time

Total Credits: 120

Stage 3
Module Code / Module Title / Credit Value / Core/Optional
CORC329 / Research Methods / 20 / Core
ERM303 / Project / 40 / Core
EIA35 / Geographical Information Systems and Environmental Impact Assessment / 20 / Core
Students will select two of the following optional modules:
CORC330 / Wildlife Crime / 20 / Optional
CORC331 / Environmental Investigation / 20 / Optional
CORC332 / Environmental Sustainability and Economics / 20 / Optional
CORC333 / Environmental Strategy and Marketing / 20 / Optional

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3.  Module Records

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