For the Diploma in environmental and land-based studies your course will look at 3 main areas:
- Productive and working environments This looks at the limited resources of our natural environment, our impact on it, how it influences us and how these resources are used
- Plants and animals: This explores how we use plants for commercial, recreational and conservation purposes and animals for production (food), recreation, work or companionship
- Developing the sustainable environment This theme will explore the impact of we have on our environment: and how important it is to use environmentally friendly ‘green’ practices
If you’re doing a Higher or
Advanced Diploma, you’ll be looking at the same themes but exploring them in more detail and in different practical ways. Like threats to natural environments, the kinds of businesses that operate in this sector, animal and plant kingdoms and how human lifestyles affect the environment.
More on Foundation, Higher and Advanced level courses
These are some of the things you might do on your course:
- Study the earth’s natural resources, plus our impact on them
- Find out how to care for animals including both wild and domestic varieties
- Look at how plants are grown for a range of different purposes
- Look at water and waste management
- Examine the way we use land for the production of food and fuel
- Experience the world of work in areas like looking after horses, sports grounds or different habitats
- Learn about being eco-friendly and the environmental issues going on right now
