| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 x 1 hour lectures per week |
| Other | 4 X 4 HOUR FIELD VISITS |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT OF A LOCAL LANDSCAPE | 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment | LANDSCAPE ASSESSMENT | 100% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Identify, and justify their choice of, the key components that contribute to the landscape character of any given area.
2. Implement a designated landscape assessment methodology for a given study area.
3. Explain how the landscape assessment could be used as the basis for countryside management.
Landscape protection and enhancement is widely recognised as being of fundamental importance in management of the countryside. Methods for the recognition of landscape character and value are being developed for use in both academic and applied contexts. This practical and vocational module involves the students undertaking a landscape assessment of a given area in keeping with principles of best professional practice. In so doing students should gain an understanding of the complex relationship between landscape management and the town and country planning system, together with an appreciation of the ever increasing range of non-statutory tools that are used to protect and influence landscape. Using field visits and carrying out a landscape assessment according to an established methodology will provide both realism and relevance in a countryside management context. Skills of analysis, interpretation, evaluation and report preparation will be developed within the framework of countryside protection and enhancement.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | A professional standard of report presentation will be required. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will need to draw on knowledge from a range of previous modules. |
| Information Technology | Students will be expected to make appropriate use of IT both to gather and present information. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | Skills acquired will be directly relevant to careers with a range of countryside organisations. |
| Research skills | Coursework will require the student to carry out an extensive desk study and integrate this with observations made during field visits. |
This module is at CQFW Level 5