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Plymouth University
Academic Partnerships
Cornwall College
Camborne
Programme Quality
Handbook for
BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management
2014 – 15
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Contents
1.
Welcome and Introduction to BSc (Hons) Environmental Resource Management. ................................. 3
2.
Programme Specification ........................................................................................................................... 3
3.
Module Records ....................................................................................................................................... 12
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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:
Teaching Institution:
Accrediting Body:
Final Award:
Intermediate Awards:
Programme Title:
UCAS Code:
Date Produced:
Plymouth University
Cornwall College
N/A
BSc (Hons)
N/A
Environmental Resource Management
F9N2
August 2014
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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 No
required
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:
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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.
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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
NB: Benchmark References
Assessment
ES3, Section 3.2, Appendix 2c.
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
Secondary
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Case studies
Problem-solving exercises
Learning and Teaching
Strategy/Method
By the end of the programme the student will be able to
2.1.1. Primary
demonstrate:
 Class exercises and discussions
 Problem solving and research skills
via
coursework
 The ability to synthesise and summarise information  Feedback
assessment
process
(essays
etc)
critically.
 Recognising the legal and economic issues relating to
environmental management.
2.1.2. Secondary
 Recognising and using subject specific theories, concepts
For example:
and principles relating to environmental issues.
 Visiting speakers
 Fieldtrips
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NB: Benchmark References
Assessment
ES3 section 3.3.4
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C: Key Transferable Skills
By the end of the programme the student will be able to
demonstrate:
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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).
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Communicating appropriately in a written, verbal and
graphical forms.
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Numeracy/quantitative skills
Assessed presentations
Essays/projects/dissertations
Examinations/tests
Coursework
Learning and Teaching
Strategy/Method
Primary
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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
Assessment
The ES3 skill sets
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D: Practical Skills
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Coursework of all types
Examination
preparation
completion
and
Learning and Teaching Strategy/Method
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Planning, conducting and reporting on investigations 
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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.
Laboratory and fieldwork
Projects
Lectures
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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
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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
1
Graduate Attributes and Skills
Core Programme Intended Learning Outcomes
(as worded in the Programme Specification)
The FHEQ requirements are already given here in italics
2.2. Honours Degree Level
2
Aim
Knowledge/ Understanding
i)
a systematic understanding of applied environmental science and 1, 2, 3
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;
3
4
Subject
Benchmark
Related
Core
Modules
ES3, Section 3.2, EIA35,
Appendix 2c.
CORC301,
CORC302,
ERM301,
ERM302
ii)
an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis and 3, 4, 5
enquiry within a discipline;
ERM304,
ERM303
iii)
an appreciation of uncertainty, ambiguity and the limits of knowledge;
ERM304
4
iv) the ability to apply the methods and techniques that they have learned to
review, consolidate, extend and apply their knowledge and understanding, and 3, 4, 5
to initiate and carry out projects;
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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
ES3 section 3.3.4
ERM304
ERM304/3
EIA35,
ERM301/2
4
ERM304,
EIA35,
CORC301/2
Key / Transferable Skills (generic)
By the end of the programme the student will be able to demonstrate:
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the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of scholarly reviews 1, 3, 5
and primary sources (e.g. refereed research articles and/or original materials
appropriate to the discipline).
3
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Communicating appropriately in a written, verbal and graphical forms.
3, 4
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Numeracy/quantitative skills
ES3 Skill set
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ERM304,
ERM303
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Practical Skills
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Planning, conducting and reporting on investigations including the use of secondary 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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.
ES3 Skill set
Employment-related skills
d) qualities and transferable skills necessary for employment requiring:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- 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.
All modules
Other
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ERM304
CORC301
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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
CORC329
ERM303
EIA35
Research Methods
Project
Geographical Information Systems and
Environmental Impact Assessment
Students will select two of the following optional modules:
CORC330
CORC331
CORC332
CORC333
Wildlife Crime
Environmental Investigation
Environmental Sustainability and
Economics
Environmental Strategy and Marketing
Credit
Value
20
40
20
Core/Optional
20
20
20
Optional
Optional
Optional
20
Optional
Core
Core
Core
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3. Module Records
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