Program Overview

Program Overview

Mapping Environmental Assets

This module, developed in partnership with Land App, will develop your skills and knowledge to produce a multi-layered digital map of public goods for an upland farm, moorland area or nature reserve.

Key Details

• Recruiting to: UK / RoI / Settled in UK
• Course Location: Dartmoor
• Institute: Institute of Science and Environment
• Delivery Style: Blended Learning (includes in-person and online sessions)
• Course Duration: Part-time: 6 weeks
• Course Start Point: June
• Award: Module

Course Structure

What you will learn

• An introduction to key concepts such as biodiversity, public goods; and their significance
• Collecting and using data: public data sets, primary data, introduction to geographical information systems
• Creating a layered map of public goods for farms and moorland
• Biodiversity and habitat baseline assessment and monitoring techniques
• Extracting publicly available data sets and ground-truthing
• Use of Land App and other related geographical information systems

Modules

Provisional Timetable

Teaching & Assessment

How you will learn

• Tutor-led sessions will be a mix of in-person at our Ambleside campus and nearby upland sites plus online live sessions
• Teaching and learning activities will include tutor presentations, small group discussions, supported digital skills workshops, farm tours and practical fieldwork activities

How you will be assessed

• Your learning will be assessed through completion of a realistic set task which allows you to demonstrate the core skills and knowledge from the course
• The set task includes creating a layered digital map of environmental assets accompanied by a short explanatory written summary
• The course is graded pass/fail with a pass being awarded upon attendance of the course and completion of the set task to an acceptable standard

Qualifications

Entry Requirements

• GCSEs: English and Mathematics Level 2 GCSE Grade C/4
• Other experience: equivalent competency through experience

Fees & Funding

Tuition Fees

• 2025 - 2026: £550 - UK
• 2024 - 2025: £500 - UK

Additional Costs

• Books and Journals: None specified. All core reading materials are freely available online
• Stationery: Notetaking materials for outdoor use
• Clothing and Equipment: Clothing and footwear suitable for walking in an upland environment in Cumbria whatever the weather
• Other: Personal smart phone with ability to download a few additional apps; personal computer equipment with word processing software; internet access suitable for use of live video and audio during online taught sessions, and for browsing to access learning materials