Each year of the course comprises eight modules of study, divided initially into three streams under the headings of Property, Land Use and Business as set out below. Developing an understanding of agriculture and rural land use is an essential part of first year studies. You will also be introduced to core property studies in law, valuation and building construction, and an understanding of economics, accounting and finance. You will learn what a landscape is, and how it can be modelled - using maps or digital technology. These subject streams are developed and integrated as you progress through the course, with the aim of preparing you effectively for the workplace. In the final year, a double module of study is devoted to personal research for a dissertation on a subject of the your choosing, under the guidance of a member of academic staff familiar with the subject matter. In your final year, you’ll also choose two further modules of study from a range of elective subjects to suit your specialist areas of interest. You will attend lectures, smaller group tutorials and practical sessions, depending on the particular subject being taught. We have our own arable and livestock farms to demonstrate a range of farm enterprises, both conventional and organic, together with conservation principles and other property management issues. You will also visit local farms, commercial properties and rural estates where owners, occupiers and their professional advisers can provide additional insights into the issues arising in the profession of rural land management.

We have an excellent employment record, and the wide network of former students ensures a warm welcome for our graduates throughout the land management profession. Nationally and internationally recognised firms of chartered surveyors recruit regularly from our course. We also place graduates in many other APC training jobs, as they arise, with smaller firms, private estates and other large landowners, such as the National Trust. The academic staff of the School will support you in your career applications and assist you in the first and second year to find work experience placements for your vacations. This work experience is invaluable to enable you to make your own contacts in the profession and gain an understanding of the diverse nature of professional work so that you can decide on the type of work that you would most enjoy. Should you decide not to follow a career in the surveying profession, many alternatives are open to you, including further study for a higher degree, or a career in law or accountancy, as well as normal graduate opportunities in industry and business. Again our network provides contacts in many suitable fields of employment.