The Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies gives you the opportunity to explore the varied relationship between humans and the world around them, from the value of plants and animals in business to the impact of people on the environment. The Diploma in Environmental and Land-based Studies encourages active investigation, from conducting field research on the use of the land-based and aquatic environments to using tools and equipment safely to care for plants and animals.
The Diploma can be studied at two levels in KS4: Foundation and Higher.
foundation diploma units
1.1 The natural environment
1.2 Environmental and Land-based production, systems and services
1.3 Introduction to working in the Environmental and Land-based sector
1.4 Working with plants and animals
1.5 Introducing the role and value of plants and animals to society
1.6 Sustainability and the importance of sustainable use of the environment
higher diploma units
2.1 Environmental influences upon ecosystems and Environment and Land-based production enterprises
2.2 Working in the Environmental and Land-based sector
2.3 Plant management and care: feeding, growing, breeding, selecting and handling
2.4 Animal management and care: nutrition, growth, breeding and handling
2.5 Plants and animals: their role in society
2.6 The importance of a sustainable environment to society