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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    SRUC Edinburgh Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-SEP-25

  • Duration

    1 year

Course summary

This course is designed for students interested in a career in land-based management or environmental protection, and teaches the importance and role of soils in the 21st century.

Course Overview

As well as forming the basis of all agricultural production, soils store water, mediate the impact of pollutants, provide biological habitats, impact on the accumulation of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, help to deal with society’s waste, provide extractable minerals and the foundations for the housing and roads on which we depend.

This programme aims to introduce students to the concept and role of soils in food production and land resources in the 21st century.

Suitable for students seeking a career in land-based management or environmental protection, it examines the role of soils as a fundamental of sustainable terrestrial ecosystems and the key to food production.

Tuition fees

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£ 19,000per year

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University information

SRUC Scotland's Rural College

  • Campus address

    SRUC Scotland's Rural College, SRUC Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH9 3JG, Scotland

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