Surveying and Land/Environmental Management

The master’s programme in Surveying and Land/Environmental Management will provide you will the skills that form the basis for an exciting and rewarding career as well as a qualification accredited by both the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors helping you to accelerate your progression to Charted Surveyor status.  As a result, employability for graduates from this programme is excellent with opportunities in a wide range of industries across the globe.  Although a significant number of graduates seek employment in the mining industry (where the Camborne School of Mines background can be a great asset), the course is broadly based and provides a sound basis for a career in any aspect of surveying.  For instance, past graduates have flourished in land survey, environmental survey and hydrographic survey roles. Our geographic location provides outstanding opportunities for practical fieldwork with easy access to environmental remediation sites, an underground mine, coastal sites, underwater sites and many other exciting locations.

The programme aims to produce graduates who can practice effectively in surveying (geomatics) and land and/or environmental management which requires appropriate training in management, geomatics, legal and environmental subjects. The programme continues the practical traditions established at The Camborne School of Mines for more than a century and has an MSc status. Many jobs are of an increasingly technical nature and require the numeracy and computer literacy that the programme also aims to develop. Whilst many students enrolling upon the programme regard it as a vocational degree, the scientific training received will facilitate careers in many fields. In addition, the programme aims to develop the transferable skills frequently sought by potential employers, such as those associated with verbal and written communication and teamwork. The Course is accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors so graduates can acquire chartered status much more rapidly than would otherwise be possible.

Your MSc Surveying and Land/Environmental Management programme is a (1) year programme of study at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level (7) (as confirmed against the FHEQ). This programme is divided into (1) ‘Stages’. Each Stage is normally equivalent to an academic year.  The programme is also divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with 1 credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work. The programme can be taken as a part-time, and in this case is designed for all Stage 1 modules to be completed in two or in three academic years.

Interim Awards

If you do not complete the programme you may be able to exit with a lower qualification.


Postgraduate Diploma: At least 120 credits of which 90 or more must be at level 7.

Postgraduate Certificate: At least 60 credits of which 45 or more must be at level 7.

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme. Details of the modules currently offered may be obtained from the College web site

You may take Option Modules as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module. Descriptions of the individual modules are given in full on the College web site

https://intranet.exeter.ac.uk/emps/

Credit
The programme consists of 180 credits with 90 credits taken at each stage where the programme is offered part time.  The pass mark for award of credit in an individual PG module is 50%.

Condonement is the process that allows you to pass a ‘stage’ should you fail to achieve the required number of credits in any stage.

You are required to achieve 180 credits in each stage of the programme. You must have achieved an average mark of at least 50% across the 180 credits of assessment including the marks for any failed and condoned modules. You will not be allowed reassessment in the condoned credit.  Up to 45 credits of failure can be condoned in a stage. However, you must pass the modules marked with a 'Yes' in the 'non-condonable' column in the tables above. The pass mark for these modules is 50%.

Assessment and Awards

The award will normally be based on at least 180 credits of which 150 or more must be at level M

Classification

The marking of modules and the classification of awards broadly corresponds to the following percentage marks:

Postgraduate Degrees

Distinction   70%+

Merit            60-69%

Pass            50-59%
 

Full details of  PGT programmes assessment regulations can be found in the Teaching Quality Assurance Manual (TQA) on the University of Exeter website.  Generic marking criteria are also published here.

Please see the Teaching and Quality Assurance Manual for further guidance.

Personal and Academic tutoring: It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you on individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support for the duration of the programme and extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.

Students have access to good computing and library facilities at Tremough. Computer-based exercises and web-based learning materials are a feature of the programme, which can be accessed via the internet. IT Services provide a range of central services, including open and training clusters of PCs (available on a 24/7 basis) within the Centre. Network access is available from all rooms in the hall of residence on site. On the Tremough campus in Cornwall, the Learning Resource Centre contains a library of 70,000 volumes and some specialist collections. In addition, students have full access to the central University of Exeter library, including the electronic library resources.

Online Module study resources provide materials for modules that you are registered for, in addition to some useful subject and IT resources. Generic study support resources, library and research skills, past exam papers, and the 'Academic Honesty and Plagiarism' module are also available through the student portal (http://vle.exeter.ac.uk)

Student/Staff Liaison Committee enables students & staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.

 All applications are considered individually on merit. The University is committed to an equal opportunities policy with respect to gender, age, race, sexual orientation and/or disability when dealing with applications. It is also committed to widening access to higher education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.

Candidates must satisfy the general admissions requirements of the University of Exeter.

Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.

The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice.  See the University's TQA Manual for details.

Certain programmes are subject to accreditation and/ or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

The MSc Surveying and Land/Environmental Management is accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and by the Chartered Institute of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES).

A degree in an accredited programme (RICS) forms part of the requirements for the graduate route to chartered membership of the RICS. The dates applicable to the current accreditation of this degree programme can be viewed on the RICS list of accredited degrees: www.rics.org/courses

A degree in an accredited programme (CICES) is a mark of assurance that the programme meets standards set by industry. The dates applicable to the current accreditation of this degree programme can be viewed on the ICES list of accredited degrees: www.cices.org