Arboriculture BSc (Hons)/FdSc

Developed in partnership with Pershore College, this new course is ideal for those who wish to become arboriculturists or tree surgeons and have a head for heights.

Integrated work-based learning helps to place academic learning into context and prepares you for the workplace. All modules are delivered by staff with substantial experience in amenity arboriculture.

Course modules cover the key principles of amenity arboriculture, maintenance of trees and woodlands both practically and in the laboratory. A mandatory period of work placement is an essential element of the Foundation degree and enables you to apply the principles developed on the course to real, workplace situations.

Successful completion of the Foundation degree will enable progression to the final year of the BSc (Hons) Arboriculture & Tree Management course where the principles of community forestry & tree arboricultural management, and silviculture will be developed.

This course is taught at Pershore College (a centre of vocational excellence for Horticulture) in collaboration with the University of Worcester. To view information about this course on the Pershore College website.

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UCAS code

Arboriculture FdSc D510 P FdSc/Arb

Arboriculture & Tree Management BSc (Single Honours) D501 BSc/ATM

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Study options

This course is taught at Pershore College (part of Warwickshire College) in collaboration with the University of Worcester. Pershore College is a centre of vocational excellence for Horticulture.

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Admissions
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

For Foundation degree 120 UCAS Tariff points

Progression or direct entry to the final BSc (Hons) Top-up year will be possible following successful completion of the Foundation degree or equivalent qualification.

Modules

Year 1

Academic Development & Work-based Learning
Horticultural Science
Plant Use & Establishment
Arboricultural Principles
Tree Work Skills
Tree Hazard Analysis
Hardy Nursery Stock Production
Mechanisation & Finance

Year 2

Tree & Woodland Management
Trees, Planning & the Law
Business Environment & Marketing
Work-based Learning in the Horticultural Sector
Research & Statistics
Applied Horticultural Science
Arboricultural Industry & the Global Market

Year 3 Direct Entry/Top-up Year

Independent Study
Integrative Assignments
Arboricultural Technology
Silviculture
Habitat Creation & Management
The Urban Forest
Business & Personnel Management

Regular updates may mean that exact module titles on the course may differ.

Assessment

A wide range of assessment methods has been devised to test a range of student skills. Assessment types include seminar papers, tests, reports, presentations and examinations (including practical examinations). The Foundation degree requires a mandatory period of work placement equivalent to 10 weeks which can be spread over the duration of the course either in blocks or one day per week but must include at least two weeks in Year 1 of the course.

Brian Higginson

Course Leader

“Anyone who thinks Arboriculture is just about climbing trees will be surprised at the level of skill and knowledge required to work in this exciting and rewarding industry.”

Academic department

Institute of Science & the Environment

Employability

This Foundation degree course can provide you with access to a wide range of careers in the arboricultural industry including tree surgery, local authority arboricultural officer, woodland and estate management and arboricultural contracting. Alternatively, successful completion of the Foundation degree will allow you to progress to further higher education courses including the final year of the BSc (Hons) Arboriculture programme. Many students also go on to start their own businesses.