Land Reclamation and Restoration

Land is a vital resource and the deterioration or loss of the productive capacity of soils is a major global challenge for the 21st century. This course has been designed to meet the increasing demands to manage and restore degraded land as close as possible to its original status. Accredited by IAgrE and the Landscape Institute this course will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to bridge the gap between damaged land and fully restored ecosystems. Cranfield offers a unique, post-graduate-only environment, with a teaching team with extensive experience of solving real-world environmental challenges. Who is it for? Land reclamation and restoration MSc is suitable for ecology, science, geography and engineering graduates, or professionals from either a science or technical background. The course comprises eight taught modules, an integrated group project, and an individual thesis project. It provides the skills to assess, plan and implement strategies needed to restore, reclaim and remediate degraded land in order to support ecosystems functions and services. The course is designed to respond to the industry demands of highly-trained engineers and science professionals able to implement appropriate, innovative and sustainable soil and land management strategies. There is an emphasis on analysis of real problems with practical field work to reinforce learning. This provides the tools required for the group and individual projects.