Sustainability
Sustainability, conservation and protecting the environment are now of prime importance.

SRUC is a specialist, land-based institution with a vision to be the leader for innovation and sustainable development in the rural sector, with expertise in a wide range of subject areas which feed in to the sustainability agenda.
Sustainability, conservation and protecting the environment are now of prime importance.
With ever-increasing demands on our natural resources from recreation, conservation and energy generation, as well as the impacts of traditional land uses such as agriculture and forestry, there’s a clear need for graduates with a broad understanding of the relevant issues, and the growing range of careers open to them.
BSc (Hons) Sustainable Food Production & Land Use is an applied biology degree that considers how land-use practices can help to tackle today’s critical challenges of climate change, biodiversity and food security.
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Featured courses

Environmental Management
This course gives you a grounding in the theory and practice of environmental management, and a sound understanding of managing and minimising environmental impacts.
- BSc/BSc (Hons)
- HNC
- HND

Food Security
This course focuses on the analytical and communication skills needed to contribute to the achievement and sustaining of food security in the 21st century.
- MSc

Agricultural Technology
You'll learn about all aspects of agricultural technology and how it is applied, alongside workplace skills like IT, data handling and communication.
- BSc/BSc (Hons)
- HNC

Zoonoses and Epidemiology of Animal Infectious Diseases
This research-focused distance learning course immerses students into actively contributing to scientific research that is trying to solve pressing world problems.
- MRes

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