Forestry HND

Scotland's Rural College University

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	66%
Salary after 15 months	£19000
Unemployment Rate	3% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	13% Proportion of students of Forestry HND who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£7000 Tuition (UK) £16000 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Forestry HND at Scotland's Rural College University UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	2 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Barony
Degree	Higher National Diploma, HND
Subject	Forestry and Arboriculture

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 60 graduates of Forestry HND and other courses in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies at Scotland's Rural College University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies.

Overall student satisfaction

66 /100

60 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Forestry HND and other Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses of Scotland's Rural College University	Average review score among all Forestry and Arboriculture courses in the UK
Explanations	88	98
Interesting courses	81	85
Intellectually stimulating	86	93
Challenged to do my best	86	82
Depth of concepts	76	83
Builds on previous learnings	84	77
Joined ideas from different topics	79	78
Balance directed/independent study	79	53
Applicability of course content	90	79
Clear criteria in markings	79	59
Fair assessment	88	78
Tests reflected your learning	90	75
Timely feedback	84	78
Helpful feedback	83	68
Approachability of teachers	91	83
Support from teachers	91	76
Organisation of courses	55	77
Communication of changes	67	67
IT facilities	86	82
Library	93	95
Course specific resources	93	87
Student feedback opportunities	72	56
Student feedback valued	79	60
Student's feedback acted upon	61	34
Work of student union	71	54
Mental wellbeing services	88	79
Overall satisfaction	66	74

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses of Scotland's Rural College University

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Agriculture, Food and Related Studies at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£19000	£16500	£19000
25-75 percentile range	£15000 - £21000	£13000 - £20500	£16000 - £23000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses of Scotland's Rural College University

Salary of all UK Graduates of Agriculture, Food and Related Studies

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£26545	£24000	£26941
25-75 percentile range	£23977 - £29182	£19750 - £29412	£20559 - £31853

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses in the UK

Course Description

Throughout this course, you will develop skills and knowledge in forestry or urban forestry. The course offers the opportunity to specialise in Forestry or Urban Forestry and you will gain more knowledge for a route into management or a supervisory position.

Some of the topics are Forest Land Measurement, Forestry Policy and Law, Woodland Ecology, Arboricultural Operations, Forest Design and Financial Control of Forest Enterprises.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All Scotland's Rural College University graduates of undergraduate studies in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies
Total respondents	100	110
Unemployed	3%	3%
Studying	8%	10%
Working	74%	64%
Both studying and working	10%	19%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses of Scotland's Rural College University

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	61%	39%
Utilise skills from studies	55%	45%
Work is meaningful	77%	23%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of Scotland's Rural College University

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	21%
Non highly-skilled jobs	75%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Forestry and Arboriculture courses of Scotland's Rural College University

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Forestry HND at Scotland's Rural College University

21%	Caring personal services
21%	Teaching Professionals
13%	Media Professionals
11%	Customer service occupations
7%	Business and public service associate professionals
4%	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
4%	Business and public service associate professionals
3%	Sales occupations
1%	Sales occupations
1%	Web and Multimedia Design Professionals

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Agriculture, Food and Related Studies

Average UCAS Tariff Score 90

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Agriculture, Food and Related Studies
<48	20
48-63	17
64-79	8
80-95	14
96-111	13
112-127	7
128-143	3
144-159	6
160-175	4
176-191	4
192-207	0
208-223	3
224-239	1
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Agriculture, Food and Related Studies courses of Scotland's Rural College University

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Forestry, HND, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Forestry HND

England UK	£7000	year 1
Northern Ireland	£7000	year 1
Wales	£7000	year 1
Channel Islands	£7000	year 1
Ireland	£7000	year 1
Scotland	£1285	year 1
EU	£16000	year 1
International	£16000	year 1

Additional fee information

Scottish students can apply to the Students Award Agency for Scotland (SAAS) to have tuition fees paid by the Scottish government. Students from the rest of the UK can apply for financial assistance, including a loan to cover the full cost of the tuition fees, from the Student Loan Company.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2

University Rankings

Positions of Scotland's Rural College University in top UK and global rankings.

Rankings of Scotland's Rural College University in related subject specific rankings.

Agriculture

- #8
- #842
Agriculture

URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field
[Published 22 July, 2023]

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About Scotland's Rural College University

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is a publicly funded research school focused primarily on the education of agricultural subjects, such as Countryside Management, Animal Nutrition, and Forestry. SRUC offers courses and programmes across six campus locations, including eight fully-functional farmlands for students to get hands-on and practical experience in.

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