The nationally accredited Bachelor of Applied Science: Environmental Management (B.AppSc: EM) degree focuses on meeting industry demand for technical and scientific personnel who are skilled environmental managers. All students receive cross training in communications and project management. Students typically complete 16 consecutive months of study, which includes eight months of classroom and laboratory/field instruction followed by eight months of paid practicum.
Admission Requirements:
Minimum GPA (Grade Point Average) of 2.3.
Direct entry: Graduates of the following two-year diploma programs with college-level:
- Introductory Soil Science
- Statistics
Lakeland College
- Environmental Sciences Diploma (all majors)
Assiniboine Community College
- Land and Water Management
Lethbridge College
- Environmental Assessment & Restoration
Loyalist College
- Environmental Technician
- Environmental Technologist
Medicine Hat College
Mohawk College
NAIT
- Biological Sciences Technology
- Environmental Sciences
- Renewable Resources
Niagara College
Olds College
- Land Water Resources
- Land Reclamation
- Environmental Stewardship
Portage College
- Natural Resource Technology
Fleming College
SAIT Polytechnic
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
- Environmental Engineering Technology
- Integrated Resources Management (Organic & Inorganic Chemistry required)
- Water Resources Engineering Technology
Selkirk College
- Integrated Resource Technology
Holland College
- Environmental Applied Science Technology Diploma
- Wildlife Conservation Technology Diploma
Indirect entry:
Applicants with a minimum GPA of 2.3 and a diploma or degree in a related specialization may also be eligible. All applicants must have college/ university level:
- Introductory Soil Science
- Statistics
Practicum:
Students are required to complete two 16-week practica. Through the Practicum Coordinator, the college assists with but does not guarantee the placement of students in paid practicum positions with industry and government agencies. Students must also be active in finding their practicum positions. Students are responsible for their own travel and accommodation during these periods.
Graduation Requirements:
Students completing requirements with a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 will be awarded a Bachelor of Applied Science: Environmental Management degree.
Career Opportunities:
Graduates of this program have well-developed technical/scientific skills and knowledge in the reclamation/remediation or the monitoring/environmental protection industry. Supplementary training also provides graduates with strong communication and project management skills.
Career opportunities exist in:
Consulting:
- Site Assessment & Characterization
- Contaminant Remediation
- Reclamation Supervision
- Industrial Waste & Wastewater Management
- Project Management
Government:
- Monitoring
- Inspection
- Auditing
- Compliance
Industry:
- Environmental Health & Safety Departments in: Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, Mining, Forestry, Agriculture and Wildlife
Alberta Institute of Agrologists (AIA) Certification:
Graduates of this program may qualify for membership in the AIA and are eligible to article as a Registered Technologist in Agrology (RT(Ag)) with a broader scope of practice than diploma graduates.
Graduates can gain professional accreditation with other organizations such as ASPB.
EP Certification
The Bachelor of Applied Science in Environmental Management is nationally accredited through the Environmental Career Organization of Canada (ECO Canada), and as such our graduates achieve national recognition for their skills when they are registered and recognized as an Environmental Professional in training (EPt) through the Canadian Environmental Certification Approvals Board (CECAB) of ECO Canada. Because our program is one of a select group of accredited programs, our graduates can apply for full EP designation after they have four years of relevant Canadian Environmental Experience.
Opportunity for Further Study:
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