Program Highlights
If your passions lie in seeking new directions for our planet and society, helping to fight climate change and the depletion of natural resources, the Environment and Society—Environmental Science Diploma is the program for you.
In the diploma, you’ll take essential science courses in key disciplines, including biology, botany, chemistry, computer sciences, ecology, geography, research and statistics.
You'll also take electives in Indigenous and First Nations topics, social sciences and writing. The flexible structure offered by the diploma also allows you to build foundational skills, specialize in fields of interest and engage in community-based projects.
Throughout the program, you’ll study in small classes, receiving mentorship from expert instructors who combine theoretical concepts with practical, applied learning.
Our diploma is a great place to start learning more about environmental jobs and building skills. If you're more interested in working in environmental advocacy and non-profits, we also offer the Environmental Studies Diploma.
- Identify information from natural and social sciences in building an evidence-based understanding of environmental problems and solutions.
- Gain competency in First Nations, Inuit and Métis history, and contemporary Indigenous perspectives including traditional ecological knowledge, and apply this to work in cross-cultural environments.
- Employ systems thinking in evaluating methods of inquiry that are used in the study of environmental challenges.
- Acquire foundational knowledge, quantitative reasoning skills, and evidence-based analysis approaches that encompass ecological, economic, and social frameworks in identifying, addressing, and mitigating environmental issues.
- Describe regional-integrated and problem-based approaches that amplify the partnership between Indigenous and Western knowledge.
- Develop effective communication practices for relaying and interpreting environmental data and issues to a variety of audiences and for cooperating with interested parties.
- Embrace roles and identities as mindful, eco-literate citizens, practitioners, and environmental leaders in delivering and designing solutions in a complex, interconnected world.
Admission Requirements
English language requirements
English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, you must meet our English Language Requirements.
Basic requirements
- High school graduation
- A minimum grade point average of 2.0 (60%) calculated on English Studies 12 or English 12 or English First Peoples 12 and two academic Grade 12 courses
- Pre-calculus 12 (C+) or
- Pre-calculus 11 (A) or
- Math Placement Test (Pre-calculus MPT) or
- MATH 097 (C-) or
- MATH 096 (C-) or
- BMTH 044 (B)
- Chemistry 11 or
- CHEM 030 or
- CHEM 130 or
- BCHM 044
- One course from the following:
- Anatomy and Physiology 12 (C+) or
- Chemistry 12 (C+) or
- Physics 12 (C+) orÂ
- BIOL 104 (C+) or
- BIOL 106 (C+) and BIOL 107 (C+) or
- CHEM 101 (C+) or
- PHYS 104 (C+) or
- BBIO 054 (C+) or
- BCHM 054 (C+) or
- BPHY 054 (C+)
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 60.00