Program Highlights
The Environment and Society (Environmental Studies) Diploma at CapU is a great place to start learning more about environmental jobs and building skills to work in an emerging field.
In the diploma, you'll take courses in various subjects, including anthropology, biology, ecology, economics, First Nations and Indigenous Peoples, geography, history, ethics, political science and statistics.
You'll have the advantage of studying in small classes and receiving mentorship from expert instructors who combine theory with practical, applied learning. Work with local partners.
Additionally, you'll have opportunities to join with community partners such as the Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere region, which works toward ensuring the biodiversity of Howe Sound is protected and sustainable.
With the training and skills you'll gain in this diploma, you'll graduate ready to become an environmental leader. If you're more interested in a STEM-focused program, we also offer the Environmental Sciences 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.
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 60.00