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Advanced Diploma of Ecosystem Management Technology - Advanced Standing
Advanced Diploma of Ecosystem Management Technology - Advanced Standing

Advanced Diploma of Ecosystem Management Technology - Advanced Standing

  • ID:FC010080
  • Level:3-Year Undergraduate Advanced Diploma
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Fees (CAD)

* Books, supplies and field camps.

Estimated Total/program:
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60
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20
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements:

Students applying to Ecosystem Management Technology - Advanced Standing must meet the following requirements:

  • B.Sc. (emhpasis Biology) or B. Environmental Science/Geography, or an Ontario College Diploma in Environmental or Natural Sciences or equivalent

English requirements:

If English is not your first language or you've received your education in a language other than English, students must produce evidence of their English Language Proficiency:

  • Internet-based (iBT) TOEFL: 80 with no score less than 20
  • Paper-based (PBT) TOEFL: 550
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6.0 with no band less than 5.5
  • Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL): Overall 60
  • Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 76
  • PTE Academic (Pearson Test English): 58+
  • Duolingo: 105+

Other requirements:

Physical requirements:

As an Ecosystem Management student you will be required to:

  • Participate in field activities, sometimes in remote areas, including walking up several kilometers over rough terrain, carrying heavy gear, and working in all weather conditions such as rain, deep snow and extreme temperatures.
  • Participate in activities that require reading, interpreting and creating maps using Geographic Positioning Systems and Geographic Information System software, topographic paper maps and aerial photographs.
  • Identify landscape features, rocks, minerals, soil layers, flora and fauna, including microscopic plankton and invertebrates for the purposes of habitat assessment. Identification of these elements of the ecosystem will be based almost exclusively on live and/or preserved specimens, objects or samples, maps and photographs etc.
  • Apply verbal and non-verbal communication techniques in a team context to resolve conflicts and achieve project goals.

Course Information

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Are you an Environmental Studies, Biology or Science grad?

  • in just 8 months (2 semesters) you can get practical field skills and applied
    experience

  • add a Fleming College diploma to your degree

  • increase your confidence and marketability

  • network with potential employers

  • graduate job ready

You may be eligible for advanced standing entry to the final year (semester five) of the Ecosystem Management Technology program. Your experience will begin with a field camp in a remote wilderness setting, doing field research, as well as team-building exercises.

Throughout this program, your technical skills will grow, along with your project management and leadership skills. You will obtain valuable work experience through the Credit for Product student placement program, and you will also have the option to obtain certifications recognized and valued by employers.

Program students host an annual EcoHealth conference in April. The class invites Lindsay and surrounding area residents, community groups and local businesses to attend, participate and learn. The 2013 theme was "Feeding our Future" - with the aim of engaging community involvement in sustainable agriculture.

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COURSES AND DESCRIPTIONS

SEMESTER 5

  •  Credit for Product I: Student Placement

  • FLPL 4

  • Units/ Hours: 90

  •  Field Camp

  • APST 21

  • Units/ Hours: 40

  •  First Nations and Sustainable Development

  • ECOS 8

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Habitat Assessment

  • FIWI 14

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  • 1 requisite course

  •  Resource and Environmental Economics

  • LAWS 70

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Satellite Data Processing

  • COMP 84

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Urban Ecosystems

  • ECOS 12

  • Units/ Hours: 45

SEMESTER 6

  •  Applications of GIS in Natural Resources

  • GEOM 3

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Credit for Product II: Field Placement

  • FLPL 78

  • Units/ Hours: 90

  • 1 requisite course

  •  Ecosystem Health

  • ECOS 6

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Principles of Wildlife Management

  • FIWI 30

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Sustainability at Work

  • ECOS 5

  • Units/ Hours: 45

  •  Urban and Regional Planning

  • FSTY 54

  • Units/ Hours: 45

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

As an Ecosystem Management Technologist, you’ll qualify for work in:

  • restoration/conservation of ecosystems

  • habitat assessment

  • Geographic Information Systems

  • ecological research

  • rural and urban planning

  • environmental protection

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Morcare Insurance - $709

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