ANNOUNCING: NEW certificates in environmental studies

You have now more opportunities for specialized studies in your industry with four new certificate programs just launched at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension:

Many of the courses offered within the new certificates are also part of the Environmental Resource Management certificate. The courses were first offered as additional, separate programs through a set of professional development series, and are now developed into full certificates in response to demands from students and industry.

Each certificate is comprised of 156 instructional hours. There are no prerequisites for entrance, but students are expected to already possess entry-level knowledge of the subject matter through job training, previous education, or work experience in a complementary environmental sector.

If you have completed any of the courses previously offered within the series, you’re already on your way to a certificate, as you will be able to apply those courses toward the new certificates.

Courses are already available for registration. Official certificate program admission will be open as of July 1, 2019.

Enrol in one or more of our new programs: further your education and expand your professional portfolio with a new credential from the University of Alberta!

Environmental Remediation

This certificate will provide environmental professionals with enhanced expertise in the effective management of contaminated sites in Alberta. Course content covers subjects such as environmental site assessment, risk management, provincial Tier 1 and 2 guidelines, soil and water elements, bio and phytoremediation concepts and applications, and emerging technologies.

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Land Reclamation

Sustainable land use relies on efficient and relevant reclamation through application of scientifically supported procedures. This certificate includes courses focused on soil and vegetative principles, land use guidelines and related regulations, soil classification, testing, and evaluation, as well as restoration and rehabilitation methods.

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Soil Science

Soil science applications are integral within numerous aspects of economic, agricultural, environmental, commercial, recreational, and innovative advancements within Alberta and Canada. Courses in this certificate explore topics related to the solid and liquid phases of soils, reactive chemical constituents, fertility and plant growth, as well as soil formation, evaluation, sustainability, and management.

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Water Resource Management

This certificate provides specialized training to increase your professional capacity of managing the aquatic resources in our environment. Course content explores the management, evaluation, and monitoring requirements of both surface water (hydrology) and groundwater (hydrogeology) resources, as well as soil classification and wetlands delineation.

Info and registration

QUESTIONS?

Environmental Resource Management Office:
780-492-5532 or 780-492-3158

erm@ualberta.ca