Courses & Completion

Program requirements
6 core courses + 168 credit hours in elective courses

The Environmental Resource Management Certificate program involves the completion of a minimum of 312 hours of university level instruction in the theory, tools, techniques, and policies of sound environmental management. Instruction is provided through lectures, labs and self-study.

This includes six core courses of 24 credit hours each, which develop a sound foundation in environmental management.

Core courses

It is highly recommended that the core courses be taken in the following order:

1. Environmental Geology
2. Principles of Ecosystems
3. Introduction to Soils and Soil Resources
4. Applied Hydrology
5. Environmental Project Management
6. Environmental Law

Environmental Law can be taken anytime in your program.

Core courses - complete all 6
course #		days	starts	cost
EXERM 4250	Principles of Ecosystems			$565
		T	Oct 9
EXERM 4252	Environmental Geology			$565
		TRS	Sep 11
EXERM 4256	Applied Hydrology			$565
		RF	Feb 28
EXERM 4258	Environmental Project Management			$565
		RFS	Mar 14
EXERM 4260	Environmental Law			$565
		TWR	Nov 27
EXERM 4307	Introduction to Soils and Soil Resources			$565
		WS	Jan 16
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

Minimum of 168 credit hours in elective courses

These are drawn from several different themes and allow you to concentrate on topics important to your work. When choosing your electives, you should keep your career objective in mind.

Elective courses - complete minimum of 168 credit hours
course #		days	starts	cost
EXERM 4262	Air Quality Modelling  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4265	Applied Vegetative Reclamation  (21 hrs)			$565
		RFS	Oct 25
EXERM 4267	Environmental Audits  (21 hrs)			$565
		RFS	Feb 21
EXERM 4268	Environmental Impact Assessments  (21 hrs)			$565
		RFS	Feb 7
EXERM 4270	Environmental Monitoring and Instrumentation  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4273	Environmental Stewardship  (21 hrs)			$565
		RFS	Nov 22
EXERM 4274	Fundamentals of GIS  (21 hrs)			$565
		TWR	Sep 25
EXERM 4277	Risk Communication  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4280	Wetlands Ecology, Delineation and Management  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4286	Remediation Technologies  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4288	Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Management  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4289	Environmental Law: Process & Procedures  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4291	Applied Hydrogeology in Alberta  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4293	Environmental Stewardship of Energy, Carbon and Water  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4296	Environmental Health Risk Assessment  (21 hrs)			$565
		WRF	Jun 6
EXERM 4297	Classification and Reclamation of Alberta Soils  (42 hrs)			$925
		MTWRFS	May 28
EXERM 4298	Understanding LEED for Building Works  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4299	Environmental and Energy Policy: Climate Change and Beyond  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4300	Intermediate GIS  (21 hrs)			TBA
EXERM 4301	Contemporary Issues in Environment  (21 hrs)			$565
		RFS	Dec 6
M-Monday T-Tuesday W-Wednesday R-Thursday F-Friday S-Saturday D-Sunday

All electives are generally not offered every year. For information and availability on specific seminars and workshops, please contact the program office at 780.492.5532.

Program completion and graduation

When registering for your final course, submit the application for graduation no later than February 1.

• A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is required to obtain the certificate (3.5 or higher earns a certificate with distinction).
• Complete and return the Application for Graduation whether or not you plan on attending the annual graduation ceremony in June.