COURSE CURRICULUM

The Environmental Monitoring & Assessment program includes a comprehensive range of courses designed to build practical and theoretical expertise. In Term 1, students focus on foundational sciences with courses like Laboratory Techniques and Calculations, Inorganic Chemistry for Environmental Monitoring, Ecology, Microbiology, and Vertebrate and Invertebrate Zoology, alongside communications skills specific to biological sciences. Term 2 enhances applied knowledge with Workplace Skills Development, Plant Morphology and Identification, Organic Chemistry, Spatial Data Collection and Analysis, Soil Sciences, and Biostatistics. An Environmental Field Studies course provides hands-on fieldwork experience during the intersession. Term 3 delves deeper into specialized topics such as Instrumental Analysis, Environmental Law and Sustainability, Site Assessment, Air Quality Fundamentals, Water Quality Monitoring, and Reclamation Criteria for uplands and wetlands. The final term, Term 4, emphasizes applied environmental science with courses on Environmental Science Projects, Air Quality Monitoring and Improvement, Hydrogeology, Remediation Technology, and Waste Management Systems. This curriculum ensures students gain the knowledge and skills to assess environmental quality, conduct site investigations, and develop sustainable remediation strategies, preparing them for diverse roles in environmental consulting, site remediation, and laboratory analysis.