The College Diploma in Applied Environmental Science and Planning Technology at Selkirk College is designed for students who have an interest in protecting land, natural resources, and the environment, and who enjoy hands-on learning in both field and laboratory settings. This leading-edge program provides interdisciplinary, employment-ready skills that address today’s environmental challenges while developing a broad range of applied environmental skills and technologies.

The program prepares students to meet the growing demand for technologists capable of assisting in all areas of land use and environmental planning, environmental chemistry, hydrology, applied ecology, microbiology, and geographic information systems (GIS). Graduates develop practical field and laboratory experience along with the technical competencies required to acquire, compile, analyze, evaluate, and present environmental information, and to integrate this information effectively into formal planning and review processes.

Courses within the program cover a wide range of topics, including botany, soil science, hydrology, surveying, ecology, fish and wildlife, GIS, ecological restoration, Indigenous studies, air and water pollution chemistry, environmental planning, microbiology, and sustainability.