Practice and learn more skills in the applied environmental sciences diploma.

You’ll build on your first year courses and hands-on experience. Those basics include going deeper into water and soils through:
• site assessment and applying environmental regulation.
• applied hydrology and groundwater monitoring
• soil conservation and classification

You’ll also choose two electives each semester. This allows you to expand into on other areas of environmental practice such as:
• fisheries and wildlife
• mining and forestry
• environmental contaminants
• revegetation management
When you graduate, you’ll possess in-demand industry skills. Boost your employability and industry connections with our applied degree.

Environmental consultants, government agencies and industry seek our graduates. You will have the flexibility to work for yourself or for an organization.

Career choices vary. Some examples are:
• environmental operations specialist working in an industry such as oil & gas, mining, agriculture, forestry or transportation
• environmental regulatory specialist with government
• environmental technology with a consulting company.

Usually you'll work as part of team doing environmental sampling and surveys, monitoring and checking compliance with water, soil, and healthy & safety regulations.

Since 2007, 100% of our graduates:
• Are confident they have the knowledge and skills needed to start a career.
• Were satisfied with the program and would recommend it to others.
• Have found employment in the environmental industry or have chosen to pursue further education.

ECO Canada Certification: This program prepares you to become an Environmental Professional (EP) with ECO Canada. As a diploma graduate you are eligible to apply as an Environmental Professional in Training (Ept) and can upgrade to an EP after you have completed 5 years of relevant experience.

Where grads have found jobs
Government & Regulatory Organizations
• Alberta Environment
• Energy Resources Conservation Board
• Environment Canada
• Nunavut Impact Review Board
• Natural Resources Canada
• North Saskatchewan River Basin Council

Consultants and Industry
• Epic Environmental
• Husky Energy
• Kestral Resources
• Klohn Crippen Berger
• NorAlta
• North Shore Environmental Consultants
• Matrix Solutions
• Protocol2 Air Services
• Vertex Resource Group