ustainable Community Development Program “From the Home to the Land”

Do you want to work at the intersection of nature and cities, indigenous wisdom and modern technology, permaculture, ecology and economy?

Can you imagine yourself working at the leading edge of the biggest social, cultural and economic shift since the Industrial Revolution, helping communities, companies and nations grapple with the opportunities and threats of a rapidly changing world?

With an SCD Associate Degree, you can begin working with communities immediately or continue on to a Bachelor of Arts program at Simon Fraser University (SFU) or Royal Roads University (RRU).

Upon successful completion of the program students will be able to secure work in the following settings:

Local government/regional districts
First Nation communities
Consulting firms
NGO’s – e.g. Community Futures, Northern Development Initiative, etc.
Community development organizations – e.g. Kaien Island Anti-Poverty
Social enterprises
The type of work graduates may be employed could include the following activities:

Upgrading the efficiency of energy use in buildings, products, and transportation systems
Adopting and implementing sustainable forestry, fisheries, soil, and watershed management practices
Expanded delivery and use of information technologies
Sustainable tourism activities centered around areas of environmental, cultural, and historic significance
Recycling and re-manufacturing of solid and hazardous waste into marketable products
Accelerated and expanded development of marine and freshwater aquaculture
Adding value to fish, agricultural, and forest products
Developing, manufacturing, and marketing products, services, and technologies that reduce environmental burdens
Further education
Laddering towards the completion of a Bachelor’s degree can occur at Royal Roads University with a BA in Environmental Practice and with the SFU Centre for Sustainable Development undergraduate Certificate Program.

The SFU certificate program exists within the traditional 4 year degree program of which there are a number of streams a student could follow for degree completion. Choose one of those streams and take 3rd and 4th year Sustainable Community courses as your electives.