Certificate in First Nations Applied Land Management at Thompson Rivers University

Programme overview

The First Nation Applied Lands Management certificate teaches surveying, mapping, boundary principles and land use planning, ending with a project applying these skills to an issue in the student's own community. Graduates can support land managers and professional practitioners in First Nation communities with geospatial work. All courses are tailored to the environments of the students' First Nation communities. Offered with the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics.

Faculty: Faculty of Science | Duration: Eight courses (24 credits) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Eight three-credit courses: APNR 1010 Data Capture 1, APNR 1020 Introduction to Digital Mapping 1, APNR 1030 Land Use Planning I: Environmental Assessment, APNR 1040 Land Tenure, APNR 1060 Data Capture 2, APNR 1070 Introduction to Digital Mapping 2, APNR 1080 Land Use Planning II, and APNR 1090 Independent Research Project.

Career pathways

Geospatial support to land managers; surveying, staking, housing and grading support; spatial data collection for mapping, land use and disaster planning; central lands, housing, infrastructure and environment resource within a First Nation community.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission by recommendation from the Tulo Centre of Indigenous Economics.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intakes: Fall (September), Winter (January) and Summer (May). Not all programmes have winter and summer intakes.

International applicants: applications open October 1 for all intakes; Fall (September) intake open until further notice, Winter (January) intake closes November 1, Summer (May) intake closes February 1. Application fee $100, one time and non-refundable.

Apply through the official page: https://www.tru.ca/science/programs/applied-lands-management.html

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