Environmental Resource Management

Basic First Aid and CPR techniques taught in an interactive environment for individuals and employees who want an overview of First Aid and CPR in the workplace or home. The course covers skills needed to recognize, prevent and respond to cardiovascular emergencies for adults, CPR and other topics such as choking, airway and breathing emergencies, and prevention of disease transmission. This course meets the minimum regulations for Workplace Health and Safety for Basic First Aid. Participants who meet the required standard receive a nationally recognized certification that is valid for three years.

In this course, students are introduced to water resource terminology and technology. The course examines the interconnection of land and water and the interdependence of the activities upon these resources. Topics include watersheds, physical landforms, wetlands, riparian areas, water quality risks and issues, water controls and integrated planning. Students gain experience in sampling and evaluating water quality, and interpreting water analysis reports.

Pre-Requisite: Cumulative weighted grade point average (CWGPA) of 2.0 or greater. This course requires a minimum of 600 hours of full-time, paid related work experience. The work placement is subject to prior approval of and monitoring by a designated faculty member. Credit is based on successful completion of the work placement. Work experience acquired prior to registration in the program is not eligible for this credit.

This course improves students' ability to navigate the college experience and environment, including student's rights, roles, and responsibilities. In this course, students reflect on their skills, attitudes, and expectations and develop learning strategies to help them to become successful, resilient, and self-directed learners. The course covers topics such as success in online learning, time management strategies, learning strategies, assessment taking strategies, academic integrity, information and digital literacy, and wellness, among others. It integrates elements of student orientation.

This course will help students communicate better in the work world. Using technology as a communication tool, students will learn to write, present, organize and interpret data, and interact with the online world.

This course introduces students to the key features, challenges, and sustainable management of prairie agro-ecological landscape systems through various field activities, laboratory exercises, and guided site tours. Students will gain hands on traning by exploring interrelated agriculture and environment sites. The course focuses on the intersection between agriculture and the environment, covering topices such as: sustainable management practices, soil health and quality, biodiversity in agro-ecosystems, integrated pest management, as well as introducing technological field tools.

This introductory course offers students a foundational understanding of the essential sciences biology, chemistry, and mathematics critical for natural resource management. Topics include basic biology concepts such as cell structure, microscopy, anatomy, physiology, and ecological interactions, as well as inorganic chemistry principles like matter, chemical reactions, and natural laws. Students develop core mathematical skills for data analysis and problem solving in the context of natural resource management. In addition to classroom learning, the course includes fieldwork and laboratory components where students will apply scientific methods to collect and analyze real-world data.

This course introduces environmental and natural resources related legal principles and legislation in Manitoba. The course will review the rationale for environmental law, major legislation, significant relevant Indigenous law, environmental assessment and hearings.

Students explore current issues and trends on local, regional and global scales, which are related to an array of ecological, biological, agricultural, technological, economic, social, political and other issues associated with a growing human population. The focus is on how individually and collectively we impact, positively and negatively, the quality of our environment and human living conditions. Students are challenged to use a multi-perspective approach to assess natural resource issues.

Through a series of seminars, students build the skills necessary to secure and maintain employment. Topics will include resume writing, interview preparation and skills, networking, and understanding the workplace.

This course provides learners with the concepts, principles and theories behind a variety of technology used by resource management organizations. Students will learn the applications of field-based and mapping technology used by the industry. Both spatial and non-spatial data systems will be covered providing fundamental knowledge to enable learners to interact and provide basic services to organizations and specialists. Topics will provide theory and hands-on proficiency in GPS and surveying equipment, data collection procedures, as well as data accuracy, analysis, and processing. Learners will use software to download, manage, summarize, map and report on field-collected data.

This course explores the diverse native flora of Manitoba's Aspen Parkland and Boreal Forest ecostystems, with an emphasis on using botanical terminology to identify and classify seed plants. Through a blend of classroom lectures, field studies, and hands on activiities, students will develop practical skills in recognizing common plant families and using taxonomic keys for identification. The course also covers topics such as habitat, ethnobotany, and plant ecological relationships to complement the study of plant identification and classification.

Prerequisites: AGRC-0162 Agro-Ecology Field Laboratory, ENVR-0044 Aquatic Ecosystems
This course is designed to introduce students to the important and dynamic roles soils play within prairie ecosystems, including the hydrologic and nutrient cycles. Studies include, but not limited to, distinguishing the features of a soil profile (horizons and physical characteristics), classifying soil properties and soil formation factors, identifying soil constituents (organic matter, sand, silt, and clay), determining basic soil characteristics (texture, structure, etc.) and their relation to soil properties, and understanding soil water, its movement, storage and uptake by plants.

Prerequisite: AGRC-0162 Agro-Ecology Field Laboratory
This foundational course provides an overview of the principal factors (climate, soils, geology, plants, animals, microorganisms) and processes (fire, productivity/biomass, carbon sequestration) determining the distribution of global terrestrial ecosystems. The course focus is on applying ecological concepts and principles to the design and management of prairie landscapes agricultural, forested and urban.