Land and Water Management

Basic First Aid & CPR techniques taught in an interactive environment for individuals and employees who want an overview of First Aid & CPR in the workplace or home. The course covers skills needed to recognize, prevent and respond to cardiovascular emergences 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 & Safety for Basic First Aid. Participants who meet the required standard receive a nationally recognized certification that is valid for three years. Textbook included in cost of tuition.

This course introduces students to key features, challenges and sustainable management of the prairie agro-ecological landscape systems. Based on various field and laboratory exercises and guided site tours, this course provides hands-on training to students by introducing them to various agricultural and environmental sites discussing origin, development and classification of soils, water resources, wetlands and river dynamics, crop agronomy and weeds identification, wild-life habitat, forestry and shelterbelts, the Dominion Land Survey (DLS), mapping and Global Positioning System (GPS), agricultural equipment and livestock production.
Based on field and laboratory exercises and tours, this course introduces students to key features of the prairie agro-ecological landscape. Various aspects are discussed including soils, water, native vegetation, the Dominion land survey, map reading, and crop and livestock production. The concepts of integrated watershed management and the use of mapping and GPS technology are introduced.

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.

Prerequisites: SCIE-0038 Plant Physiology and Taxonomy, AGRC-0291 Terrestrial Ecosystems, ENVR-OO37 Soils and Water, plus cumulative weighted grade point average (CWGPA) of 2.0 or greater
This 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 faculty member. Credit is based on successful completion of the work placement plus assignments based on the student's work experience.

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 provides learners with the concepts, principles, and theories behind Geographic Information System (GIS) fundamentals and digital mapping, including GIS theory, cartography, database, and the ArcGIS suite of software applications. The goal of this course is to understand GIS as a useful and flexible tool that can be used to address and solve a wide range of everyday resource management questions and problems. Students will also learn how to design and export GIS maps, explore Web Mapping Applications and complete basic analysis. The course is composed of two components: lectures and labs. The lectures will discuss the GIS theory and concepts while labs reinforce concepts through hands-on experience in defining and analyzing real world problems using a variety of GIS analytical techniques. Topics include spatial data, digital mapping and interpretation, analysis and basic remote sensing.

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.

The morphological, anatomical, and physiological characteristics of vascular plants within the Aspen Parkland and Boreal Forest are the foci of this course. Emphasis is placed on using appropriate terminology to identify and classify flora within local communities. Field trips and lab work provide opportunity for students to recognise common plant families and use taxonomic keys for identification. Habitat, ethnobotany, and plant ecological relationships supplement plant identification and classification.

This course prepares students to perform at a high level as stakeholders in the agriculture and environmental industries. Topics include preparing for and understanding the workplace, striving for performance, interacting efficiently, and sharing the organizational vision.

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.

This course provides students with an overview of graphing and sampling distributions, probability and inference, regression and correlation. It also provides an introduction to the principles of experimental design and the techniques of analysis of variance in a manner that emphasizes and illustrates the real-world aspects of statistical analysis. Students gain an understanding of estimation and hypothesis testing, design of experiments, analysis of categorical data, analysis of covariance and data management.

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.

Prerequisites:AGRC-0291Terrestrial Ecosystems, ENVR-0044 Aquatic Ecosystems
Corequisite:MATH-0072 Statistics for Life Sciences
Building on the fundamental ecological principles introduced in Aquatic Ecosystems and Terrestrial Ecosystems, this course focusses on the key concepts and theories ecologists use to guide ecological inquiry and answer ecological questions. The interrelationships between organisms and their environment, and the ways that these interactions influence processes which shape populations, communities and the biosphere will be emphasized. Labs supplement lecture material through the collection, analysis and interpretation of data from ecological experiments and simulations.

Prerequisites: ENVR-0041 Environmental Management, ENVR-0042 Environmental Legislation, SCIE-0039 Ecology
Students receive direction and support to complete a capstone project that enables them to practice environmental management via integrating skills learned in previous courses. Students incorporate available concepts and tools that link environmental issues with strategies, product and service development, and public and external relations.

This course introduces students to the chemistry of the environment from a natural and anthropogenic perspective. The purpose is to provide students the chemical basis for understanding the environment and environmental problems. Topics of study may include, stratospheric chemistry and ozone depletion, ground-level air pollution, the natural and cultural greenhouse effect, heavy metal poisoning, acid rain and waste disposal.

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.

Prerequisite: COMP-0571 Communications and Technology
Co-requisite: GEOS-0022 GIS Applications
Opportunity to structure and research an environmental project is provided in this project-based course. Students determine project scope, time, stakeholders, costs and risks.

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.

Prerequisite: ARC-0291 Terrestrial Ecosystems; ENVR-0044 Aquatic Ecosystems
This course introduces the principles of conservation and management of wildlife and fisheries resources. Focus is on current industry practices, procedures and problems. Topics may include fish and wildlife identification, population estimation, habitats requirements and management, methods of studying wildlife, capturing and handling of wildlife for study, telemetry, natural and artificial regulation of animal numbers, control of problem wildlife, economic value of wildlife, management for biodiversity and management for harvest.

Prerequisites: AGRC-0162 Agro-Ecology Field Laboratory; COMP-0572 Natural Resources Technology
Students learn basic field and lab measurement techniques which are commonly used in managing natural resources. Fieldwork is a major component of this course. This course provides learners with the concepts, principles and theories behind a variety of technology used by resource management organizations. Students learn the applications of field-based and mapping technology used by the industry. Both spatial and non-spatial data systems are covered providing fundamental knowledge to enable learners to interact and provide basic services to organizations and specialists. Topics provide theory and hands-on proficiency in GPS and surveying equipment, data collection procedures, as well as data accuracy, analysis, and processing. Learners use software to download, manage, summarize, map and report on field-collected data.

Prerequisites SCIE-0039 Ecology and ENVR-0037 Soils and Water
Students are introduced to the principles and practices associated with contaminated soils, disturbed site mitigation and restoration ecology. Areas of study include, Manitoba’s acts and regulations governing cleanup of contaminated sites, the various physical, chemical and biological approaches to remediation of contaminated lands, the ecological relationships at various spatial scales as they apply to restoration, the restoration of various prairie ecosystems (forest, grasslands, and freshwater), and the management of invasive species.

Ecological and social dynamics influencing natural resource and environmental management are studied via readings, case studies, and discussions. Students explore theories and methods used by natural resource professionals to engage stakeholders.