Overview

Build on your passion through the Applied Environmental Sciences at Royal Roads University .

You love science, nature, and finding sustainable solutions for your community and the planet.

Join our one-year Undergraduate Certificate in Applied Environmental Sciences at our two West Shore campuses. Through your field, laboratory and classroom courses, you'll gain knowledge of environmental thought, ecology and chemistry, plus job-ready math and lab techniques. With small classes, hands-on experiments, team projects and field school, you'll build confidence to tackle real-world challenges!

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You’ll deepen your scientific knowledge through hands-on learning in the lab, in the field, and in our modern classrooms with views of the forest, mountains and sea.

Explore how chemistry, physics, microbiology, research methods, leadership and environmental economics can help you solve today's challenges.

Within problem-solving teams, you’ll work closely with your professors and peers on interdisciplinary projects in class and during field school. Using real-world cases, you’ll build essential skills and expertise to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss, and social-ecological issues.

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With flexible entry and exit points, you can pause your studies at any stage and enter the workforce equipped with valuable credentials — then return to complete your degree when you're ready.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Science and Environmental Thought

Human Geography

Laboratory and Field School

Statistics for Environmental and Social Science

Structure, Bonding, and Properties of Materials

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Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-08 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Victoria, Canada

Disciplines

Sustainable Development Sustainable Energy Environmental Sciences View 174 other Bachelors in Environmental Sciences in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Graduation from a Canadian secondary school or comparable high school, with a language arts (English 12) minimum of C+ (67%) and a minimum B (73%) average in three academic Grade 12 courses, including:

Any one of:

Pre-Calculus 12
Foundations of Mathematics 12
Calculus 12

Plus, any one of:

Chemistry 12
Physics 12

Biology 12 (Anatomy and Physiology 12)

Applicants should also have completed any two of:

Chemistry 11
Physics 11
Biology 11

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23888 CAD / year

≈ 23888 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

6630 CAD / year

≈ 6630 CAD / year

Living costs

Victoria

Canada

1490 - 2092 CAD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Awards

The first 50 qualified candidates will automatically receive a $1,000 First Year Undergraduate Entrance Award. Plus, awards of up to $10,000 are available through competition: RRU Entrance Award/Bursary and Langford Education Award.

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