Environmental Practice

Environmental Practice, B.A.

  • Application Deadline
  • 30 months
    Duration
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Overview

Your passion for sustainable solutions drew you to a career within the environmental sector. To realize the change you’d like to see, you need a balance of practical knowledge and real-world application. 

This approach is exercised throughout the Environmental Practice program curriculum at the Royal Roads University, and especially in the final phase of the program where you select to complete either a 75-hour practicum or major research paper.

Who It’s For

This online program is designed for individuals with a broad awareness of current and potential environmental issues; big-picture thinkers interested in developing their critical thinking ability and environmental knowledge while building a diverse network of peers to learn from and with. 

You’ll be studying with individuals interested in developing their skills for the environmental sector, including professional certification and managerial qualifications.

Detailed Programme Facts

  • Programme intensity Part-time
    • Average part-time duration 30 months
    • Intensity Flexible
    • Duration description
      • 2.5+ years (degree completion)
  • Languages
    • English
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  • Delivery mode
    Online
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Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Global Processes
  • Environmental Management Tools
  • Environmental Economics
  • Tools for Business Decision Making
  • Public Policy Formulation
  • Statistical Literacy and Critical Thinking
  • Introduction to Environmental Law
  • Sustainable Development: Ideas and Applications

English Language Requirements

  • Minimum required score:

    6

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    79

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Academic Requirements

You need the following GPA score:

Required score: 3

Applicants for graduate programs must have the equivalent of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum GPA equivalent to 3 on a US 4.0 grading scale. Admitted applicants typically have an undergraduate GPA of or better on a 4.0 scale. No exam grade should be lower than 4.5 (European grade scale) or D (American grade scale).

Your GPA (Grade Point Average) is calculated using the grades that you received in each course, and is determined by the points assigned to each grade (e.g. for the US grading scale from A-F).

General Requirements

  • Minimum of 60 post-secondary arts or science credits, with a minimum GPA of 'B' (3.00/4.33) GPA, from a recognized post-secondary institution; or
  • Completion of the Certificate in Environmental Practice (CEP) program at Royal Roads University, with a minimum GPA of 'B' (3.00/4.33). 

Getting a Student Visa

This is an online programme. You can attend from the comfort of your chair! So you don't need a student visa!

Tuition Fee

  • International

    2079 CAD/module
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 2079 CAD per module and a duration of 30 months.

  • National

    846 CAD/module
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the original amount of 846 CAD per module and a duration of 30 months.
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  • Tuition fees per 3 credit course

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