Ecological Restoration is an emerging discipline that focuses on assisting the recovery of degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems.
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Become a leader in the science of hope. Make your stand in the green revolution by helping to restore our natural environment for present and future generations.
The collaborative Ecological Restoration program developed by Trent University and Fleming College provides a bold and innovative solution to this challenge. The program:
Through the collaboration between Trent and Fleming, faculty, teaching, field study courses, applied projects and resources are shared over the four years of the program.
You will begin this adventure by spending two years at Fleming College’s School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences in Lindsay. Our School has a 40-year history of preparing graduates for employment in the environmental sector. Here, you will build on your science, math and communications skills while practicing ecological restoration through field courses and project work. Please note, the Restoration Ecology overnight field camp takes place two weeks prior to the start of semester 3 and provides students with the opportunity to further develop hands-on skills in ecosystem restoration.
Your next two years will be at Trent University in Peterborough, home to one of the first environmental programs to be established in Canada. At Trent, you can choose to either build towards a specialization, or continue to balance theory and practice in a more broad-based degree program.
Since this is an innovative diploma/degree model that infuses elements of both the college and university experience throughout the four-year years, you will not obtain your college diploma at the completion of your two years at Fleming College. Instead, you will graduate at the end of four years with both your Ecological Restoration Technician diploma and university degree in Ecological Restoration.
(The distance between Fleming College's campus in Lindsay and Trent University in Peterborough is 45 kilometres, or about a 45-minute drive.)
The program is challenging and sets a high standard of academic rigour. Our goal is to provide the support you need to achieve these standards but you must be prepared to:
If you do not achieve the academic standards required for entry into 5th semester at Trent University, there is a pathway into the 5th semester (3rd year) of our Ecosystem Management Technology program, enabling you to obtain an Ontario College Advanced Diploma. We have four spaces reserved for this purpose. To be eligible, students must successfully complete all courses in years 1 and 2 of the Ecological Restoration Honours B.Sc. Joint Trent-Fleming program. If there are more applications than reserved seats available, a selection process based on an average of overall Ecological Restoration program marks will take place.
The environmental sector is experiencing a sustained boom as global awareness of environmental issues is now top-of-mind. For more than 20 years, growth in the environmental workforce has consistently outpaced overall growth of the Canadian workforce and is projected to continue to do so. There's a significant shortage of environmental employees with the required science background, technical and soft skills mix to meet the demand.
Employment opportunities are diverse and new career prospects are emerging - especially in the private sector - as corporations discover that green corporate citizenship initiatives contribute to both long-term sustainability and market share. Entry-level job titles include:
Positions requiring more experience include:
Whether you choose to work in the public or private sector, you will be well-equipped with the comprehensive science foundation, plus the technical and field skills that the Honours B.Sc. in Ecological Restoration provides. You also have the flexibility to pursue graduate studies if you choose to do so.
Students applying to Ecological Restoration Honours B.Sc./Ecological Restoration Technician - Joint Trent-Fleming Degree/Diploma must meet the following requirements:
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You may be able to use credits obtained at Fleming College to continue your postsecondary education in pursuit of a degree. The articulation and credit transfer agreements with our partner institutions are summarized here.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
To apply please see the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC) website.
Visit the Ontario Tech University website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
To apply please see the Ontario Colleges website.
Visit the Seneca College website for further articulation and program information.
Visit the ONTransfer.ca website for agreement information.
See the official articulation agreement.
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