Ecosystems and Environmental Management
- Online delivery
- eClass
- 24 hour course, no prerequisites
Ecosystems provide resources and services essential to our survival, and our actions have varied and significant impact on them. This course will include the study of ecology and environmental management, incorporating the fundamental components of ecosystems and how they interact. Students will learn about the components of ecosystems: biotic and abiotic, ecosystem development and functions, ecosystem cycles, and the foundations of population, community, and disturbance ecology. This information will be utilized to examine questions around land use, environmental management, economic impact, and the roles environmental ethics play in answering them.
Course at a glance
- Aimed at individuals transitioning into the environmental field, as well as mid-level professionals in sectors involving environmental aspects, this course will also be of value to agrologists, biologists, engineers, industrial managers, foresters, technologists, and others who wish to update their skills and knowledge in this area.
- This course may be recognized as educational or continuing professional development credits by ECO Canada, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA), the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB), the College of Alberta Professional Foresters (CAPF), and the Association of Science & Engineering Technology Professionals Of Alberta (ASET).
- In-class, lecture-based course with group work and case study review.
- Resources and course materials available through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the importance of ecology and ecosystems for human prosperity.
- List and describe the essential components of ecosystem structure, including biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components.
- Explain how energy relationships influence the size and numbers of plant and animal species.
- Understand and draw the cycles that drive and regulate ecosystems, as well as predict the consequences of alterations to these cycles.
- Describe the factors thought to determine the number and distribution of species; apply these factors to conservation planning.
- Understand the main characteristics of Alberta’s natural regions and appreciate a variety of land use issues facing these ecosystems.
- Evaluate ecosystem and species management from a variety of scientific, economic, and ethical perspectives.
Take note:
- Post-course work (assignments or exams) may be required.
- This is a required (core) course within the Environmental Resource Management certificate.
This course has no prerequisites
Students from all educational backgrounds welcome. You can register for this course without applying and enrolling in a program.
Offered:
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.
Your Instructor
Leigh Ann Ward
Synchronous online learning, eClass
In synchronous online courses, students move through the course material at the same pace as their peers. These courses also provide learners with pre-scheduled online lectures that have the instructor and students interacting at the same time. All components of this type of course are accessible through eClass, the University of Alberta’s eLearning management tool. format details
Weekend (Sat, Sun)
Jan 30, 2021Feb 7, 2021
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Class info
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This is a synchronous course that features live online activities at predetermined times. For the real-time classroom sessions, a computer with both audio input and output (such as a microphone-equipped headset) is required. To start your online learning experience visit www.ext-leo.ca/students
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24 course hours in total
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Cost assistance: May be eligible for the Canada-Alberta Job Grant and the Canada Training Benefit. (view all)
Corporate multi-registration packages (groups of 4 or more) are available for most Extension courses. Contact us at corporate.learning@ualberta.ca for preferred pricing. -
Open for registration until January 30, 2021. Register at least one week before the course start date to secure your spot. If space is available you may register until the day the course starts.
Currently counts towards
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Certificate
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Environmental Resource Management
└ core course
* If you are already enroled in this program, please refer to your specific program requirements as outlined at the time of your admission: Bear Tracks > Academic Advisement.
You can register for and take a course without applying and enrolling into the program.
We recommend that you apply to the program as soon as possible to lock in your course requirements as they are subject to change.
Looking for different course dates?
New course schedules are released each June and November.
- 1 scheduled
- Online delivery
- 24 hour course, no prerequisites
Fall courses: all online
All courses will be delivered online, including many that were previously unavailable in the online format.
If you do see a program on our website announced as an in-person or downtown Edmonton offering, please disregard the format – but not the program. There will be no in-person offerings through the Faculty of Extension for the Fall term.
Get ready to keep learning! Register for a course and join us online this Fall.