Associate Degree in Science | Environmental Geoscience Coast Mountain College

Program Description

The Environmental Geoscience Specialization encompasses a broad range of disciplines that allow students to develop an understanding of Earth’s related natural systems and processes. Graduates will be well versed in atmospheric, hydro-logical, ecological, and geological studies and may go on to complete degrees in geography, geology or biology or may find work in a variety of fields, such as mining and mineral exploration, fisheries, wildlife and freshwater management, climate modelling and green energy production. Fieldwork and field-based methods are an integral part of this Associate Degree. For more information please contact the Program Coordinator, Gordon Weary. Earns you an ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE DEGREE-ENVIRONMENTAL GEOSCIENCE SPECIALIZATION. This credential also provides you with the first two years required for a B.Sc (Integrated) degree at the Terrace Campus of the University of Northern BC. This program is designed specifically to provide CMTN Environmental Geo-science students with a full Bachelor of Science degree in two more years with an emphasis on aquatic sciences and environmental remediation. Gord Weary, CMTN Instructor of Geography & Geo-sciences, discusses how he gets students out of the classroom and into the field. Gord Weary says that getting out in the field makes his students at CMTN well-prepared for the economic boom coming to Northwest BC.

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