University of Northern British Columbia

Course Details

Aboriginal Community Resource Planning

Course Description

The Aboriginal Community Resource Planning Certificate (ACP) consists of 10 courses (minimum 30 credit hours) drawn primarily from First Nations Studies and Environmental Studies, with offerings from Geography, Commerce, Resource Recreation and Tourism, and Natural Resources and Environmental Management. The courses from First Nations Studies provide students with foundations in First Nations in Canada, cultures and languages, internal and external issues, First Nations environmental philosophies, and the courses from Environmental Studies provide foundations in the principles of traditional planning. The program is generic in nature so that the knowledge can be transferred to different community settings, as well as to the variety of situations that students will encounter throughout their lives. Two important purposes of the Certificate are, first, to provide requisite education to assist individuals involved in the resource planning in First Nations communities and, second, to provide expanded educational opportunities at the university level for students who are not in a position to commit to a four year program of study. Students must meet with a First Nations Studies undergraduate student advisor prior to starting this program. Certificate Requirements ENPL 104-3 Introduction to Planning ENPL 204-3 Principles of Practices of Planning FNST 100-3 The Aboriginal Peoples of Canada FNST 304-3 First Nations Environmental Philosophy and Knowledge FNST 249-3 Aboriginal Resource Planning GEOG 205-3 Cartography and Geomatics Any First Nations Culture Level 1 course or any First Nations Language Level 1 course One of: ARTS 102-3 Research Writing ENGL 170-3 Writing & Communication Skills FNST 200-3 Methods in First Nations Studies One of: FNST 215-3 Issues in External Relations for Contemporary Indigenous Peoples FNST 216-3 Issues in Internal Relations for Contemporary Indigenous Peoples POLS 200-3 Canadian Politics and Government One of: COMM 100-3 Introduction to Canadian Business GEOG 202-3 Economic Geography NRES 100-3 Communication in Natural Resource

Course Duration

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1year

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Aboriginal Community Resource Planning University of Northern British Columbia