Environmental Science Micro-Credentials
Keyano’s Environmental Science micro-credentials provide industry-specific skills that enhance employability and provide employers with “ready to work” employees. These micro-credentials will also benefit Keyano College Environmental Technology Diploma graduates who want to pursue a degree or would like to have an opportunity for additional specialized training to enhance competencies in the labour market.
Note: Tuition for Environmental Science Micro-Credentials is being offered at a reduced rate for Spring/Summer 2023 only.
Advanced Air Quality Monitoring
| Tuition Cost: | $100.00 |
| Lecture Dates: | June 24 - July 21, 2023, self-paced online (28 hours) |
| Lab Dates: |
July 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Outside, on campus, 28 hours) |
| PPE Required: |
Lab coat (available for purchase at the Keyano bookstore) |
This course will investigate the nature and impacts of air quality (AQ) and air pollution (AP), both in general and in Alberta, more particularly in the Fort McMurray region. The course will cover the fundamentals of air AQ and AP, causes, pathways, human impact, risk, and mitigating initiatives. This course is intended for recent graduates of an environmental technology diploma, or for individuals with equivalent prior training who wish to deepen their knowledge of air quality monitoring.
| Instructor - Dr. Tamar Richards-Thomas |
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Dr. Tamar Richards-Thomas joined the Keyano College faculty in 2020 and is an instructor in the Environmental Science and University Studies programs. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics (honours) from the University of the West Indies, a Master of Science in Earth and Atmospheric Science from the University of Alberta, and completed her Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental and Life Sciences at Trent University. She is also a certified teacher, specializing in Senior Mathematics, Physics, and Environmental Science. Her areas of discipline are computing, climate change, earth and atmospheric science, and physics. Her research interests include air quality and pollution, hydrometeorology, climatology, and fluid dynamics. |
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| Registration for this course can be done through through the Office of the Registrar (780)-791-4801, or online through Self-Service. |
Advanced Water Quality Monitoring
| Tuition Cost: | $100.00 |
| Lecture Dates: | June 29 - July 27, 2023, self-paced online (10 hours) |
| Lab Dates: |
July 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (A combination of inside and outside, both on and off campus, 40 hours) |
| PPE Required: |
Lab coat & goggles (available for purchase at the Keyano bookstore), rubber boots/hip waders, and bug jacket (optional). |
This course will introduce participants to water quality monitoring, the sampling and the analysis of water (lake, stream, river, estuary, or ocean) and conditions of the waterbody to ensure that the water source is being properly protected from potential contamination and that an appropriate treatment system is designed. This course is intended for recent graduates of an environmental technology diploma, or for individuals with equivalent prior training who wish to deepen their knowledge of water quality monitoring.
| Instructor - Jamie Wiseman |
| Jamie holds a B.Env.Sc. and has experience working in Environmental, Geotechnical, Biology and Chemistry laboratories. Jamie also assisted in field research examining the environmental impacts of the Athabasca Oil Sands under the Oil Sand Monitoring Program, including the effects of environmental contaminants on amphibians, has experience writing wetland field protocols including proper sampling techniques for contaminants testing for Environment and Climate Change. |
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| Registration for this course can be done through through the Office of the Registrar (780)-791-4801, or online through Self-Service. |
Advanced Soil Genesis and Analysis
| Tuition Cost: | $100.00 |
| Lecture Dates: | May 10-June 25, 2023, self-paced online (28 hours) |
| Lab Dates: |
June 10, 11, 17 and 18, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (A combination of inside and outside, both on and off campus, 24 hours) |
| PPE Required: |
Lab coat (available for purchase at the Keyano bookstore) |
This course is designed for participants who have taken an introductory soil science course, to build on the knowledge and to refine field and lab skills. Through combined asynchronous on-line study and in-person field and laboratory work, participants will be able to properly describe, collect, analyze, and classify the soils visited in the field. This course is intended for recent graduates of an environmental technology diploma, or for individuals with equivalent prior training who wish to deepen their knowledge of soils.
| Instructor - Dr. Marie-France Jones |
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Dr. Marie-France Jones joined the Keyano College faculty in 2019 and is an instructor in the Environmental Science programs (Environmental Technology and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science). She has a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and Environmental Management and a Masters of Science in Forestry from the University of New Brunswick. She has also received her Doctorate of Philosophy in Forestry, focusing on temporally mapping the effects of heavy machinery on soil quality. Prior to teaching at Keyano, Marie-France had over ten years of research in soil hydrology and geospatial and statistical analysis. Her areas of discipline are soil science, land reclamation, and GIS. |
| Apply Now |
| Registration for this course can be done through through the Office of the Registrar (780)-791-4801, or online through Self-Service. |
Deep Ecology for Environmental Practitioners
| Tuition Cost: | $100.00 |
| Lecture Dates: |
June 1 - 25, 2023, self-paced online, with one hour live lectures (streamed virtually) each week at the following times: June 1, 8, 15 and 22, 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Lab Dates: |
June 24 and 25, 2023. 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Outside, off campus, 16 hours) |
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PPE Required: |
TBA |
This course will explore the practice of holistic ecology and will include teachings on systems thinking, deep ecology, soulful science and other worldviews with a focus on Indigenous Ways of Knowing. The intent of this course to deepen the learner’s connection to the natural world and to facilitate a more inclusive understanding of the responsibilities of our role on this planet.
| Instructor - Camille Scheibner |
 Camille Scheibner - Nature lover, educator and life-long learner, Camille is passionate about all things related to environmental education. From a young age, Camille has always found the natural world to be a sacred place that offers peace and reconnection both to oneself and the more-than human beings that surround us. She received her degree in Applied Environmental Management from Lakeland College and completed a master’s in Environmental Education and Communication through Royal Roads University last fall. Environmental education is a true passion of hers and she practices her instructional skills on her two young daughters at every opportunity. |
| Apply Now |
| Registration for this course can be done through through the Office of the Registrar (780)-791-4801, or online through Self-Service. |