Appendix A - Courses
Conservation Leadership
| CONS*6000 Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Governance Models S-F [0.50] | |
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| Through face-to-face land based learning and lectures from Indigenous knowledge holders and scholars, students are introduced to the different components of knowledge systems, investigate how western knowledge systems have engaged with Indigenous knowledge, and explore conservation models rooted in Indigenous knowledge and governance. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6010 Conservation Biology for Professionals F [0.25] | |
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| This course provides an overview of conservation biology in the Anthropocene with an emphasis on peer-reviewed journals and data sets. Through increased comprehension of contemporary conservation challenges, students build leadership capacity for decision-making in the context of uncertainty and complexity. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6020 Public Communication for Conservation W-S [0.25] | |
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| Exchanges of mass, momentum and energy between the surface and the atmosphere will be studied in the context of larger-scale meteorology. Diffusion and turbulence in and above plant canopies will be examined from theoretical and practical perspectives. Topics include time-series analysis, micrometeorological measurement theory, and basic principles of atmospheric science. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6030 Conservation Tools and Technology S [0.25] | |
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| This course provides a critical review of classic and emerging tools for conservation planning and governance, such as: GIS modelling for landscape assessment and planning; public participation GIS; integrated modelling; social science tools; cost effectiveness analysis; cost benefit analysis; drones; DNA barcoding; and non-intrusive monitoring. | |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6040 Conservation in Working and Private Landscapes S [0.50] | |
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| This course examines both regulatory and non-regulatory measures for advancing conservation outcomes in intensively impacted and managed landscapes including agricultural, forested, and urban areas. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6050 Partnerships for Conservation F-W [0.25] | |
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| This course builds leadership skills in the assessment, development, and maintenance of effective conservation partnerships that span Crown and Indigenous governments, the private sector, and civil society. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6100 Conservation Past, Present and Possible S [0.50] | |
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| The soil as a physical system with special regard to soil water movement and the diffusion and dispersion of chemical substances. Numerical techniques and computer solutions will be developed. | |
| Offering(s): | Offered through Distance Education format only. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |
| CONS*6300 Final Learning Portfolio F-W [1.00] | |
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| The Final Learning Portfolio (FLP) is the capstone experience where students plan, organize, and execute a project that demonstrates leadership and advances knowledge or practice to address a conservation or organizational challenge. | |
| Prerequisite(s): | CONS*6000, CONS*6010, CONS*6020, CONS*6030, CONS*6040, CONS*6050, CONS*6100, and MGMT*6200. |
| Restriction(s): | Restricted to students in the Master of Conservation Leadership program. |
| Department(s): | Department of Geography |