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Native Species and Natural Processes Professional Specialization Certificate

Please contact the Faculty Coordinator, Dr. Val Schaefer at schaefer@uvic.ca or (250) 472-4387 to discuss your background and qualifications for this program.

For professionals working in the fields of landscape architecture, landscape design and management, forestry, agrology, biology, ecological restoration, and environmental practice, this new non-credit certificate program builds on the successful Restoration of Natural Systems program.

The Native Species and Natural Processes certificate program will focus on:

• Incorporation of native species into design
• An ecosystems approach in planning and design of restoration activities
• Restoration prescriptions which are patterned on natural processes
• Urban ecosystems and the urban/rural interface
• Invasive species control and management
• Plant propagation techniques.

The program will initially feature four courses:

• Design Principles for Natural Processes
• Selection and Propagation of Native Plants for Ecosystem Restoration
• Natural Processes
• Invasive Species and Novel Ecosystems

Students will be required to successfully complete four courses totalling 144 instructional hours. Each course will typically be offered in a distance format, so professionals regardless where they reside can meet their annual professional development requirements.

Entrance Requirements

Admission to the Program

The program content is equivalent to advanced undergraduate or graduate level work. We recommend that students applying to the program or taking individual courses have obtained:

• An undergraduate degree in environmental studies, biology, forestry, geography, landscape architecture, or
• An undergraduate degree in any other discipline plus a minimum of two years’ work in the field of environmental studies, landscape architecture, landscape design or restoration, or
• Permission of the academic administrator

Advanced registration in courses will be given to those accepted into the program. Registration will then be opened to individuals interested in taking the courses on an individual basis.

Students admitted into the program do not need to be accepted for credit study at UVic.

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