Kanawayihetaytan Askiy Diploma in Indigenous Resource Management (60 credit units)

The Diploma in Indigenous Resource Management provides students with a broad background in resource management for Indigenous communities. The program teaches students the skills required for future employment as land managers as well as the scientific and traditional knowledge required for research and decision-making. The diploma consists of a combination of in-person and online courses to allow students flexibility in their scheduling. Students who have completed the Kanawayihetaytan Askiy Certificate can ladder into the program and complete the Diploma in Indigenous Resource Management with the completion of 39 credit units. Alternatively, students can enter the Diploma in Indigenous Resource Management directly from high school or another post-secondary program.

Core Requirements (21 credit units)

  • AGRC 110.3 
  • ASKI 202.1 
  • ASKI 204.2 
  • EVSC 110.3 
  • INDG 107.3 
  • GEOG 120.3 
  • AGRC 111.3 or ASKI 101.3 
  • RRM 114.3 or ASKI 105.3

 Indigenous Studies (6 credit units)

 Choose 6 credit units from the following: 

  • AREC 220.3 
  • INDG 210.3 
  • INDG 241.3 
  • INDG 264.3 
  • INDG 265.3 
  • POLS 222.3 
  • POLS 323.3 
  • POLS 324.3
  • RRM 312.3 

Restricted Electives (27 credit units)

Choose 27 credit units from any of the following subgroups of courses.

Note: While students can opt to take several courses from one subgroup, they may also select courses from across the subgroups. These subgroups are intended to identify for students the specializations embedded into the diploma but also to provide maximum flexibility.

Tools and Techniques

  • EVSC 204.1 
  • GEOG 222.3 
  • GEOG 322.3 or RRM 323.2 and RRM 201.1
  • RRM 215.3
  • SLSC 205.1 
  • PLSC 202.3 

Land-based Field Studies

  • RRM 301.9 
  • SLSC 350.3 
  • SLSC 498.3
  • EVSC 380.3 
  • SLSC 480.3 
  • ANBI 475.3 

Soils and Landscapes

  • EVSC 380.3 
  • GEOG 150.3 
  • GEOG 204.3 
  • GEOG 280.3 
  • SLSC 240.3 or EVSC 220.3 
  • SLSC 232.3 
  • SLSC 312.3 

Plants and Biology

  • BIOL 120.3
  • BIOL 121.3
  • PLSC 201.3
  • PLSC 213.3 
  • PLSC 220.3 
  • PLSC 222.3 
  • PLSC 234.3 
  • PLSC 235.3 

Policy, Planning, and Law

  • ASKI 102.3 
  • ASKI 103.3 
  • ASKI 104.3 or COMM 101.3 
  • ASKI 201.3 
  • GEOG 380.3
  • GEOG 385.3
  • GEOG 386.3 
  • PLAN 329.3 

Food Security and Sovereignty

  • AGRC 211.3
  • INDG 221.3 

Animal Science

  • AGRC 112.3 
  • AGRC 113.3 
  • ANSC 212.3 
  • ANBI 375.3 

Open Electives (6 credit units)

 Please choose 6 credit units of open electives.