Study Environmental Landscape Management
Co-operative Education Program at Seneca College Canada

For those individuals interested in owning their own company some day or in preparing for a future management position, specific training is provided in park and small business management. 

Our graduates have had great success in finding employment and advancing in their careers because of the broad range of skills they can offer and the practical experience they acquire through their 16 week (minimum) co-op work term. The students receive job search training, employer contacts, and are introduced to employment opportunities throughout the program. Our diversified curriculum, which combines traditional landscaping, horticulture and park management with environmental resource management training, has positioned our graduates to meet the changing labour market.

International Students

Seneca College prepares students from 75 countries for success in the global economy, by offering excellence in education, by creating a dynamic, state-of-the-art learning and working environment, by building strong relationships with our learners, our partners, our communities, and by preparing today's learners for tomorrow's careers.

School of Recreation,

Faculty of Applied Arts and Health Sciences

Leisure Service programs provide a number of paths to rewarding and exciting careers -- the 'business' of recreationprogramming and activity leadership, facility operations and management and the shaping and maintenance of outdoor resources. Currently, the industry values employees who have highly developed skills in specific, often technical, vocational areas and employees who possess a broad knowledge and a wide range of skills in complementary areas such as tourism-recreation or recreation programming-facility operations. The emerging curriculum of the Centre for Tourism and Leisure Services will allow you to customize your learning to meet these industry requirements.

King Campus - a global college in a rural setting

The 282 hectares (696 acres) of natural environment atKing Campus provides students with an ideal opportunity to acquire a wide variety of practical skills including landscape design, construction and maintenance, turf grass propagation and maintenance, greenhouse and nursery operations, machinery operations, integrated pest management as well as ecological restorations. Environmental Landscape Management program is based on a co-operative education model and is combined with on-campus training sessions.

2 Years Diploma Program

Admission Requirements are the Ontario Secondary School Diploma or mature student status, and Grade 12 English or equivalent.

Please note:   The practical skills training and co-op work components in this program involve physically challenging work. The outdoor environment and some program activities may offer an element of risk. To succeed, the student must be capable of participating in strenuous physical activity and be safety conscious to provide a safe learning experience. If you have concerns or questions regarding the nature of this work, please contact the program co-coordinator.

Code	Subject Title
CPP 100	Co-op Professional Theory
RPO 124	Introduction to Park Operations
RPO 134	Machinery Operation & Maintenance
RPO 165	Aboriculture
RPO 168	Turf Maintenance
RPO 185	Restoring Natural Ecosystems
EAC 150	College English
ICA 001	Introduction to Computers and Applications

** Students must complete a practical skill training program at the beginning of the first semester and receive a satisfactory evaluation

Code	Subject Title
CWT 100	Co-op Work Term*
NAT 285	Terrestrial Ecosystems
RPO 205	Park Management
RPO 234	Machinery Theory
RPO 264	Greenhouse Operations
RPO 365	Horticulture
XXX 111	General Education Elective

* CWT 100 is a mandatory Co-op Work Term (May to end of September) which must be satisfactorily completed before the student is allowed to enter Semester 3

Code	Subject Title
CPP 200	Co-op Professional Practice
ELM 375	Business Management I
RPO 384	Landscape Construction
RPO 385	Aquatic Ecosystems
ELM 353	Introduction to Computer Aided Drafting

Code	Subject Title
ELM 475	Business Management II
RPO 373	Pest and Weed Control
RPO 453	Landscape Design
RPO 495	Eco-tourism
XXX 222	General Education Elective
XXX 333	General Education Elective

For further information visit

www.senecac.on.ca/recreation/evlc.htm

Contact:

Stu Koch

Program Co-ordinator

  Postal address:

Environmental Landscape Management
Seneca College

King Campus

13990 Dufferin Street
King City ON

Canada L7B 1B3

Telephone:

+1 905 833 3333 ext.5056

Fax:

+1 905 8332085

Electronic mail:

Stuart.Koch@senecac.on.ca