Environmental Technologist
Loyalist College of Applied Arts & Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Belleville, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
Introduction
Environmental Technologist
We share one planet. Bioremediation techniques can restore contaminated environments and reclaim them for farmland, wildlife habitats and the earth’s increasing population. Choose a career where you can make an impact.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the college website for more information.
Curriculum
First Year - Semester One
- Cell Biology Lab
- Cell Biology Lecture
- Communications
- Introduction to Applied Chemistry-Lab
- Introduction to Applied Chemistry-Lecture
- Mathematics for Biosciences 1
- Organic Chemistry 1
- Sustainability
First Year - Semester Two
- Applied Chemistry 2-Lab
- Applied Chemistry 2-Lecture
- Applied Organic Chem Techniques
- Introduction to Microbiology
- Mathematics for Biosciences 2
- Organismal Biology & Taxonomy
- Technical Communications in Biosciences
- General Education Elective
Second Year - Semester Three
- Data Analysis 1
- Environmental Chemical Analysis
- Habitat Management and Assessment
- Hydrology and Watershed Management
- Introduction to Geomatics
- Microbiology
- General Education Elective
Second Year - Semester Four
- Environmental Instrumentation
- Environmental Protection Legislation
- Freshwater Ecology
- Hydrogeology and Sampling Methodology
- Placement (one week)
- Waste Management
- Water/Wastewater Treatment
- General Education Elective
Third Year - Semester Five
- Air Sampling and Monitoring Techniques
- Data Analysis 2
- Emerging Trends
- Geospatial and Environmental Analysis
- Resource Management
- Toxicology
Third Year - Semester Six
- Applied Projects 1
- Applied Projects 2
- Environmental Assessment and Planning
Program Outcome
Credential
- Two-year Ontario College Diploma (Technician)
- Three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma (Technologist)
Experiential learning
Prepare to get your hands dirty! Loyalist offers real-world learning for real-world problems — featuring extensive fieldwork and instruction with technologies of the future in the newly equipped Bay of Quinte Skills Centre:
- Sample natural environments and analyze environmental contaminants.
- Get hands-on experience in leading-edge environmental facilities, including well-equipped Field Biology and Instrumentation labs.
- Understand the underlying social systems that contribute to pollutants in water, soil and air.
- Learn to apply current legislation under the Environmental Protection Act.
- Applied project learning and field placements in the second and third years provide practical experience, preparing you for a smooth transition to the workforce with a wide range of skills.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Find your career
Loyalist’s focus on industrial automation provides the foundation for a vast array of career options:
- Industrial , construction/maintenance electrician
- Alternative energy technician
- Alarm systems technician
- Smart home Technician
- Automation specialist
- Robotics technician
- Programmable logic controller Programr
- Appliance repair
- Heating, air conditioning and ventilation (HVAC)
- Electrical estimator
- Industrial networking specialist
- Electrical inspector
- Electrical systems and products trainer
- Communications systems technician
- Gaffer (movie/video production electrician)
- Railway signal technician
- Average starting salaries range from $35,000 to $39,999.*