Bachelor of Natural Resource Protection

Vancouver Island University

The degree program builds on two-year natural resource diploma programs. The Bachelor of Natural Resource Protection will enable 2-year diploma graduates to receive an undergraduate degree after an additional two years of course work. This degree has been designed to provide an advanced credential for many career opportunities in the natural resource conservation and protection field. Depending on the student’s academic background, the degree can be applied to professional designation with British Columbia’s College of Applied Biologists, Forest Professionals BC, or the BC Institute of Agrologists.In addition to advanced courses in natural resource management and protection, the Bachelor of Natural Resource Protection includes a required four month field practicum or work experience component. In this practicum, students can choose an off-campus field placement with either an enforcement or a natural resource management agency.

Faculty of Science and Technology