Highlights

The environmental impacts of wildfires and smoke are particularly adverse for rural and Indigenous communities and economies in Western Canada. The Certificate in Sociocultural Dynamics of Wildfire introduces students to land use management frameworks that have compounded the impacts of global climate change and related patterns of weather on wildfires and their management. Students will learn about different knowledge foundations of wildfires and their sociocultural complexities. Students will also explore how Indigenous methodologies and knowledges of wildfire, climate and land use can be combined with Western sciences to produce “braided knowledge.” This certificate will demonstrate how connecting knowledge systems can support healthy ecosystems and assist the development of community resilience to wildfire and climate emergencies.

Admission Requirements

• Grade 12 (or equivalent) or mature student status
• English Studies 12/English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73% (or equivalent)