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sector are covered including file management, word
processing for report writing, spreadsheets and an
introduction to databases.

IEP 200 - FIELD TRIP STUDY

Delivered during the 4th semester of the IEPT
program. The field trip provides an opportunity

for students to observe current environmental
management practices, ecosystems and resource
management issues in other regions of the province.
Students will be actively involved in trip planning
and will be presented with opportunities to develop
communication skills and professionalism. This
course is available only to students registered in the
second year of the IEP Program. Students may be
required to pay for accommodation and meals during
the trip.

Prerequisites: Open to 1EPT students registered in
the fourth semester of the integrated Environmental
Planning Technology program who will be eligible to
graduate at the end of the semester.

IEP 250 - ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING APPLICATIONS |

This is the first course in a two course Integrated
Environmental Planning Applications continuum. It
focuses on the development of professional planning
skills and their practical application. The physical, on
the ground, aspects of development and conservation
are a primary focus of this course. The course also
emphasizes the understanding and development

of practical strategies to achieve land use and
environmental planning objectives. Plan development
and plan implementation, regulatory agencies and
regulations, planning history, group process and
methods for the practical application of landscape
ecology and conservation development are also
covered. Students are expected to attend class and
labs regularly and contribute actively and evenly to
in-class discussions.

IEP 251 - ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING APPLICATIONS II

This is the final course in the three course Integrated
Environmental Planning Applications continuum. It
focuses on the development of professional planning
skills and the practical application of the technical
skills and scientific knowledge developed in other
IEP courses. The majority of each student’s grade

is determined by their preparation of a component
of the courses capstone project. Preparation of

this study takes place in discrete states throughout
this course. Plan development, citizen participation
strategies, and plan implementation strategies

are the major focus of this course. Environmental
assessment, planning process, planning theory,

and planning ethics are also covered in this course.

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INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

Students are expected to attend class and labs
regularly and contribute actively and evenly to
in-class discussions.

Prerequisites: IEP 277, lEP 250.

IEP 255 - HYDROLOGY II

A continuation of Hydrology I, in which students
collect, record and analyse hydrological data for
streams, drainage basins, lakes and reservoirs,
groundwater and meteorology. Hydrology IL is a
more in-depth study of the effects of water on

our environment, and how we can understand

and mitigate our impacts and support natural
hydrologic cycles. Practical examples are presented
for examination, data collection, analyses, and
interpretation in several areas including: snow
pack, winter limnology, groundwater, surface runoff,
flooding, regulated rivers and meteorology. We will
also examine environmental legislation pertaining to
hydrology.

Prerequisites: ENVR 150.

IEP 260 - SYSTEMS ECOLOGY

This course is an introduction to the science of
ecology, building on concepts and information
introduced in IEP 160, 161 and other first year IEP
courses. Emphasis is placed on the basics of ecology,
and will focus on the structure and function of various
communities including alpine, subalpine, wetland, and
riparian ecosystems. The labs will explore various
methods of sampling, analyzing and reporting on

the physical site factors, vegetation and wildlife
components of these communities.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of First year
Environmental courses.

IEP 266 - APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

An introductory applied microbiology course. This
course covers basic microbiological theory and an
introduction to applied microbiological skills including
safe work practices; aseptic technique; preparation
of media; isolation and growth of pure cultures; Gram
staining; tissue culture; microbial enumeration using
pour and spread plates, membrane filtration and
optical density; and identification of microorganisms
using biochemical tests

Prerequisites: Admission to the Integrated
Environmental Planning Technology (1EPT) program.

IEP 270 - GIS APPLICATIONS |

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the
capability to effectively create, edit, display, manage
and analyze spatial data; data that is georeferenced
to the earth. This course introduces the fundamental
concepts and applications of GIS with a specific focus
on environmental planning subjects. Emphasis is

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placed on developing hands-on expertise with world
leading commercial desktop GIS software (ArcGIS)
for displaying and querying spatial data, manipulating
tabular data, completing queries, developing charts
and producing effective map layouts. Finally, this
course incorporates digital data collection using
mobile technologies.

Prerequisites: ENVR 158 or equivalent. Basic desktop
computer skills are essential. Some GIS experience is
required.

IEP 271 - GIS APPLICATIONS II

This course provides an opportunity for IEP 2nd year
students to undertake a GIS project of their choice.
Students apply the GIS skills acquired in previous
Selkirk GIS courses (ENVR 158 and IEP 270) to a
real world project. A range of GIS methods and data
sources will be used, depending on student project
selection, but all will include as deliverables a project
proposal and report, a spatial analysis of some kind,
a final map, and a documented geodatabase. Both
GIS and project management skills will be developed
by completing the steps required to take a GIS
project from initial proposal to final map production
and report generation.

Prerequisites: ENVR 158, IEP 270.

IEP 276 - ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION
AND REMEDIATION

Ecological Restoration and Remediation will cover
applied ecological restoration and remediation
techniques common in the environmental

planning fields. Restoration project planning and
implementation will follow techniques developed

by the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).
Topics covered will include project scoping and

plan development, field data collection, plant
propagation techniques, project implementation

in the field, routine and intensive monitoring, and
report preparation. Learners can expect to be in the
field every day and working on data collection and
synthesis during the evenings. This is an intensive 35
hour course offered in a one-week time block in the
spring semester.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year | courses
with a grade of “C” or higher.

IEP 277 - ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING FIELD APPLICATIONS

Environmental Planning Field Applications involves
the development of a planning project in a local
regional district. Learners will be involved in scoping
of the environmental planning issues, stakeholder
consultation, and design of critical planning elements.
This is an intensive 35 hour course offered in a
one-week time block in the spring semester.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year | courses
with a grade of “C” or higher.

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