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will gain employable skills related to forest health
identification, wildlife tree assessment, ecosystem
interpretation, ecosystem restoration, and adaptive
management.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of all
first year courses.

RFW 263 - OUTDOOR RECREATION
OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT

Designed to prepare the student for employment

in the field of parks and outdoor recreation. The
variety of employers offering outdoor recreation
opportunities in B.C., and their roles in the province
are examined. Practical field skills such as trail and
campground design, construction, and maintenance
as well as analytical skills such as monitoring

and managing impacts, assessing public safety,
developing site plans and incorporating multiple
natural resource and social values in protected area
management will be studied and practiced. Examples
of real, contemporary recreational management
issues are used to make the course current and
relevant.

Prerequisites: RFW 200 - Students who have not
completed RFW 200 but wish to take this course must
discuss this with the instructor.

RFW 265 - COMMERCIAL
RECREATION MANAGEMENT

Students will be exposed to the elements of
commercial recreation operations from the proposal
stage to the delivery stage including the nature and
demand for outdoor commercial recreation activities
including eco- and adventure-tourism. Particular
attention is paid to the current policies, regulations
and legislation governing commercial recreation in
the province. Because contracts are an integral part
of commercial recreation, the skills and knowledge
related to contract management and developing and
evaluating contract proposals will be developed in the
second half of the course.

Prerequisites: RFW 255 and RFW 200.

RFW 271 - APPLIED RESEARCH PROJECT

Supports each student in completing an applied
research project that has both a field-based data
collection component, and a literature-based
research component. Each student will select an
approved research topic and complete a number of
assignments, including writing a research proposal
and producing final report. The research results
and recommendations will be presented at the SEG
student conference.

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RFW 272 - TECHNIQUES IN
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT |

This course prepares the student for immediate
employment as a wildlife technician and park
interpreter in British Columbia through instruction in
wildlife management theory and the application of
techniques used in wildlife management.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENVR 170.

RFW 273 - TECHNIQUES IN
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT II

This course prepares the student for immediate
employment as a wildlife technician and park
interpreter in British Columbia through instruction in
wildlife management theory and the application of
techniques used in wildlife management.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of RFW 272.

RFW 280 - TECHNIQUES IN
AQUATICS AND FISHERIES |

This course covers the ecology and management of
freshwater fish and aquatic ecosystems, including
standard field, laboratory, and office techniques
used to sample in these ecosystems. The emphasis is
on evaluating, assessing and managing freshwater
ecosystems in B.C. The material in this course is
continued in RFW 281.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of ENVR 162,
164, 170.

RFW 281 - TECHNIQUES IN
AQUATICS AND FISHERIES II

This course covers the ecology and management of
freshwater fish and aquatic ecosystems, including
standard field, laboratory, and office techniques
used to sample in these ecosystems. The emphasis is
on evaluating, assessing and managing freshwater
ecosystems in B.C. This material in this course is a
continuation of the material in RFW 280.

Prerequisites:Successful completion of ENVR 150 162,
164, 170, 190, RFW 280.

TWC 150 - INTRODUCTION TO
TECHNICAL COMMUNICATIONS |

An introduction to general principles in written
technical communication and their application

to environmental concerns and workplace
communication. Classroom sessions focus on
developing writing skills, the organization and
presentation of data, basic report formats, and job
search techniques.

Prerequisites: Admission to the School of
Environment and Geomatics.

RECREATION, FISH & WILDLIFE
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TWC 151 - INTRODUCTION TO TECHNICAL
WRITING AND COMMUNICATIONS II

Introduction to general principles in written scientific
communication, research strategies, and oral
presentations. Lectures and in-class writing focus
upon research strategies, the formal report, technical
style, and graphic illustration. Students practice
delivery techniques for oral presentations and learn
research skills for research report preparation.

Prerequisites: TWC 150 and program continuation.

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Email: seg@selkirk.ca

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