This degree program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become effective leaders and managers. The program is designed to meet the specific needs of managers working in federal, provincial, municipal, and First Nations government, as well as managers in the not-for-profit sector.
The new Environmental Resources Technology program ensures our graduates are well rounded in natural resource sectors including forestry, fishery enhancement, environmental assessment, mining and grassland ecology. This generalist approach gives students various career paths they can travel within the natural resources sector.
The goals and objectives of ACHD are in keeping with NVIT's mandate, to provide quality Aboriginal Education and support services appropriate to student success and community development. The Aboriginal Community and Health Development Diploma program aims to formally educate individuals to provide community and health development services to Aboriginal communities.
The Aboriginal Human Services Diploma program provides students with training, knowledge, and skills to assess needs, and to formulate and implement strategies to enhance the quality of life for Aboriginal children, families and communities. It is a two-year diploma program that prepares students to provide direct and indirect services to individuals, families, and communities in a variety of multi-disciplinary settings.
The Master of Science program in Rural Planning and Development provides the opportunity for graduate study, research and professional development in either the Canadian or International rural planning and development streams. The program objective is to ensure that students have the knowledge and skill to conduct interdisciplinary research and, in a professional capacity, guide processes of change in the rural planning and development context. The focus of the Canadian rural planning and development program is on rural and regional dimensions of Canada.
The objective of the Ph.D. program in Rural Studies is to provide opportunities for advanced studies and research on the integration of socio-cultural and bio-physical components for capacity development, design, or planning of landscape systems and rural communities. Graduates are prepared to become leading specialists in addressing sustainable landscapes and rural communities issues. Interdisciplinary research is emphasized, building on the disciplines of capacity development and extension, landscape architecture, and rural planning and development within SEDRD.
Graduate education provides an excellent background for careers in private business, government service or research. Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) offers programs in the sub-disciplines of agricultural and resource economics, forest economics and rural (environmental and resource) sociology.
Le Programme court en développement socioéconomique vise à donner à l'étudiant des connaissances dans le champ du développement économique et à optimiser le professionnalisme des tâches à accomplir dans le cadre de sa fonction. Tout au long de sa formation, l'étudiant sera confronté à des cas concrets de développement socioéconomique qui lui permettront d'améliorer de façon continue ses compétences et ses habiletés dans le domaine du développement économique de sa communauté.
The Professional Master of Public Administration degree program is a graduate level program offered in partnership with Queen's University. This program will develop skills required in public policy development and analysis. It will augment management skills required for senior administrators in Indigenous organizations to translate policy into action. The program is unique in that learners are able to complete a specific concentration in Indigenous Policy & Governance.
The First Nations Governance and Public Administration (FNGPA) Initiative is a unique, cutting-edge, accredited, culturally relevant program transferable towards a diploma or degree at a number of academic institutions. It provides practical, relevant academic tools to senior managers to effectively manage First Nation governments. Designed to be accessible to working professionals and to allow an integration of education into work and family life, the ten program courses are offered over three years through a combination of in-class and distance education.
