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Program information
The Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship program will help train the next generation of land stewards alongside Indigenous scholars, well-prepared allies, Elders, and knowledge keepers in culturally appropriate ways.
Program overview
- Campus
- Vancouver
- Program length
- 4 years
- Honours This option has additional requirements compared to those required in a Major specialization. Students must maintain high academic standing and may have to write a graduating thesis.
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- Co-op Co-op is an optional program where students alternate between academic terms and paid work terms. It’s an opportunity to gain relevant job experience while completing your degree.
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- Faculty
- Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship
- Degree
- Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship
What you'll learn
Indigenous Peoples around the world are reclaiming and revitalizing their lands and stewardship of them. This cultural resurgence is catalyzing Nations and other Indigenous groups to strengthen their systems of governance, build economic opportunities, and bring knowledge systems together to ensure community capacity, sustainability, and resiliency in an uncertain climate future.
This interdisciplinary program has been created to bring together Indigenous students and students interested in becoming well-prepared allies to provide instruction in diverse areas such as Indigenous ways of knowing, ecology, law and governance, economics, communication, business management, research and data management methods, and community capacity building.
Experiential learning and research
As a Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship student, you will participate in three field courses; one at the beginning of Year 1, 2, and 3 that are specifically land-based. One additional course with a strong field component will be done by students individually in their fourth year.
Campus features
The award-winning on UBC鈥檚 Vancouver campus offers wireless study space, high-tech classrooms, and labs equipped with the latest technology.
The Faculty of Forestry also has two major in British Columbia, and jointly manages a third, altogether totalling 25,000 hectares or more than 60,000 acres.
Program advantages
The Indigenous Land Stewardship program has entrance requirements reflective of honouring and valuing the knowledges and experiences of Indigenous Peoples. The program provides Indigenous-led education taught by Indigenous scholars, well-prepared allies, Elders, and knowledge keepers and uses a highly relational, multi-disciplinary, multi-knowledge, and land-based system approach to learning.
Outcomes
The Bachelor of Indigenous Land Stewardship program trains Indigenous Peoples and allies for careers with governments, resource sector businesses, private consulting and ENGOs involved with Indigenous resource stewardship. Students will be prepared to be policy, public administration, or resource experts who can work with Indigenous and Western knowledge systems emphasizing approaches for holistic and sustainable natural resource management.
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Program requirements
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English-language requirements
English is the language of instruction at UBC. All prospective students must demonstrate English-language competency prior to admission. There are numerous ways to meet the聽English Language Admission Standard.
General admission requirements
IB Diploma Programme
- Completed IB Diploma, including at least three Higher Level courses.
IB Certificate Courses
- IB Certificate courses (Standard and Higher Level) may be used in an admissions average if you are graduating from a recognized high school curriculum that can be used as your basis of admission.
- IB Math Applications and Interpretations SL, or IB Math Studies, do not satisfy the math requirement for admission to UBC’s science-based programs, the Faculty of Management, the 糖心logo入口Sauder School of Business, or the Vancouver School of Economics.
Degree-specific requirements: Indigenous Land Stewardship
- One of IB Biology (strongly recommended), IB Chemistry, IB Physics or IB Environmental Sciences
- Positionality statement
Related courses
The following subject categories are particularly relevant for this degree. Consider taking courses in these areas in Grade 11 and Grade 12.
- Language Arts
- Mathematics and Computation
- Sciences: Biology 11 or IB Biology HL or SL is strongly recommended
- Social Studies
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Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship website to learn more about Indigenous Land Stewardship.
Get a post-graduate work permit for up to three years if you are a full-time 糖心logo入口international student graduating from a bachelor’s degree program and meet all .
Want to learn more?
Visit the Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Stewardship website to learn more about Indigenous Land Stewardship.