“Students who complete one of the Ecological Literacy Certificate (non-credit) in Continuing Studies, may receive recognition for prior learning as part of the admissions evaluation process for RRU credit programs (certificate, diploma, and degree).”
-The Royal Roads Registrar
Competency Framework
| Competency Area |
Course of Study |
| Community Building and Collaboration |
Barefoot Geography: Making Maps That Matter
(8 hrs) October
-- or --
The Way of Council
(16 hrs.) November |
| Communication and Trans-disciplinary Ways of Knowing |
Changing the World by Intelligent Listening
(8 hrs.) January
-- or --
The Work That Reconnects
(16 hrs.) November |
| Systems Thinking |
Integral Ecology: Exploring Exopsychology through an Integral Systems Perspective
(8 hrs.) January |
| Social and Environmental Responsibility |
Global Sustainability
(8 hrs.) November or March
-- or --
Ecopsychology: Compassion the Size of a Planet (8 hrs.) May |
| Developing a Sense of Place - Beyond Stewardship |
Dwelling in the Local Landscape
(8 hrs.) April
-- or --
Place, Me and Sustainability
(16 hrs.) April |
| Creativity and Art |
The Altered Book- Your ecological Identity Placebook
(8 hrs.) March
-- or --
Painting the Forest:Up Close and Comfortable
(16 hrs.) June |
| Design with the Earth in Mind |
The Human Hive:Creating Intelligent Liveable Cities
(8 hrs.) November
-- or --
Sustainable Urban Design
(8 hrs.) November |
| Cosmology |
Planetize the Movement: Ecology, Social Justice and Cosmology
(8 hrs.) May |
| Total Hours |
8 Core Courses and 2 Electives |
| |
(Up to 128 hours) |
Choose from these electives:
|
Community Building and Collaboration
Communications and Transdisciplinary Ways of Knowing
- Aboriginal Ways of being and Knowing: Introduction to Coast Salish Culture (8 hrs.) October or April
- Coyote Mentoring(16 hrs.) March
- Coming Home- An Eco-feminism Way
(8 hrs.) January
- Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell A Better Story (16 hrs.) November or April
Systems Thinking
Social and Environmental Responsibility
Place Based Learning - Beyond Stewardship
The Hidden Promise of Our Dark Age: The Wisdom, Strength & Beauty We Are Discovering with Joanna Macy
(2 hour evening talk) October |
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Creativity and Art
Design with the Earth in Mind
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Aligned with the competencies found in the curricular design of the degree programs in the School of Environment and Sustainability at Royal Roads University, the Continuing Studies Ecological Literacy Certificate includes a comprehensive and experiential suite of short, non-credit courses designed to broaden our understanding and development of; collaboration and communication, trans-disciplinary ways of knowing and place-based learning, systems thinking, social, personal, and environmental responsibility, stewardship; relationship and community-building, design and creativity. This certificate is enhanced by numerous learning partnerships outside of the university to bring the freshest, best thinking in the field to the learner in addition to a wider range of resources.
We recognize that one size does not fit all and that the most meritorious form of learning – that which may hold the most relevance to our lives and work – may come with crossover into areas that exist outside of these specific bands or horizontally along the different levels of the certificate competencies. NOTE: Any of the courses that you see listed here and in the electives columns, may be substituted where appropriate, in consultation with and approval from the Director (or designate) of Continuing Studies.
Let us help you customize your certificate to correspond with your current professional and personal needs, and accomplish your learning objectives while successfully fulfilling the requirements of the program.
To help you plan your progress through the Ecological Literacy certificate of your choice, print out this
Ecological Literacy Certificate Checklist (PDF).
Certificate Program FAQ's