Category Archives: New Courses and Topics
New Applied Animal Biology courses for 2013 Winter!
There are 3 new courses for the Winter 2013 Session! Check them out: APBI 316 (3) Equine Biology, Health and Nutrition. Physiology, growth and reproduction of the horse; nutrition, diet formulation and feeding practices; common diseases, their prevention and treatment. [3-0] Prerequisite: 3rd … Continue reading
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Permaculture Design Certification Course @ UBC Farm – Summer 2013
We’re pleased to announce that the Permaculture Design Certification Course @ UBC Farm 2013 is now accepting applicants. Aug 17th – Sept 8th. $950 – $1250 Fifteen unforgettable days over three weeks * This course can be taken for credit … Continue reading
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EDST 451: Issues and Frameworks in Environmental Education
(2013 Summer) EDST 451: Issues and Frameworks in Environmental Education. This is a new course offered by the Faculty of Education. Course participants will work closely with the David Suzuki Foundation in mapping their new “Connecting with Nature” resource onto the … Continue reading
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Courses on Environmental Issues at Queen’s University for UBC Students
ENSC 310 (3) Environmental Policy. This course, offered through Queen’s University, introduces students to political science and public policy within the context of environmental politics, policy, administration, and the institutional context of environmental policy-making. This 3-week program takes place in Costa … Continue reading
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APBI 418: Intensive Fish Production
(2013 Winter) APBI 418: Intensive Fish Production. The emphasis of this course is on basic fish physiology, fish-water interactions, fish-water-pathogen interactions and general salmonid husbandry techniques and principles. This course involves a visit to a working fish culture facility to put … Continue reading
APBI 419: Fish Disease
(2013 Winter) APBI 419: Fish Disease. Fish health is a vast and rapidly-expanding discipline, and this course will provide students with an introduction to the major topics and current issues involved in the topic area. Offered via distance education.
APBI 490 sec 199: Topics of Aquaculture
(2013 Winter) APBI 490 sec 199: Topics of Aquaculture. Students in this course will be introduced to the principles of aquaculture. Offered as a web-oriented section.