Certificate in Organic Landscape Management

The Certificate Program in Organic Landscape Management consists of 10 courses, which must be studied in sequence:

1. Ecology - The Web of Life
2. Plant Structure & Processes
3. The Soil Ecosystem
4. Plant Identification & Culture
5. Soil Management
6. Water Management & Hardscape Maintenance
7. Plant Maintenance
8. Landscape Installation
9. Landscape Health Management
10. Landscape Design

The program integrates knowledge from many different disciplines, and enables students to make complex landscape management decisions in diverse situations.

All instructional material is presented on-line in the required text "Organic Land Care - Working with Nature".

The program prepares landscape professionals to respond to the rapidly growing market for ecologically sound land management. For instance, as of May 2002 over 60 Canadian municipalities had already banned pesticide use for cosmetic purposes, and hundreds more are in the process of drafting such bylaws.

Opportunities to apply the knowledge from this program abound in professions such as:

Whether you are already working in the field or just making a career choice, there is no better time to position yourself at the leading edge of your profession.