Indigenous Diploma Programs
Trent’s distinctive Indigenous diploma programs give First Nations, Métis, or Inuit students an alternate path into university-level studies. Start your studies here at Trent, a University where Indigenous Knowledge is respected and recognized as a means by which to understand the world. Through our supportive and inclusive environment, students in the diploma programs bring diverse cultures, values, histories, and languages to the classroom while building career-level skills. As the only programs of their kind in Ontario, all of Trent’s Indigenous diploma programs count as credit towards future studies, with the possibility for students to complete both a diploma and a degree within just four years.
Degrees Offered:
- Diploma
Locations:
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Take hands-on environmental fieldwork courses in Trent’s 11 on-campus nature areas
- Lead a community-based research project and apply your knowledge to assist a local or national organization, including Curve Lake First Nation Band Council, Chiefs of Ontario, The Ayalik Fund, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, or Ontario Public Interest Research Group (OPIRG)
- Volunteer with the Trent Aboriginal Cultural Knowledge and Science youth outreach summer camp
Career Paths:
Career Opportunities
- Indigenous or Non-Indigenous Government Policy Specialist
- Environmental Educator
- Natural Resource Manager or Researcher
- Indigenous Corporate Liaison Officer
- Environmental Lawyer
- Consultant
- Teacher
- Indigenous/Private Sector Liaison
- Park Warden
- Environmental Activist
Popular Courses:
- Foundation in Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems in the Environment
- Indigenous People Health and the Environment
- Canada: The Land
- Sustainable Indigenous Communities
- Indigenous Food Systems
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