Program Overview

Environmental Landscape Management (EVL)

Co-op Option (EVLC)

Program Overview

Seneca's King Campus is part of a provincially significant wetland complex and is a valued source of headwaters to the Humber Rivers watershed, which is part of the Canadian Heritage Rivers System. In this unique two-year diploma program, the majority of your outdoor training will take place on this land. You will study ecology, traditional types of landscaping, along with new and modern trends, practical skills, and receive an overview of the ecosystem allowing you to understand the impact humans have on the environment and how to protect and restore its natural landscapes.

Program Details

• Campus: King
• Delivery: Hybrid
• Duration: 4 Semesters (2 Years)
• Credential: Ontario College Diploma
• School: School of Environmental & Civil Engineering Technology

About the Program

The demand for environmental landscape management is growing within private and public organizations, therefore employers are in search of graduates who are committed, skilled and knowledgeable in the profession.

Skills

• A blend of theoretical and applied practical skills valued in the environmental landscaping field
• Knowledge of the latest landscaping techniques, including fusion landscaping approaches
• Computer aided design techniques
• Business and marketing skills
• An advanced awareness of ecology and the interactions between humans, plants and the environment

Work Experience

Optional Co-op

This program offers the option to complete a co-op work term, providing valuable hands-on experience in your field of study. Students interested in completing a co-op work term should apply to the Environmental Landscape Management (Co-op) (EVLC) program.

Students who select the co-op stream will have the opportunity to participate in a co-op term(s) if eligibility requirements are maintained. Students will have the flexibility to transfer to the non-co-op stream at any time. The co-op term(s) is typically a full-time paid position completed between two academic semesters. The co-op search is student-driven and participation in the co-op stream does not guarantee that a work position will be secured. However, students will receive guidance and support through in-class career workshops and one-on-one coaching to help prepare for the co-op term.

Program Availability

• Canadian Applicants
• International Applicants

Availability is subject to change and a seat is not guaranteed.

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) Eligibility

This program meets Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) eligibility requirements. (CIP code: 01.0605)

Program and Course Delivery

This program is offered in Seneca's hybrid delivery format. Some coursework is online and some must be completed in person. Students will need to come on campus to complete in-person learning requirements.

Career Options

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of career options you can explore:

• Specialized and general landscape companies
• Horticultural nursery and greenhouse operations
• Municipal parks departments and conservation authorities
• Golf courses, tourists resorts, private and public parks
• Self-employed contracting firms

Affiliations/Associations

• Conservation Authorities of Ontario
• Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association
• Municipal parks departments
• Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
• Ontario Cooperative Education Association
• Canadian Co-operative Association
• Ontario Parks Association
• Private sector employers throughout Ontario
• Tallgrass Ontario

The Seneca Polytechnic Difference

This is where university meets college. Where theory meets practice. Where ambition meets flexibility.

Degree Pathways

Every Seneca diploma has a degree pathway. You have the opportunity to continue your studies and complete a degree at Seneca or a partner institution.

Experiential Learning

Graduate career-ready and world-ready. This program has an optional work term to help you hone essential skills for the workplace.

Career Support

Seneca Works offers students and graduates lifelong access to an exclusive job board, career coaching, networking and more.

Greenhouse

You will gain hands-on, practical experience in our greenhouse, preparing you for your in-demand career.

What Our Graduates Say

• Kathryn McLellan, Graduate, Environmental Landscape Management Program "Seneca was an ideal fit, given my passion for environmental conservationism. It offered me easy access to the great biodiversity that surrounds King Campus, it also provided me invaluable education and connections: some of my professors have become collaborators in my professional career."
• Frank Gerendas, Graduate, Environmental Landscape Management Program "The knowledge I developed at Seneca has been an excellent complement to my own practical working experience as a small business owner. After selling my business and returning to Seneca, I assumed a prestigious General Manager position at Triple J Contracting which is extremely rewarding. At Triple J, I manage key accounts for many prominent clients, including major companies from the aerospace, pharmaceutical, automotive, and government sectors."
• Rana Soldouz, Graduate, Environmental Landscape Management Program "Nature has always inspired me and made me feel compelled to pursue a career path that would allow me to contribute to the beautification and revitalization of our communities and natural heritage systems. The Environmental Landscape Management program at Seneca, provided me with a strong foundation for development and opened the door to many opportunities. Since graduating, I have worked in various positions as a landscape designer and landscape architectural designer."