Fish, Wildlife and Recreation

Delivery Mode: BLENDED

• This program will be delivered during COVID-19 as a combination of online and on-campus learning.
• Faculty will notify students of when their attendance on campus will be required.
• We are putting measures in place for your safety and well-being, ensuring that all safety protocols are addressed. Please see BCIT COVID-19 Return to Operations for details on the mandatory procedures that have been implemented.
• Your education is our priority and we will continue to deliver the applied instruction, collaborative experience, and industry connections that you expect from BCIT.

Become a part of Canada’s premier environmental and restoration related programs. Check out BCIT’s Fish, Wildlife and Recreation Diploma and Ecological Restoration Degree, the first of its kind in Canada. BCIT invites you to join one of the most unique educational models in Canada. In the time it takes to do a typical university degree, you can get two academic credentials; a Diploma in Fish, Wildlife and Recreation (FWR) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Ecological Restoration. The two-year FWR Diploma provides you with hands-on training in managing fisheries, wildlife, and parks and recreational lands. Then, if you wish to continue, add world-class applied training to complete a Bachelor’s Degree focusing on restoring the numerous damaged ecosystems that exist across British Columbia, Canada, and around the world. These programs, in partnership with the newly established Rivers Institute at BCIT, are widely renowned locally and internationally for their “field-oriented” learning and applied research. The Rivers Institute plays a leadership role in the protection and restoration of rivers and provides support and mentoring to the next generation of river stewards. Working with our many diverse partners on a wide range of applied research projects, students gain experience tackling some of the many environmental challenges facing local, regional, provincial and international communities.

Fish, Wildlife and Recreation

BCIT’s Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program is for people seeking a unique educational experience and who want to make a positive difference in the world today. Since 1969, the FWR program has been preparing students for rewarding careers in the conservation and management of fish, wildlife, parks, and outdoor recreation. The program is designed to give you a broad range of applied skills, experiences, and knowledge. A significant amount of your time is spent outside where you will learn to identify, inventory, and monitor BC’s fish and wildlife species and the habitats they use. You will learn how parks and protected areas are established, designed, and managed. Upon completion of the FWR program, you will be ready to work in the dynamic and diverse field of resource management.

Testimonials

“My time in the BCIT Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program was amazing. Not only do I feel prepared to go confidently into the “working world” with great skills and contacts; I do it with a group of life-long friends and great memories of the time we had in the FWR program.” Robyn Land, White Water Rafting Guide – 2003 FWR Grad “I credit both the BCIT Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program and its amazing staff with helping me to achieve my goals and get me started in what I hope to be a long career in fisheries.” Leslie Kristoff, Junior Fisheries Biologist – 2003 FWR Grad “Although I have been in post secondary education for years, I have never received the same relevant education and high quality teaching that I did when attending the Fish, Wildlife and Recreation program at BCIT.” Robyn Worcester, Wildlife Technologist – 2002 FWR Grad